This hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, focusing on opportunities to improve student success. Following an opening and prepared statement by Honorable Lamar Alexander (Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions) and an opening statement by Honorable…

This booklet discusses three Federal programs for the continuing education of adults: Adult Basic Education; Community Service and Continuing Education; and Civil Defense Education. Initiated through the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Adult Basic Education began operation in 1965, financed by the Office of Economic Opportunity and administered…

A conference on conservation education brought together leaders in college and university sponsored continuing education, professionals in conservation, planning, and design, and representatives of public and private organizations; discussion centered on the acceleration of application of now-known and feasible methods to the management of land,…

Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 has demonstrated that institutions of higher learning can make an important contribution to the solution of community problems through community service projects. But there are limitations, the greatest of which are lack of adequate program funds and mounting program needs, particularly for programs…

Designed to help secure Federal grants for educational and other university extension services to communities, these state guidelines focus on general program objectives and administrative procedures, grant criteria and conditions, specific application instructions (including budget preparation), review and award procedures, and rules for fiscal…