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[FamilyLiteracy] Fwd: [AAACE-NLA] Fwd: Release of State Assessments of Adult LiteracyGail Price gprice at famlit.orgThu Dec 15 07:54:20 EST 2005
Here is some information on the State Assessments of Adult Literacy > > =========================================== > > Subject: Release of State Assessments of Adult Literacy > > For IMMEDIATE RELEASE > December 14, 2005 > Contact: Larry McQuillan > (202) 403-5119 > Louise Kennelly > (202) 403-5817 > > State Assessments of Adult Literacy to be Released in Coordination > with National Assessment of Adult Literacy > > WASHINGTON – The Department of Education’s National Center for > Education Statistics (NCES) will be releasing the first report > based on data from the National Assessment of Adult Literacy on > Thursday, December 15, 2005. The report, A First Look at the > Literacy of America's Adults in the 21st Century will be available > on the NCES website: www.nces.ed.gov/naal. The reports from five > states who purchased a state sample in coordination with the NAAL > will also be released on Thursday, December 15th at 9:30 AM. These > states are Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, and New > York. These reports will be available at www.air.org/naal. > Oklahoma's report is currently being reviewed by state staff and > will be released shortly. > > AIR’s team was led by Vice President Mark Kutner, and Elizabeth > Greenberg, Stéphane Baldi, and Justin Baer. They were responsible > for preparing the national and state reports. For additional > information, contact Larry McQuillan, AIR’s director of > communications, at (202) 403-5119. > > About AIR > > The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is an independent, not- > for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science > research on important social issues and delivers technical > assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of > health, education, and workforce productivity. > > ### > > _______________________________________________ > AAACE-NLA mailing list: AAACE-NLA at lists.literacytent.org > http://lists.literacytent.org/mailman/listinfo/aaace-nla > LiteracyTent: web hosting, news, community and goodies for literacy > http://literacytent.org > > Gail J. Price Multimedia Specialist National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main Street, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40205 Phone: 502 584-1133, ext. 112 Fax: 502 584-0172
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