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 g15DYfu24858; Tue, 5 Feb 2002 08:34:41 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 08:34:41 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <NCBBKFFJMKFIFAGAFGNEGEAECPAA.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:713] 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: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1852 Lines: 49 Good Morning All! Here are some interesting tid-bits from other NIFL lists: President Requests Level '03 Funding For Adult Ed President Bush's FY 2003 budget request includes an increase for the Department of Education and level funds adult education at $591M. Of that amount, $575M will go for state grants, $10M for national leadership activities, and $7M for the National Institute for Literacy. No funding was requested for literacy programs for prisoners that received $5M last year. For the complete budget, see http://www.omb.gov I wish we had more Governors were like Jane Swift! MA Governor Calls for $5M More for Adult Ed. Acting Massachusetts' Governor Jane Swift's priority list in her first "State of the State" address last week included spending five million dollars more on adult education programs to help people looking to improve job skills. The boost would bring state spending for adult basic skills to a total of $35 million in her budget request for adult basic education programs. Swift said: These tough times...highlight the importance of adult education and job training to the state's long-term economic success. The answer to this problem is to make adult education and worker training full partners in a larger system of lifelong learning... The budget I submit this month adds five million dollars for adult education. I'm also including new proposals for streamlining and strengthening existing programs. To see what your Governor said about adult education in his or her "State of the State" message go to http://www.nga.org/governors and click "Governor's Speeches." Technology! Don't you just love it? Jon Lee Training Specialist National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main St, Suite 200 Louisville, KY 40202-4251 Phone: 502.584.1133 x175 Fax: 502.584.0172 jlee@famlit.org http://www.famlit.org
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