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OverviewPrograms in the Career, Technical, and Adult Education account provide formula grants to States to support State and community efforts to improve career and technical education, adult education and literacy systems, educational services for incarcerated individuals, and competitive grants and contracts for evaluation, performance measurement and improvement, technical assistance, research and development, innovative programs, and other national activities.
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Career and Technical Education
(B.A. in millions)
| 2010 | 2011 CR | 2012 Request |
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| Career and Technical Education State Grants |
$1,160.9 | $1,160.9 | $1,000.0 |
| Tech-Prep Education State Grants | 102.9 | 102.9 | — |
| National Programs | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Total | 1,271.7 |
1,271.7 |
1,007.9 |
Funds for the Career and Technical Education (CTE) State Grants program would support continued improvement and upgrading of CTE programs as part of a strategy for improving high school education and preparing high school students to enter the workplace or pursue postsecondary education. In addition, the program provides funding for postsecondary CTE programs to assist institutions of higher education in improving the quality of their CTE offerings, giving students the opportunity to pursue career-oriented training at the postsecondary level. The request, including the Tech Prep consolidation, is $264 million below the 2011 annualized CR level and reflects a decision to maintain fiscal discipline by placing a priority on funding for programs that are the most aligned with the President's education reform agenda or that show evidence of strong performance. However, the Administration plans to work with Congress during the upcoming reauthorization of the Perkins Act in 2013 to strengthen the program and improve its alignment with the education reform efforts at the core of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as proposed for reauthorization, to make the Perkins Act a strong vehicle for supporting the President's 2020 college completion goal and the Department's secondary school agenda.
Career and Technical Education National Programs support the National Career and Technical Education Research Center, projects to improve the quality of the performance data States collect and report to the Department, and activities to strengthen CTE programs in secondary schools and community colleges.
The Tech Prep State Grants program is proposed for consolidation because the CTE State Grants program requires the development of programs similar to Tech Prep in the overall context of State CTE activities.
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Adult Education (Adult Basic and Literacy Education)
(B.A. in millions)
| 2010 | 2011 CR | 2012 Request |
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| Adult Basic and Literacy Education State Grants |
$628.2 | $628.2 | $635.0 |
| National Leadership Activities | 11.3 | 11.3 | 23.3 |
| Total | 639.6 |
639.6 |
658.3 |
Adult Basic and Literacy Education State Grants assist adults without a high school diploma or equivalent to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for postsecondary education, employment, and economic self-sufficiency. The request is $6.8 million above the 2011 annualized CR level and includes $50.8 million to support a Workforce Innovation Fund (WIF). The Departments of Education and Labor would administer the WIF, which would also include funding from the Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research account and Labor's job training programs. The Departments will work together to award competitive grants that encourage innovation and identify and validate effective strategies for improving the delivery of services and outcomes for all beneficiaries under the programs authorized by the Workforce Investment Act. This investment would create strong incentives for change that, if scaled up, could improve the effectiveness of the workforce preparation and training system.
The forthcoming reauthorization of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), Title II of Workforce Investment Act (WIA), provides the opportunity to better align the Adult Education program with Federal job training programs and the postsecondary education system. The Administration's proposal for reauthorization would streamline service delivery, require rigorous content standards and aligned assessments, ensure that workforce and adult education providers engage with employers, strengthen accountability requirements, and promote innovative programs that support the use of career pathways models.
The request for State Grants includes $75.0 million for the English Literacy/Civics Education set- aside, equal to the 2011 annualized CR level, to help States and communities provide English Learner adults with expanded access to high-quality English literacy programs linked to civics education. The $12 million increase proposed for National Leadership Activities would provide $6.0 million for a new impact evaluation of "college bridge programs" that assist adult learners in transitioning from adult basic education to postsecondary education and training and $6.0 million for the development of a comprehensive technology infrastructure for adult learners and adult educators. The remaining funds would continue to support activities intended to increase the literacy and workforce skills of our Nation's native-born adult population, as well as the growing need to address the English language acquisition, literacy, and workforce skills gaps of the immigrant population.
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State Grants for Training of Incarcerated
Individuals
| 2010 | 2011 CR | 2012 Request |
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| B.A. in millions | $17.2 | $17.2 | $17.2 |
This program helps State correctional education agencies assist and encourage eligible incarcerated individuals to acquire postsecondary education, counseling, and vocational training. In 2010, nearly 224,000 individuals in State correctional facilities were eligible to participate in this program.
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Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 
Student Financial Assistance
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