In reading the discussion thread on the decline of reported adult
learners, taxpayers and the National Reporting System, let me put in my
.02 worth (where did that "cents" sign on my keyboard go, anyway?)

The software used to capture data for our state is difficult to use. I
say that because I can't come right out and say *it doesn't work*. When
we put in data, the reports generated do not reflect the real deal-
often because I haven't gone to some buried screen and clicked OK. I ran
three different reports on enrolled students and came up with three
different totals on number of enrolled learners-a range from 161 to 254.
Not just a couple of learners. Many programs in our state are using
additional methods of capturing local data for program improvement with
much better success. But those numbers don't "count" because our
management system numbers aren't generating the same counts. We are not
a large state, but could this account for a decline in national numbers?
Maybe another small way the learners are being "lost"

SR