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Dembicki, Matthew – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 1999
Patricia McNeil, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education, discusses the new accountability system and requirements as well as other issues related to career and technical education. (JOW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Federal Legislation, Technical Education, Vocational Education
Download full textOffice of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2007
The state-administered grant program authorized under the "Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA)", enacted as Title II of the "Workforce Investment Act (WIA)" of 1998, is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When "AEFLA" was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Federal Government, Annual Reports
Direct linkGuzzetti, Barbara J., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Living in an age of communication, literacy is an extremely integral part of our society. We are impacted by literature during our infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. "Literacy for the New Millennium" includes information from specialists in the field who discuss the influence of popular culture, media, and technology on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Literacy Education, Workplace Literacy, Popular Culture
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2008
The "Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 19981" (commonly referred to as "Perkins," "Perkins III," or "the Act" and referred to hereafter as "Perkins III") requires, in Sec. 113(c)(3)(C), that the secretary provide the appropriate committees of Congress copies of annual…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Technical Education, Federal Legislation, Vocational Education
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2000
This guide provides step-by-step instructions to facilitate a multi-session study circle for practitioners on the topic of accountability. Practitioners will read and analyze research and discuss how to apply it in their classrooms and programs. In the first session, the Study Circle group will examine the concept of performance accountability in…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Educational Research, Adult Basic Education, Program Effectiveness
Iowa Department of Education, 2004
The purpose of this publication is to present the Executive Summary of the Program Year 2004 report on Iowa's adult literacy program benchmarks. The passage of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 [Public Law 105-220] by the 105th Congress ushered in a new era of collaboration, coordination, cooperation and accountability. The overall goal…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Adult Literacy, Labor Force Development, Benchmarking
Strawn, Julie; Duke, Amy-Ellen – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2007
Two facts have become clear since passage of the Workforce Investment Act in 1998. First, when low-skilled individuals increase their basic skills, these higher skills pay off in the labor market in the form of higher employment and earnings. Second, these earnings increases are typically modest and fall short of what people need to become…
Descriptors: Credentials, Student Financial Aid, Adult Education, Job Training
Harris, Linda; Tsoi-A-Fatt, Rhonda – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2007
This paper presents Center for Law and Social Policy's (CLASP's) recommendations on how No Child Left Behind (NCLB) could better address the workforce challenges faced by this country. CLASP is a nonprofit organization engaged in research, analysis, technical assistance, and advocacy on a range of issues affecting low-income families. The…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Educational Change, Education Work Relationship, High Schools
Peer reviewedHansen, Sean; Ashbrook, Michael – Community College Journal, 2000
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) clearly identifies community colleges as integral players in creating a high quality workforce. With multiple funding streams, greater local control over system design, and a mandate for universal access, community colleges must be able to address the client tracking and data management challenges that…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Belzer, Alisa – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2003
Two federal laws with broad impact on adult basic education (ABE) have compelled the ABE system to contend with significant shifts in policy. Enacted in 1998, the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) integrated ABE into the federal workforce development system. Historically, ABE had been funded through education-oriented legislation. The Personal…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Welfare Services, Public Policy, Change
US House of Representatives, 2005
The Committee on Education and the Workforce, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 27) to enhance the workforce investment system of the Nation by strengthening one-stop career centers, providing for more effective governance arrangements, promoting access to a more comprehensive array of employment, training, and related services, establishing a…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Literacy Education, Job Training, Family Literacy
Iowa's Community College Adult Literacy Annual Report. Program Year 2007, July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2007
This comprehensive document replaces the previously published Benchmark Report, Benchmark Report Executive Summary, Iowa's Community College Basic Literacy Skills Credential Report, Iowa GED Statistical Report, GED Annual Performance Report and Iowa's Adult Literacy Program National Reporting System Annual Performance Report (Graphic…
Descriptors: Credentials, Literacy Education, Youth Programs, Adult Basic Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2006
The state-administered grant program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, is the major source of federal support for adult basic and literacy education programs. The purpose of the program is to provide educational opportunities to adults sixteen…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Program Effectiveness, Family Literacy
Brustein, Michael – 1999
This paper focuses on the data ramification of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998. Section 1 provides an outline of the role of these postsecondary institutions under WIA: members of the State and local boards; one-stop operators; one-stop partners; and eligible service…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Programs
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2004
The state-administered grant program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, is the major source of federal support for adult basic and literacy education programs. The purpose of the grant is to provide educational opportunities to adults sixteen and…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Program Effectiveness
