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Download full textColton, Tara – Center for an Urban Future, 2006
In the 19th and 20th centuries, millions of people from every corner of the world shared one dream: to come to America and enjoy a better life for themselves and their children. Not only did they fulfill this dream, they made America--and New York in particular--an immeasurably better place in doing so. That dream remains, powerful as ever, and…
Descriptors: Population Growth, Immigrants, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
Park, Rosemarie J.; Ernst, Stacy; Kim, Eunyoung – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2007
This review of research is part of a larger project which identified exemplary community college programs that employ innovative curriculum and instructional practices in order to help low-skilled adults attain a family sustainable wage. The project goal was to identify best practices that are replicable at other community colleges. These programs…
Descriptors: Credentials, Wages, Community Colleges, Adult Basic Education
O'Shea, Daniel; King, Christopher T. – 2001
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) was the first significant attempt to retool the nation's workforce development programs since the early 1980s. Titles I-V of the WIA do the following things: (1) establish the purposes, goals and operational framework of a workforce development system designed to increase participants' employment,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
EFF Voice, 2001
This newsletter reports on the activities of Equipped for the Future (EFF), which is a National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) initiative that develops content standards to ensure that every adult can gain the knowledge and skills needed to fulfill real-world responsibilities as workers, parents, and citizens. A message from the NIFL…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Development
