[NLA] Fed $ spent per student

[Gail Spangenberg]

Pam, If you will look at CAAL's publication, Leading from the Middle, 
you will find estimates of adults presently served (4 million plus) 
by the publicly-funded adult education and literacy system and 
funding outlays, and you'll be able to quickly derive an estimate for 
per student expenditure.  That is one way to come up with a number. 
In CAAL's Making the Case, page two of introduction, the estimate 
given is $200 per student, a rather paltry sum, though it is 
important to note that there are all kinds of qualifications.  For 
instance, in a handful of states, the amount would be substantially 
larger because of heavy state investments in AEL (about $1,000 in 
Massachusetts, I believe). The source of this latter information is 
primarily the U.S. Department of Education.  ( The bulk of state 
funding for AEL comes from seven states.)  You can find both CAAL 
publications (pdf files, for download) at www.caalusa.org.  Hope this 
helps.  Gail Spangenberg


>Does anyone know "just off the top" what the $ amount expended per 
>adult student was for 2001 from the feds?  I am on a very fast track 
>proposal and simply don't have time to comb through a lot of stuff 
>looking for the info.  If you could help, I would appreciate it very 
>much!
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>Pam
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-- 
Gail Spangenberg
President
Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy
1221 Avenue of the Americas - 50th Fl
New York, NY 10020
212-512-2362, fax 212-512-2610
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