The distribution of participants over the years as reflected in their program entry date and their Success Stories award year is presented in Tables IV and V.

TABLE IV

Participant Distribution by Entrance Level

Under the Title III Adult Education Act of 1966 (P.L.89-750) and the 1968 Title IV Amendments (P.L. 90-247) GED classes did not exist. It was not until the 1970 Amendment (P.L. 91- 230) that the revised statement of purpose (NACAE, p 19) permitted “programs of adult public education that will enable all adults to continue their education to the level of completion of secondary school.” Therefore, the two participants claiming GED entry in the years 1968 to 1970 were evidently referring to the level of their studies in ABE classes.