Thank you, again. I have spent a great deal of time searching around the Net to try to get the current picture on WIA. It is sometimes difficult to tell if something you come across on the Internet is the final (i.e. current) situation, or if the information has just not been kept up to date. I had seen postings on the Senate v. House versions, but they were so dated that I was beginning to think they must not be current. Evidently, they are!
With gratitude,
Cathy Tatusko
>From: "Sissy Kegley" <sissy.kegley@verizon.net>
>Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov
>To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>
>Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10179] Re: Funding Streams for ESL
>Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:36:36 -0500 (EST)
>
>Cathy,
>
>WIA was up for re-authorization last September (03), and the House has a
>version (HR 1261) and the Senate has a version (SB 1627); and the
>conference committee still hasn’t met, although I may be wrong about
>that. Many folks in the field have spoken out strongly in favor of the
>Senate over the House version.
>
>You can read all about it at www.savenifl.org
>
>Maybe others have more current info...from what I understand with the
>elections, some things have grinded to a halt on the hill.
>
>Sissy Kegley
>ESOL/Adult Education
>(301) 588-4333 home office
>(301) 467-5364 cellular
>sissy.kegley@verizon.net
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nifl-esl@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-esl@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Cathy
>Tatusko
>Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 6:17 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10177] Re: Funding Streams for ESL
>
>And again, thank you! This is excellent material (as is the CAAL
>publication, which I've already looked at). Here's a follow-up
>question: Am I reading things correctly--does the WIA come up for
>reauthorization in September of this year? If so, does that mean that
>this is the time to push for more ESL funding?
>Cathy T.
> >From: David Rosen <djrosen@comcast.net>
> >Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov
> >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>
> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10176] Re: Funding Streams for ESL
> >Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:06:46 -0500 (EST)
> >
> >Cathy, and others,
> >
> >Here are many of the sources of ESL funding which states and cities
> >use.
> >
> >Special funds are reserved under the Adult Education and Family
> >Literacy Act for integrated English literacy and civics education
> >(EL Civics) services to limited-English proficient populations.
> >This is in addition to the state formula grant funds received under
> >WIA Title II which may be used for ABE/ASE and ESL. In addition,
> >many states have allocated state funds for ESL and some cities,
> >Boston for example, use direct federal funds (e.g. Community
> >Development Block Grant funds,) local public funds, and solicited
> >corporate and foundation funds for ESL.
> >
> >In some states, offices for immigration and refugees award ESL
> >grants for refugees and other recent immigrant resettlement. Some
> >Workforce Investment Boards (and/or Workforce Investment Areas) use
> >WIA Individual Training Account (ITA) vouchers for vocational ESL.
> >States which receive WIA incentive grant awards for achieving their
> >goals could use these funds for ESL, too.
> >
> >What I have I left out? What other sources are available in your
> >states?
> >
> >David J. Rosen
> >djrosen@comcast.net
> >
> >
> >
> >On Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at 05:32 PM, Cathy Tatusko wrote:
> >
> >>Greetings, All--
> >>
> >>I am going to change the discussion topic if I may, simply because
> >>I am in need of information.
> >>
> >>I am trying to figure out and piece together the funding streams
> >>for ESL across the country (i.e., whether most funding for ESL
> >>classes is coming out of state and local coffers, from federal
> >>sources, etc.).
> >>
> >>My admittedly limited understanding at this point is that state
> >>educational institutions receive funds on a formula basis from The
> >>Department of Education's Office of of Vocational and Adult
> >>Education (OVAE), approximately one-third of which is being used
> >>for adult ESL. I also know that somehow the Workforce Investment
> >>Act (WIA) of 1998, Title II, provides resources for ESL, and that
> >>some are of the opinion that it would be good to push for more ESL
> >>coverage through this channel. I also know that local volunteer
> >>agencies, churches, etc., provide a good number of ESL programs
> >>through funds they raise themselves (sometimes through government
> >>grants).
> >>
> >>What I don't understand is whether the OVAE funding stream is
> >>something completely separate from the WIA stream. I am also
> >>unclear on what percentage of public adult ed is typically being
> >>paid for through federal money being funneled back to states versus
> >>simply state taxes. In addition, I am wondering whether I am
> >>missing a big piece of the puzzle here in terms of where the money
> >>is coming from. Is anyone aware of concise source of information on
> >>all of these different funding streams?
> >>
> >>Just so that you know, the information is being sought in
> >>connection with a thesis project (I've posted here before and had
> >>several very helpful responses, for which I am grateful!). You
> >>should also know that my perspective is that whatever the funding
> >>streams are--and in spite of increases in spending on ESL around
> >>the country over the past few years--supply is not nearly keeping
> >>pace with demand for ESL classroom space (or other instructional
> >>delivery methods). Would you agree?
> >>
> >>Many thanks to any who can provide information on this.
> >>
> >>Cathy Tatusko
> >
> >>
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