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Download full textBorradaile, Kelley; Martinez, Alina; Schochet, Peter – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2021
Adult education's mission is a critical one. It seeks to provide the large and diverse population of adults who lack basic skills, a high school credential, or English language skills with the competencies they need to be productive workers, family members, and citizens. Federally funded adult education serves learners in three types of programs:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Federal Legislation, Labor Legislation, Labor Force Development
Borradaile, Kelley; Martinez, Alina; Schochet, Peter; Walsh, Elias; Robles, Silvia – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2021
Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 directs the federal government to conduct a national assessment of adult education, including activities to understand the extent to which adult education strategies positively affect learners. A systematic review of the research on the effectiveness of particular strategies in adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Federal Legislation, Labor Legislation, Labor Force Development
Valentine, Erin Jacobs; Skemer, Melanie; Courtney, Mark E. – MDRC, 2015
The "Youth Villages Transitional Living Evaluation" is testing whether the "Transitional Living" program, operated by the social service organization Youth Villages, makes a difference in the lives of young people with histories of foster care or juvenile justice custody. The program, which was renamed "YVLifeSet" in…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Independent Living, Program Evaluation, Young Adults
Almeida, Cheryl; Steinberg, Adria; Santos, Janet – Jobs For the Future, 2013
Almost 7 million young Americans (age 16-24) are insufficiently attached to school or work. Based on conservative estimates, we can generate over $1 billion just by helping a mere 0.1 percent earn a high school credential and complete their first year of college through Back on Track Designs. This brief lays out the cost of setting up these GED-…
Descriptors: Continuation Students, High School Equivalency Programs, Transitional Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Patterson, Margaret Becker; Zhang, Jizhi; Song, Wei; Guison-Dowdy, Anne – GED Testing Service, 2010
For most high school non-completers, the GED[R] credential provides a bridge to postsecondary education, but little is known about how successfully GED (General Educational Development) Test candidates make that transition and whether enrollment rates change with time. The American Council on Education (ACE) has begun a three-year longitudinal…
Descriptors: Credentials, Postsecondary Education, Educational Objectives, State Standards
Direct linkSteinberg, Jon, Ed. – Literacy Assistance Center, 2009
This newsletter, published five times a year, features articles on issues of concern to adult, family, and youth literacy practitioners, as well as recommended resources, announcements, and teaching strategies. This issue includes: (1) Career Pathways for High School Dropouts: A National Survey (Jon Steinberg); (2) Work (Elyse Barbell); (3) Peer…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Mentors, Dropouts, Teaching Methods
