Now the director of an adult-education program, Ms. Carroll said she wants to pursue more education.

The bill, which increased and equalized funding and tied continuing funds to successful performance by individual adult-education programs, passed both houses of the General Assembly unanimously.

Whatever the flaws of the Education Department data, G.E.D. providers citywide say it is clear that discharged high school students are flooding into adult-education programs.

Community-based adult-education programs say they are now seeing students as young as 16.

Many cultural events, adult-education programs and lectures on campus are open to the community.

One is home to an adult-education program, offering classes in citizenship and literacy and courses to help adults earn high school diplomas.

He also returned to school, gaining his high school diploma through an adult-education program.

Twenty thousand people attend the garden's year-round adult-education programs, he said.

So she has registered him in an adult-education program intended to improve his English skills.

The two sides agreed in February to six goals for schools, encompassing early childhood to adult-education programs.