Descriptor
| Accountability | 1 |
| Adult Education | 1 |
| Adult Literacy | 1 |
| Basic Skills | 1 |
| Community Colleges | 1 |
| Cooperation | 1 |
| Family Literacy | 1 |
| Functional Literacy | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Literacy Education | 1 |
| Minimum Competencies | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Gomez, Gigi | 1 |
Publication Type
| ERIC Digests in Full Text | 1 |
| ERIC Publications | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textGomez, Gigi – 1999
The National Education Goals Panel has not met its goal of having every adult American literate by the year 2000. There are many adults who "slipped through the cracks," and have only rudimentary reading and writing skills. The large number of foreign born residents who do not have the necessary reading and writing skills to communicate…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
