The report presents the Adult Basic Education (ABE) 321/326 California learning progress and goal attainment data for fiscal year 1998-99. Chapter 1 introduces an overview of adult basic education in California and contains information about ABE 321/326 federal programs and the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASES). It discusses learner population, instruments, and data collection methods. Chapter 2 provides information about program services and individuals served based on data from learners enrolled in these programs during the census period of September 1-October 31, 1998. Chapter 3 provides information about program services and individuals served in the Local Agency Population: Adult Schools, Community Colleges, Community-Based Organizations, Library Literacy programs, County Offices of Education, and Jail programs. Chapter 4 provides information about local agency learners' goal attainment, which includes learners' enrollment status, progress, and results, as well as their reasons for leaving early. It focuses on the changes that occurred for learners during the instructional period. Chapter 5 discusses learner characteristic data regarding gender, ethnic background, native language, age, years of education, and highest degree earned. Chapter 6 provides information about test scores and learning gains. Chapter 7 provides information about program services, which includes the time of day classes met, the number of students in each class, the number of hours the class met each week, classroom support, the emphasis of classroom instruction, primary instructional setting, and primary physical setting. Chapter 8 provides information about program services, individuals served, and goal attainment in four state agency ABE 321/326 programs. Chapter 9 provides information about program services, individuals served, and goal attainment for the California special education population. Chapter 10 looks at implications of report results for future data collection efforts. (Includes appendices.) (VWC)