Return-Path: <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id MAA10553; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 12:49:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 12:49:44 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <v04003a06b3e9c6ad8f36@[146.186.16.114]> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Barb Van Horn <blv1@psu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:2929] THURSDAY NOTES X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Status: OR >From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL Office of Vocational and Adult Education Editor: Sarah Newcomb Production: Rose Tilghman August 26, 1999 ___________________________________ More State, Local Ed Employees State and local governments employed nearly 2% more full-time workers in 1998 the Census Bureau reports. Tabulations from 1998 state and local government employment and payroll data showed that half of full-time employees--more than six million--worked in education. Hospital workers (836,000) and police protection (784,000) also were leading categories for state and local jobs last year. Contact pio@census.gov Legal Immigration Hits 10-Year Low The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) says legal immigration in 1998 hit its lowest level in a decade. The INS reports that just 660,477 legal immigrants, most relatives of US citizens, were granted permanent residence last year, a 17% drop from 1997. Mexico accounted for one in five of the legal immigrants admitted. Asian countries accounted for one in three. Top intended States of residence for 1998's new immigrants were California, New York, Florida, Texas, New Jersey and Illinois--as has been true since 197l. The INS estimates that total legal immigration would have been higher, but the agency is struggling with a backlog of applications that has grown seven fold since 1994. Processing time has grown from four months to three years in the same period. Meanwhile, the citizenship backlog--which is receiving priority at INS--stands at 1.7 million. See the full report at http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/ Click on "About INS;" go to "Statistics." Free Books From Laubach Laubach Literacy has grant applications available for its 1999 The National Book Scholarship Fund. The fund provides inkind grants of books and materials local programs can use to expand current efforts and start new initiatives. Family literacy initiatives receive priority for NBSF awards. Grants also are awarded to programs that work with special groups, such as the homeless, refugees, people learning English, and adults with learning disabilities. Materials are supplied by New Readers Press. December 8 deadline. Contact mroberts@laubach.org mailto:mroberts@laubach.org or see http://www.laubach.org/ ________________________________________________________________ A Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and Literacy Office of Vocational and Adult Education OVAE Homepage http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/ Barbara Van Horn NIFL-workplace list moderator Assistant Director Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy The Pennsylvania State University 102 Rackley Bldg. University Park, PA 16802-3202 PH 814.863.3777 FAX 814.863.6108 EMAIL BLV1@psu.edu "Real friends are those who upon watching you make a fool of yourself do not feel that the job was done permanently." Anonymous
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