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>From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Editor: Sarah Newcomb
Production: Rose Tilghman
December 13, 2001
___________________________________
Congress Mulls
Adult Ed Appropriations
The Conference Committee ironing out differences in the House and Senate
versions of the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill may finish its work
this week. The final version is expected to come to the Floor next week.
English Literacy
Pays Off, Study Says
Immigrants with strong English skills earn higher wages than immigrants who
are not fluent and who arrive here at age 12 or older with low levels of
education. So says a new report based on the National Adult Literacy Survey
(NALS) by the National Center on Education Statistics. The long-awaited
study, English Literacy and Language Minorities in the United States also
points out that immigrants arriving in the US before age 12 are more fluent
in English as adults. Formal education enhances English literacy skills for
individuals who are raised in non-English speaking homes, the study says.
Immigrants who arrived at age 12 or older, with little education have low
participation in adult English literacy classes that might improve their
English skills, the study says. See
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2001464
Literacy: Want
Fries with That?
McDonald's franchisee Steve Bigari noticed the needs of his employees and
did something about it for all nine of his stores. Bigari created a strong
benefits program including adult education opportunities supported in part
by federal dollars. Employees can enroll in work-related English literacy
classes, computer classes, prepare for the GED online, and/or get training
in life skills such as budgeting, which also teaches basic math and
reasoning skills. The program's goal is to move employees ahead, especially
by providing the English skills they need to interact with customers. The
project is a partnership among Bigari's stores, the Pikes Peak Workforce
Center (a one-stop), Pikes Peak Community College and School District 11's
Adult and Family Education Program. Links to postsecondary opportunities and
more advanced employment are built into the process. For more, see
http://www.mcfamilyonline.com
MS Rollin'
Online
Check out the new website Mississippi Virtual GED On-line at
http://www.msvcc.org The GED online icon can register students for online
instruction. It also offers GED test information, statewide adult education
information and teacher resources. In the teacher resource class section
your user name is "teacher" and your password is "teacher."
____________________________________________________________________________
___________________
A Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and Literacy
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
OVAE Homepage http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/
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Office
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<p><b><i><font size=3D2 color=3Dgreen face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Editor:=
Sarah
Newcomb</span></font></i></b><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black'> <br>
</span></font><b><i><font size=3D2 color=3Dgreen face=3DArial><span =
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Production:
Rose Tilghman</span></font></i></b><font color=3Dblack><span =
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</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
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<p><b><i><font size=3D3 color=3Dgreen face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Decembe=
r 13,
2001</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black'>
</span></font></i></b><i><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black;font-style:italic'> =
</span></font></i><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'><br>
</span></font><b><font size=3D4 color=3Dteal face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:teal;font-weight:bold'>___________________=
________________</span></font></b><font
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color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p><b><font size=3D4 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Congress =
Mulls</span></font></b><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> <br>
</span></font><b><font size=3D4 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Adult Ed =
Appropriations</span></font></b><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>The Conference Committee ironing out differences in the =
House and
Senate versions of the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill may =
finish its
work this week. The final version is expected to come to the Floor next =
week.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p><b><font size=3D4 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>English Literacy =
</span></font></b><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'><br>
</span></font><b><font size=3D4 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Pays Off, Study =
Says</span></font></b><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Immigrants with strong English skills earn higher wages =
than
immigrants who are not fluent and who arrive here at age 12 or older =
with low
levels of education. So says a new report based on the National Adult =
Literacy
Survey (NALS) by the National Center on Education Statistics. The =
long-awaited
study,<i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'> English Literacy and =
Language
Minorities in the United States</span></i> also points out that =
immigrants
arriving in the US before age 12 are more fluent in English as adults. =
Formal
education enhances English literacy skills for individuals who are =
raised in
non-English speaking homes, the study says. Immigrants who arrived at =
age 12 or
older, with little education have low participation in adult English =
literacy
classes that might improve their English skills, the study says. See<u> =
</u></span></font><u><font
color=3Dblue><span style=3D'color:blue'><a
href=3D"http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=3D2001464" =
target=3D"_blank">http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=3D20014=
64</a></span></font></u><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p><b><font size=3D4 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Literacy: Want =
</span></font></b><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'><br>
</span></font><b><font size=3D4 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Fries with =
That?</span></font></b><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>McDonald's franchisee Steve Bigari noticed the needs of his
employees and did something about it for all nine of his stores. Bigari =
created
a strong benefits program including adult education opportunities =
supported in
part by federal dollars. Employees can enroll in work-related English =
literacy
classes, computer classes, prepare for the GED online, and/or get =
training in
life skills such as budgeting, which also teaches basic math and =
reasoning
skills. The program's goal is to move employees ahead, especially by =
providing
the English skills they need to interact with customers. The project is =
a
partnership among Bigari's stores, the Pikes Peak Workforce Center (a
one-stop), Pikes Peak Community College and School District 11's Adult =
and
Family Education Program. Links to postsecondary opportunities and more
advanced employment are built into the process. For more, see<u> =
</u></span></font><u><font
color=3Dblue><span style=3D'color:blue'><a =
href=3D"http://www.mcfamilyonline.com"
target=3D"_blank">http://www.mcfamilyonline.com></span></font></u><fon=
t
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p><b><font size=3D4 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>MS =
Rollin'</span></font></b><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> <br>
</span></font><b><font size=3D4 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Online</span></font=
></b><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Check out the new website<i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>
Mississippi Virtual GED On-line</span></i> at<u> =
</u></span></font><u><font
color=3Dblue><span style=3D'color:blue'><a href=3D"http://www.msvcc.org"
target=3D"_blank">http://www.msvcc.org></span></font></u><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black'> The GED online icon can register students =
for online
instruction. It also offers GED test information, statewide adult =
education
information and teacher resources. In the teacher resource class section =
your
user name is "teacher" and your password is
"teacher." <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'> =
</span></b></span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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<p align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><i><font size=3D1 =
color=3Dteal
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:teal;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>A Fact Sheet from the Division of =
Adult
Education and Literacy</span></font></i></b><font color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
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color=3Dteal
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:teal;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Office of Vocational and Adult =
Education</span></font></i></b><font
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face=3DArial><span =
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</span></font></u></i></b><b><i><u><font
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