Declining Enrollment in Federally Funded Adult Education: Critical Questions for the Field
Enrollment in federally funded adult education programs (ABE, ASE, and EL) has experienced a continuous and substantial decline since the 1990s. ABE/ASE enrollment decreased by 65.8% and EL enrollment by 49.2% since 2000-2001. This paper describes the need for investigation and discussion on this long-standing trend.