This is a congressional hearing on the topic of adult education and proposed amendments to Public Law 97-377, the Adult Education Act. Testimony includes statements from individuals representing the United States Department of Education; director of adult education, Sheehan High School, Wallingford, Connecticut; American Association for Adult and…

This is a congressional hearing on H.R. 11, a bill to extend several expiring education programs. The focus is on the Adult Education Act, a program that provides grants to states to help provide basic skills to illiterate adults and adults without a high school diploma. The text of H.R. 11 is provided. Testimony includes statements, prepared…

A Congressional staff study was undertaken to analyze the Literacy Management Information Project Report (LMIPR), released by the U.S. Department of Education in May 1986, and to determine whether its findings were valid. The LMIPR found that there are 79 literacy-related programs administered by 14 federal agencies and that $347.6 million was…

This document contains a Congressional hearing on the scope of the problem of adult and juvenile illiteracy and programs that are attempting to meet the problem. Testimony includes statements, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from individuals representing the Department of Education; National Institute of Education;…

Designed to assist the House Select Committee on Aging in determining how technology can be utilized to improve the quality of life for the older population both now and in the future, this hearing was convened for five specific reasons: (1) to identify applications of technology for the benefit of older persons and mechanisms for their…

This report of a congressional subcommittee hearing focuses on the status of day care programs for the elderly. Opening statements by subcommittee members consider the need for programs, costs, government involvement, and abuse of the elderly. Summarized statements by witnesses examine the value of various day care programs as alternatives to…

The Illinois annual program plan for adult education programs under the supervision and administration of the Illinois Office of Education is presented based on the guidelines provided by the Adult Education Act (Public Law 91-230). Presented in seven parts, the plan begins with general information on the administrative agency, funding, and…

This document contains transcripts of testimony and written materials presented by four persons at a Congressional hearing on illiteracy. Testimony was given by Gerald L. Baliles, Governor of Virginia; James E. Duffy, vice president, Capital Cities/ABC; Karl O. Haigler, director of the Adult Literacy Initiative, U.S. Department of Education; and…

Subscribing to the national CEU (Continuing Education Unit) system, the document translates the national guidelines into concrete institutional plans for the State of Illinois. It is intended for use by any organization in Illinois which offers non-credit continuing educational experiences and which is interested in awarding continuing education…

Indiana's Comprehensive Action Plan (I-CAP) provides a framework for program excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement in adult education. The action plan includes guiding principles and benchmarks for quality programs. Adult education programs are evaluated annually on these 10 established principles of program quality: educational…

This is a Congressional hearing on an examination of problems faced by women in transition from work without pay to economic self-sufficiency. Testimony includes statements from individuals representing the Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor; the Career Training Program, Women's Center, Enterprise State Junior College, Alabama; the National…

This document reports oral and written testimony of witnesses at three Congressional hearings on eliminating illiteracy held in spring and summer, 1989. Witnesses included Senators Paul Simon, Howard Metzenbaum, Nancy Kassebaum, Strom Thurmond, Thad Cochran, and Orrin Hatch; Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos; literacy program managers and…

Eight goals are presented that are intended to provide a framework for the development of adult learning in New York in the next two decades and that are targeted for implementation by the year 2000. Each goal is preceded by background information that also spells out the intent of the goal. Goal 1 formulates the public interest in the various…

This document represents the completion of the first phase of a study of adult and continuing education in California. The current method of funding community colleges in general, and adult/continuing education programs offered by community colleges and school districts specifically, are examined, their shortcomings noted, and alternatives to the…

The National Literacy Act of 1991 is a comprehensive approach for improving the literacy and basic skill levels of adults by coordinating, integrating, and investing in adult and family literacy programs at the federal, state, and local levels. The legislation provides for research and program delivery. All sectors, including public,…