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Schaetzel, Kirsten; Young, Sarah – Center for Adult English Language Acquisition, 2010
Adult English language learners comprise a substantial proportion of the adult education population in the United States. In program year 2006-2007, 46% of participants enrolled in state-administered adult education programs were in English as a second language (ESL) classes. This percentage does not include English language learners enrolled in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Adult Learning
US Department of Education, 2011
This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Each entry, which gives a brief overview of a program or resource, is listed…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Information Dissemination
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Rooney, Patrick; Hussar, William; Planty, Michael; Choy, Susan; Hampden-Thompson, Gillian; Provasnik, Stephen; Fox, Mary Ann – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
Efforts to monitor the progress of U.S. education and respond to its opportunities and challenges depend on reliable, accurate, and timely data. To provide such data, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) each year submits to Congress the mandated report, The Condition of Education. This year's report presents indicators of important…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, School Statistics, Academic Achievement, Student Participation
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Snyder, Thomas D.; Tan, Alexandra G.; Hoffman, Charlene M. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
The 2005 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 41st in a series of publications initiated in 1962. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The "Digest" includes a selection of data…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Public School Teachers