California Adult Education Annual Performance Report: Federally Funded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Title II Programs. Program Year July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016

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Adult Education; Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Labor Legislation; Labor Force Development; Federal Legislation; Enrollment; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Literacy Education; Family Literacy; Citizenship Education; Civics; Vocational English (Second Language); High School Equivalency Programs; State Programs; Correctional Education; Institutionalized Persons; Improvement; Academic Persistence; Grants; Distance Education; Job Skills; Leadership; Cooperation; Program Effectiveness

Workforce Investment Act 1998; Workforce Investment Act 1998 Title II

The California Department of Education (CDE) provides adult literacy services to one-fifth of adults enrolled in the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) program in the United States. The adult education program addresses literacy needs of individuals by providing adults with the skills and knowledge necessary to (a) gain employment or better their current employment; (b) obtain a high school diploma (HSD) or high school equivalency (HSE) certificate; (c) attain skills necessary to enter postsecondary education and training; (d) exit public welfare and become self-sufficient; (e) learn to speak, read, and write the English language; (f) master basic academic skills to help their children succeed in school; and (g) become U.S. citizens, exercise their civic responsibilities, and participate in a democratic society. This report is a compilation of California's responses to the four questions that the United States Department of Education (ED), Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL) poses annually to all states and territories receiving federal supplementary funding from the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), Title II of the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The questions asked each state to describe: (1) successful state leadership projects and activities supported with State Leadership Funds; (2) significant findings from its evaluation of the effectiveness of the adult education and literacy activities based on the core indicators of performance; (3) ways in which it has supported collaborative activities with local Workforce Investment Boards and One-Stops; and (4) successful activities and services supported with EL Civics funds.

ERIC

2019

ED596630