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.




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