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These programs typically provide an array of services and activities to parents and their children that help them build language and literacy skills, increase education levels, and improve their overall economic well-being. Family literacy emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the federally funded Even Start Family Literacy Program, which was designed to“integrate early childhood education, adult literacy (adult basic and secondary-level education and instruction for English language learners), parenting education, and interactive parent and child literacy activities for lowincome families”. 1 Unfortunately, Even Start funding decreased steadily in the new millennium and finally ended in FY 2011-2012 after several national research studies reported mixed results. Due to the cessation of Even Start funding, the number of programs has diminished considerably. Despite this significant lack of federal and state financial support, a committed family literacy community remains. This community has been inventive in cobbling together scarce resources to sustain vibrant family literacy initiatives and programs.  \nToday at least 18 federal programs (11 in the U.S. Department of Education, six in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and one in the Bureau of Indian Education) include family literacy in the legislation as an allowable expenditure ;2 however, most of the funding is passed through to the states, which have some  \ndiscretion regarding how the money is spent for programs that are “allowable” rather than required. Thus, it is difficult to discern how much public money is available for or spent on family literacy and what shape programming takes as a result. Given the important role that family literacy can play, the Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy began to explore the status of family literacy across the nation through the lens of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) in July 2015 . Since states have the authority to spend AEFLA funds on program priorities other than family literacy, the Institute wanted to know which states continued to fund family literacy after the loss of Even Start. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were contacted about their efforts to fund family literacy; 47 states and the District of Columbia responded. Individual family literacy programs were also surveyed to find out about their funding and the kinds of services they provided. In addition to reporting the findings from states and local programs, this policy brief establishes the  \nContact the author at: [cdc22@psu.edu](cdc22@psu.edu)  \nGoodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy  \n405 Keller Building, University Park, PA 16802 Phone: (814) 867-0268 You can learn more about Goodling Institute at  \n[http://ed.psu.edu/goodling-institute](http://ed.psu.edu/goodling-institute)  \nThis publication is available in alternative media on request. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.  \nU.Ed. EDU 09-17  \nimportance and traces the history and the current landscape of family literacy, and makes the case for continued and enhanced funding for family literacy.  \nWidening Disparity in  \nEducational Attainment  \nDiminished funding for family literacy is both a result of the demise of Even Start and the continued depletion of resources for adult basic education. This disinvestment could be quite costly for our nation. According to the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), the United States is now lagging behind most industrial nations in numeracy (16 countries ranked above, two on par, and three below) and problem solving in technology-rich environments (ranked lowest along with one other c","cbCaimaQIVqBtmhf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimaQIVqBtmhf","pdf",219332,16,"English","# Introduction\n# Widening Disparity in Educational Attainment","[{\"question\":\"What was the Even Start Family Literacy Program intended to do?\",\"answer\":\"It was designed to integrate early childhood education, adult literacy, parenting education, and interactive parent-and-child literacy activities for low-income families.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did the number of family literacy programs diminish?\",\"answer\":\"Even Start funding decreased steadily and ended in FY 2011–2012, reducing federal support and contributing to fewer programs overall.\"},{\"question\":\"How does parental education relate to literacy outcomes according to the paper?\",\"answer\":\"The paper cites PIAAC data showing a positive relationship between parental education and respondents’ literacy and numeracy scores, with lower-skilled parents associated with lower educational attainment and entrenched multigenerational literacy problems.\"}]","Changing the Course of Family Literacy - Policy Paper | PDF",1792050986]