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ESEA: Framework for Change. Hearings on S. 1513 Entitled "Improving America's Schools Act of 1993," and Related Bill, before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources and the Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities. United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session (Washington, DC, March 2, 16, 18, 24, April 12, 14, 21, 26, and May 5, 1994; Chicago, IL, April 18, 1994).
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1994
These hearings transcripts present testimony regarding reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). "Chapter 1" of this legislation is a central part of federal education policy. Education is currently funded at about $7 billion a year; an additional $700 million, or 10 percent, is budgeted for the coming fiscal…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Welfare, Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance
Family Literacy. Policy Brief No. 19
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Online Submission, 2007
Parent involvement in literacy instruction has a significant, positive impact on children's reading acquisition and family economic success. Much like other place-based family strengthening approaches, family literacy programs are inherently family-focused, designed to address the learning needs of an entire family rather than each separate…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Caregivers, Parent School Relationship
Improving Adult Education for the 21st Century. Hearing Before the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session. Hearing held in Washington, DC, March 4, 2003.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2003
A hearing was held to discuss the prior four years of implementation of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and to recommend further improvements. The opening statements of Chairman Howard McKeon and Dale E. Kildee introduce the meeting and discuss the importance of promoting an educated populace that will maintain the United States'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Basic Education