[ProfessionalDevelopment 1635] (no subject)Gail Spangenberg gspangenberg at caalusa.orgMon Oct 1 09:21:51 EDT 2007
New York, NY 10-1-07 -- The Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL) has released a new Policy Brief by senior analyst Julie Strawn of the Center for Law and Social Policy. This publication, POLICIES TO PROMOTE ADULT EDUCATION AND POSTSECONDARY ALIGNMENT, was prepared for the 3rd meeting of the National Commission on Adult Literacy on August 20, 2007. As introduced by its author, the publication focuses on "helping adults with lower skills and/or limited English proficiency earn postsecondary credentials that open doors to family- supporting jobs." It examines obstacles to moving toward this goal -- with major attention to lack of alignment between federal and state adult education efforts, job training services, and postsecondary education policies. It also draws attention to the financial, personal, and family challenges that prevent adults from seeking and completing programs. Numerous policy and action recommendations are given for Commission consideration. The publication is available for download from the website of the National Commission, at www.nationalcommissiononadultliteracy.org/pandp.html It is also available in bound version from CAAL (for pricing and ordering instructions, bheitner at caalusa.org). Other materials developed for various meetings of the National Commission are also available at the Commission's website. The website, and publications and the activities of the National Commission, are supported by grants and in-kind support from the Dollar General Corporation, The McGraw-Hill Companies, the Ford Foundation, and several individual donors including Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy 1221 Avenue of the Americas - 46th Fl New York, NY 10020 212-512-2362, F: 212-512-2610 www.caalusa.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20071001/e33cf3a7/attachment.html
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