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 g1BFJEu21968; Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:19:14 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:19:14 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <008501c1b30e$f1f0f8e0$642eb4d0@Wildcat> 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: "Paulita Brooker" <pbrooker@tcac.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:733] Re: Budget Request for Even Start X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1913 Lines: 45 This is not accurate information. I am a school board member for our local school district and have been given a synopsis of the legislation and it's funding by our Title I coordinator. It shows Even Start funding at EXACTLY the SAME as last year. Someone needs to check their info....... ----- Original Message ----- From: <BRmidwest@aol.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 10:28 PM Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:732] Re: Budget Request for Even Start In a message dated 2/8/02 1:10:29 PM Central Standard Time, tpeyton@famlit.org writes: << “I was concerned to learn that the President’s budget included a $50 million reduction in Even Start funding,” said Sharon Darling, >> The above is a quote from the NCFL PRESS RELEASE posted to the NIFL-family listserv. Perhaps we are all in shock about this devastating news, and that is why we have been silent for several days on this listserv. Those of us who work in Even Start programs know from our own experience, observation, and program-specific assessment how much families can benefit from our programs. This is true even for those of us who serve the "hardest to serve"--including teen mothers, victims of domestic violence, substance abusers, and people who move in and out of homelessness. One question I have had all along is how valid the assessment of Even Start has been up to now. It will be interesting to see what happens now that states are beginning to implement their own assessment based on their own performance indicators, as mandated. For right now--what specific action should we, as Even Start providers, and even non-Even Start family literacy providers, take? Obviously, we can start by contacting our own representatives in Congress. We can write to the president. Whom else should we contact? Betsy Rubin Blue Gargoyle Family Learning Project Chicago
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