Adult Basic Education/English as a Second Language
(ABE/ESL)
| Literacy and math instruction for adults whose
skills are at or below the eighth grade level, GED Test Preparation, high school
completion for adults who want to earn an adult high school diploma and ESL
instruction. Students receiving both basic skills instruction and job training, such as I-BEST,
are included in the evaluation of the professional-technical training or worker
retraining programs and not in the evaluation of basic skills instruction.
Students receive basic skills instruction at community and technical colleges
(92 percent) and other organizations such as libraries and community-based
organizations (8 percent). |
State Core Indicator Results
Employment - Percentage of participants who were employed,
as reported in employment records during the third quarter after
leaving the program.* |
46% |
Earnings - Median annualized earnings six to nine months
after leaving the program. (Quarterly earnings are the result of hourly wage
rates and the number of hours worked in a calendar quarter. Toderive annualized
earnings, quarterly earnings are multiplied by four.) |
$16,493 |
Skills - Percentage of participants who obtained an
appropriate credential. (Percentage based on all participants, including those
who did not receive training through the program.) |
n/a** |
Participant Satisfaction - Percentage of participants,
including non-completers, who reported satisfaction with the program, as
evidenced by survey responses six to nine months after leaving the
program. |
93% |
Net Employment Impact - Difference between the employment
rate for all participants and the control group of non-participants, measured
nine to 12 quarters after leaving the program. |
No Significant Positive
Impact |
Net Earnings Impact - Difference between the average
annualized earnings for all participants and the control group of
non-participants, measured nine to 12 quarters after leaving the program. |
$865 |
Participant Return on Public Investment - The ratio of the
present values of additional lifetime participant earnings and employee benefits
to public costs of the program. Additional lifetime participant earnings and
benefits are additional earnings and employee benefits received (minus
participant program costs, taxes on added income, and any loss in unemployment
insurance benefits), when compared to the non-participant control group. |
No Significant Positive
Impact |
Taxpayer Return on Investment - The ratio of the present
values of projected additional lifetime taxes paid by the participant (plus any
decrease in unemployment insurance benefits), in comparison to the public costs
of the program. Additional taxes are those additional taxes projected to be
paid in comparison to the taxes projected to be paid by the non-participant
control group. Change in unemployment insurance benefits is the change in
benefits paid to participants compared to the non-participant control group. |
No Significant Positive
Impact |
* Includes some out-of-state employment data but not all of it
and does not include data on self-employment. Understates total employment by about 10 percent.
**Not available because not measured as part of this evaluation.
Employment & Earning Indicators Over Time
Employment Rate - Percent of Adult Basic Education Participants with Reported Employment in Third Quarter after Exiting Program
Earnings - Median Annualized Earnings of Participants in Third Quarter after Exiting Program (First Quarter 2011 dollars)
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