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 g39CKSu14970; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 08:20:28 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 08:20:28 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <NCBBKFFJMKFIFAGAFGNEGEKMDAAA.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:936] Clips and Cross Posts 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: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1923 Lines: 55 >From Connect for Kids Weekly--April 08, 2002: States View Administration Welfare Work Plans as “Harmful” State TANF directors and governors have expressed caution about the Bush administration ’s plan to require states to put more struggling families to work for longer hours without increasing work supports. Washington Post article. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58310-2002Apr3.html Go to http://www.alliance1.org/ click the publications button, click the Faces of Change button. This is a must read. Real life experiences of families struggling with the welfare system. Have you all visited this web site? Give it a try, it contains lots of advocacy information for children and families. http://www.childrennow.org/ Uhmmm....Makes you wonder.... The White House has announced a new early childhood education initiative, “Good Start, Grow Smart,” that would bring public attention to the importance of learning in the early years, and shift the focus to academic skills in preschool programs. http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/earlychildhood/toc.html OK...What does this mean?.... Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Senator George Voinovich (R-Ohio) are expected to announce plans for an alternative early childhood initiative soon. http://www.senate.gov/~kennedy/issues/education.html And will the real early childhood experts please stand up... The National Association for the Education of Young Children. Now here is a good place to fall back on when you are considering what is and is not appropriate for young children! Check out their position statements and compare them to new initiatives. http://www.naeyc.org Take care. Jon Lee Training Specialist NIFL-Family list moderator National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main St, Suite 200 (Suite 300 effective April 15) Louisville, KY 40202-4237 Phone: 502.584.1133 x175 Fax: 502.584.0172 jlee@famlit.org http://www.famlit.org
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