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Subject: NLA - INFO and DISCUSSION
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The text of the November 13, 1996 Policy Update follows:
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MAY ALLOW LOCAL PROGRAMS TO CHARGE TUITION
As a part of the Clinton Administration's government-wide effort to
eliminate federal regulations that are unnecessary or burdensome, the
U.S. Department of Education is seeking feedback from adult educators
and literacy providers about whether it should alter some Adult
Education Act regulations.
One of several issues being considered is overturning the regulation
that now prohibits adult basic education and ESOL programs from
charging students for tuition and materials. Some state officials and
local providers have asked the Department's Office of Vocational and
Adult Education (OVAE) to reconsider this rule on the grounds that
student fees might allow programs to avoid threatened service
cutbacks.
One possibility under consideration is allowing some programs under
some circumstances to charge students. The potential impact of this
change on needy students is of particular interest. The Department is
also interested in the field's comments on the following:
- What fees or other costs would State Education Agencies and local
programs propose to charge students?
- Could and would states establish a policy to charge fees only to
those adults who are able to pay?
- Would adults be denied access to educational opportunities if they
could not pay the necessary fees? Who would monitor the changes to
make sure adults were not denied educational opportunities?
Comments should be submitted ASAP to: Patricia McNeil, Assistant
Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education,
600 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20202-7100.
For more information, see the October 16, 1996 Federal Register, pages
54024-54027. For a copy of the Federal Register notice, contact Carla
DeWitt at carla_dewitt@ed.gov or 202/205-9517 and leave your fax
number.
-- Alice Johnson
National Institute for Literacy
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