Received: from cal.org (cal.org [204.240.146.10]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.6.8/940311.01ccg) with SMTP id LAA24003 for <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>; Tue, 31 Oct 1995 11:14:59 -0500 Received: from CAL-Message_Server by cal.org with Novell_GroupWise; Tue, 31 Oct 1995 11:16:23 -0500 Message-Id: <s0960587.001@cal.org> X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 12:19:05 -0500 From: Fran Keenan <fran@cal.org> To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Subject: fate of ESL? Status: RO X-Status: Something to consider: In a recent national study of adult education programs, (the NEAEP), the following statistics about adult ESL students were given: 45% were employed; 36% were not in the workforce; 18% were unemployed. (**Only a small percentage of ESL students count among the unemployed.**) 89% had not received public assistance in the past year. (**ESL students are generally not "on welfare."**) How will funding for ESL services fare once states (probably governors) receive block grants for welfare (with a mandate to get people working) and block grants for workforce development-- the push of the Workforce Development Act (S. 143) and the CAREERS Bill (H.R. 1617) that by year's end are expected to be signed into law by the President? Are ESL services being championed at the state level? Are they doomed unless tied to workforce development? Does anyone have any strategies for navigating the upcoming changes? Fran Keenan NCLE fran@cal.org
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