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Download full textShore, Rima; Shore, Barbara – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2009
When parents have secure employment and earn enough to meet their families' basic needs, children benefit in many ways. They are more likely to have decent and stable housing, good nutrition, and adequate health care. Secure employment supports healthy development in other ways as well. It can alleviate parental stress, prevent depression, and…
Descriptors: Children, Parents, Employment, Reliability
Lower-Basch, Elizabeth – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2008
On February 5, 2008, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the final rules implementing changes in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA). While these rules do not affect the overall statutory limitations on counting education and training toward the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Vocational Education, Welfare Services, Welfare Recipients
Federal Literacy Facts: An Update on Literacy Related Developments at the National Level, April 2004
Movement for Canadian Literacy, 2004
This April 2004 issue of "Federal Literacy Facts" contains the following sections: (1) Federal Budget a Big Disappointment for the Literacy Community; (2) Some Budget Highlights; (3) Should We Expect a Spring Election; (4) Council of the Federation Targets Literacy as a Priority; and (5) Canadian Council on Learning: What's Happening?
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Budgets, Federal Government, Elections
Sum, Andrew – National Commission on Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2007
This presentation is devoted to four main topics: (1) the comparative performance of U.S. adults and high school students on international literacy assessments; (2) the literacy/numeracy proficiencies of the nation's adults in different educational groups and among those who recently participated in federally-funded adult education programs; (3)…
Descriptors: Literacy, Numeracy, Adults, High School Students
Direct linkComings, John, Ed.; Garner, Barbara, Ed.; Smith, Cristine, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2004
"The Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research Policy, and Practice, Volume 4" is an addition to a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and learning.…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Sexual Orientation, Adult Literacy, Adult Learning
