Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Source
| CASAS - Comprehensive Adult… | 2 |
| Education Commission of the… | 1 |
| Migration Policy Institute | 1 |
| Office of Community College… | 1 |
| US Government Accountability… | 1 |
Author
| Capps, Randy | 1 |
| Dachelet, Karole | 1 |
| Fix, Michael | 1 |
| Harmon, Timothy | 1 |
| Keily, Tom | 1 |
| Lin, Serena Yi-Ying | 1 |
| Macdonald, Heidi | 1 |
| McHugh, Margie | 1 |
| Nilsen, Sigurd R. | 1 |
| Pechota, Damion | 1 |
| Rodriguez, Julio | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Evaluative | 5 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
Education Level
| Adult Education | 4 |
| Adult Basic Education | 3 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
Audience
| Policymakers | 2 |
Location
| California | 2 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Workforce Investment Act 1998 | 7 |
Assessments and Surveys
| General Educational… | 2 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textPechota, Damion; Macdonald, Heidi; Dachelet, Karole; Keily, Tom – Education Commission of the States, 2019
Each state participates in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which prescribes certain types of activities and organizational structures for states to direct federal investments in workforce development. Participation in WIOA requires a state to create a workforce investment board with duties such as developing, implementing and…
Descriptors: State Policy, Models, Education Work Relationship, Comparative Analysis
Harmon, Timothy; Rodriguez, Julio – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2009
The extent to which funds under the Title I of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) should be expended on training services has been a topic of discussion by Congress, which is considering reauthorization of WIA. This paper describes a policy initiative by Illinois that requires Local Workforce Investment Areas (LWIAs) under Title I of WIA to expend…
Descriptors: Job Training, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis
Scott, George A. – US Government Accountability Office, 2009
Since the Workforce Investment Act's (WIA) enactment in 1998, GAO has issued numerous reports that included recommendations regarding many aspects of WIA. These aspects include performance measures and accountability, funding formulas and spending, one-stop centers, and training, as well as services provided to specific populations, such as…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Human Capital, Accountability
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (NJ1), 2012
The Federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Title II: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) provides funding for states and territories to provide instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), Adult Basic Education (ABE), and Adult Secondary Education (ASE) to adults in need of these literacy services. California State Budget Act…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Outcome Measures, Program Effectiveness, Adult Basic Education
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (NJ1), 2011
The Federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Title II: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) provide funding for states and territories to provide instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), Adult Basic Education (ABE), and Adult Secondary Education (ASE) to adults in need of these literacy services. California State Budget Act…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Outcome Measures, Program Effectiveness, Adult Basic Education
Taking Limited English Proficient Adults into Account in the Federal Adult Education Funding Formula
Direct linkCapps, Randy; Fix, Michael; McHugh, Margie; Lin, Serena Yi-Ying – Migration Policy Institute, 2009
This new report by Migration Policy Institute's (MPI's) National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy examines the funding formula used to distribute Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title II federal funds for adult education, literacy, and English as a Second Language instruction. Though all adults with limited English proficiency (LEP) are…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, Educational Attainment, Adult Education, Limited English Speaking
Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2003
A study assessed the formulas used to distribute funds to the states under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) 1998. It identified mismatches that might exist between the formulas and WIA's program goals and populations served and identified where the formulas are most vulnerable to wide fluctuations in funding levels from year to year. Issues…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
