Table 3 Adult Basic Education and Manpower Retraining - Enrollment and Costs Manpower Retraining! Adult Basic Education2 Total 1 Includes institutional and on-the-job programs under the Manpower Development Training Act. Costs are calculated from Federal appropriations which are 90 percent of total expenditures. Data is from Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1968 and 1970. 2 Under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments, 1966. Source: National Center for Educational Statistics. Adult Basic Education Statistics, 1968-1969. Costs are calculated from Federal appropriations which are 90 percent of total expenditures. Table 4 Summary of the Cost of Operating NETF 1973-1980 (Billions of 1970-1971 Dollars) 1At 2% NETF growth factor, there would be no difference in costs in 1973 and $1.4 billion additional cost by 1980. 2 At 2% NETF growth factor, there would be no difference in costs in 1973 and $1.8 billion additional cost by 1980. Source: Prepared by the Office of State Planning and Development based on data supplied by the U. S. Office of Education. Total 11.8 89.1 58.6 |