This presentation at the American Educational Research Association symposium, "Learning About Adult Education: A Decade of Measurement," discusses exploratory work on why people do or do not choose to participate in adult education.

Presents promising practices from the state of Maine, which has very high participation rates in the Food Stamp Program, and suggests that bringing the "human" aspect back into the delivery of human services by taking a personal, flexible, and creative approach can facilitate enrollment and...

Notes that states may be better off covering children with serious mental health problems under their Children’s Health Insurance Program than under Medicaid. Estimates the range of costs that could be expected under alternative benefit designs.

Decision Information Resources. Provides descriptive information on the use of direct certification for free school meals. Finds that nearly two-thirds of districts, enrolling nearly three-fourths of students nationwide, use direct certification. Estimates that the implementation of direct...

Assesses the feasibility of estimating the impacts of the program, which helps disadvantaged middle school and high school students prepare for, apply to, get financial aid for, and begin attending college. Examines three evaluation options: 1) estimating impacts of the program as a whole in the...