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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
This report of oversight hearings concerns the administration's budget and consolidation proposals for vocational and adult education programs. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from over 15 individuals representing the United States Department of Education; National Association of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Block Grants, Budgets, Educational Finance
Ellis, Jeanine – 1984
The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, which was the first piece of legislation to provide for basic literacy training to adults, was passed as a result of a number of factors, including socioeconomic conditions, the influence of the media, and the political astuteness of President Lyndon B. Johnson. As a redistributive policy, the Economic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Block Grants, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
PDF pending restorationBrancolini, Scott A.; And Others – 1995
This document summarizes the responses from members of the public throughout the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to a September 1994 notice in the Federal Register in which the Secretary of Education invited public comments regarding reauthorization of programs under the Perkins Act, Adult Education Act, and National Literacy Act…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Articulation (Education), Block Grants
