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Strengthening State Adult Education Policies for Low-Skilled Workers
Publication Date: December 2007
Publisher(s): Center for Law and Social Policy
Author(s): Amy-Ellen Duke; Evelyn Ganzglass
Special Collection: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Topic: Education (Adult, technical, and vocational education)
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
At a time when employers increasingly need better educated and skilled workers to succeed, too few states have taken significant actions to improve adult education and literacy. This brief, prepared for the Working Poor Families Project, provides an overview of state adult education policies and programs and recommends ways they can be strengthened to provide better job advancement opportunities for lower-skilled adults and older youth.