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Explores the relationship between black-white differences in educational achievement and black-white differences in a variety of educational and economic outcomes. Using data from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, the study finds that, for children and young adults with similar mathematics...

Explores the relationship between black-white differences in educational achievement and black-white differences in a variety of educational and economic outcomes. Using data from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, the study finds that, for children and young adults with similar mathematics...

This final report on the national evaluation examines program implementation and effects of workplace literacy, finding that it is possible to implement and institutionalize effective programs, but doing so presents challenges for employers, program leaders, and policymakers.

Prepared as a condensed reference source for the U.S. Department of Education's Planning and Evaluation Service for discussions on a possible research agenda for adult education, this paper reviews studies completed since 1995. It focuses on (1) evidence pertaining to numerous outcomes, (2)...

Prepared as a condensed reference source for the U.S. Department of Education's Planning and Evaluation Service for discussions on a possible research agenda for adult education, this paper reviews studies completed since 1995. It focuses on (1) evidence pertaining to numerous outcomes, (2)...

This final report on the national evaluation examines program implementation and effects of workplace literacy, finding that it is possible to implement and institutionalize effective programs, but doing so presents challenges for employers, program leaders, and policymakers.