3.0.0 1126 2023-01-11T13:49:21Z 2023-01-11T13:49:21Z Senate S 2021-04-14 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-04-14T20:48:21Z 2021-04-14 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1943) IntroReferral 2021-04-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2021-04-14 True Education Academic performance and assessments Adult education and literacy Advisory bodies Census and government statistics Computers and information technology Department of Education Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Higher education Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2021-04-14 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-05T16:09:31Z Strengthening Research in Adult Education Act

This bill requires the Institute of Education Sciences and the National Center for Education Research to collect data and carry out research on (1) successful state and local adult education and literacy activities that result in increased literacy and numeracy and educational attainment for adult learners, (2) the characteristics and academic achievements of adult learners, and (3) access to, and opportunity for, adult education, including digital literacy skills development.

The bill also requires the institute to draw on the expertise of adult educators when developing policies and priorities relating to adult education.

Finally, the bill requires that at least one research center focuses on adult education and literacy activities.

]]> Strengthening Research in Adult Education Act Display Title Strengthening Research in Adult Education Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 and the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 to strengthen research in adult education. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Strengthening Research in Adult Education Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1126is/xml/BILLS-117s1126is.xml 2021-04-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1943) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.