ERIC Number: ED474843
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2002-May
Pages: 16
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Federal Role in Adult Literacy: FY 2002.
Murphy, Garrett; Heitner, Bess
CAAL Bulletin, n1 May 2002
This document profiles 31 federal programs from which funding for adult literacy may be available. The document's three sections present descriptions of the following types of sources of funding and programs: (1) single pieces of legislation that contribute the major federal share of federal support for adult education in the United States; (2) federal programs in which basic skills or English-as-a-second language instruction for out-of-school youth and adults is an authorized activity; and (3) relatively small research and demonstration projects. Each program description lists the program's enabling legislation, states the program's purpose, lists its funding, explains local program access, and provides the name and address of a federal contact. The following are among the programs profiled: community technology centers; Even Start; Pell Grants; Life Skills for State and Local Prisoners Program; Star Schools Program; Reading First; Early Reading First; 21st Century Community Learning Centers; vocational/technical education; federal work-study programs; vocational rehabilitation; the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Head Start; Temporary Assistance to Needy Families; refugee and entrant assistance; library services and technology; welfare-to-work formula grants; statewide workforce investment activities for youths, adults, and dislocated workers; the National Institute for Literacy; and programs providing education to Native American Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Alaskan Natives. (MN)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Basic Skills, Community Centers, Community Education, Correctional Education, Daily Living Skills, Demonstration Programs, Dislocated Workers, Dropouts, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Finance, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship, Financial Support, Government Role, Government School Relationship, Grants, Hawaiians, Higher Education, Indigenous Populations, Labor Force Development, Leadership Training, Libraries, Literacy Education, Migrant Education, Out of School Youth, Prevention, Program Content, Public Agencies, Refugees, Vocational Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Welfare Recipients, Work Study Programs, Youth Programs
For full text: http://www.caalusa.org/federalrole2002.pdf.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy, New York, NY.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Pell Grant Program; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A