Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g6LE9OX18228; Sun, 21 Jul 2002 10:09:24 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 10:09:24 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <NCBBKFFJMKFIFAGAFGNEEEBADDAA.jlee@famlit.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Jon Lee" <jlee@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1233] Forward of "Thursday Notes" X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2618 Lines: 81 Some good news here.... Thursday Notes >From the Division of Adult Education and Literacy Office of Vocational and Adult Education Editor: Sarah Newcomb Production: Rose Tilghman July 18, 2002 ___________________________________ FY '03: Senate Committee Says Level Funding On July 17, the Senate appropriations committee approved FY '03 funding for adult education state grants, national leadership, literacy for prisoners, and Even Start at last year's levels. In the Senate scenario, state grants would get $575M, national leadership $9.5M, literacy for prisoners $5M, and Even Start $250M. Community Technology Centers would receive $32.475M. Contact <mailto:braden.goetz@ed.gov> Towey on Loan to CFC Division Director Cheryl Keenan recently announced that Dr. Carroll Towey has been nominated for and accepted by the Loaned Executive Program to serve the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) for five months. Towey will help generate strategies for the charitable giving campaign that solicits contributions from all federal employees for local, state, national and international charitable organizations. He will begin training next month when he moves to the CFC. We look forward to his return January 1. Congratulate Carroll at <mailto:carroll.towey@ed.gov> Adult Learning Communities Now on Web OVAE's Community Partnerships for Adult Learning just launched its website with information to help adult educators form new partnerships or enhance existing ones. It features a toolbox of how-to's, research, and related websites organized by topic (creating communities, curriculum and instruction, professional development, workforce development, technology, and program assessment). Check it out at http://www.c-pal.net Comments to <mailto:sheryl.adler@ed.gov> Citizenship Handbook For Sale Aliza Becker's new handbook on naturalization has just been released for purchase from The Catholic Legal Immigration Network. Citizenship for Us, which sells for $25, offers a highly documented and up-to-date analysis of citizenship eligibility, requirements and benefits using simple English. Order at http://www.cliniclegal.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/ Jon Lee Training Specialist NIFL-Family list moderator National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main St, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202-4237 Phone: 502.584.1133 x175 Fax: 502.584.0172 jlee@famlit.org http://www.famlit.org
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