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 h27CHEP08081; Fri, 7 Mar 2003 07:17:15 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 07:17:15 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <000501c2e4a3$213a5b70$35881a0a@jlee2000> 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:1436] Clips and Cross Posts X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2735 Lines: 61 Hey There! Check out the Division of Adult Studies http://das.kucrl.org/index.html which holds the Center for Research on Learning http://www.ku-crl.org/ at The University of Kansas http://www.ku.edu/ Tons of adult education resources and information. I visited the Road to Success Increasing Self-Sufficiency Among TAF, WtW and VR Clients with Significant Barriers to Learning at http://das.kucrl.org/roadtosuccess.html Good Stuff! From: PEN Weekly NewsBlast for March 7, 2003 Public Education Network mailto:PEN@PublicEducation.org Now this one should raise some flags... DOES WELFARE MAKE KIDS DUMBER? No, that is absurd. But two researchers argue in the latest issue of the journal Demography that the average school-age child who lives in a family receiving welfare doesn't go as far in school as a child living in an equally poor household supported by a paycheck. There was no relationship between welfare and educational attainment in the preschool years. http://www.prb.org/cpipr/cpiprnewsrelease8.html see also: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/06/politics/06CND-WELF.html CUT IN AFTER-SCHOOL FUNDS WORRIES LAW ENFORCEMENT As a result of a $400 million budget cut proposed by President Bush, more than a half-million children and teenagers would lose out on after-school programs that steer them away from crime and drugs, a law enforcement group said yesterday. That would lead to more crime and higher costs for taxpayers, according to Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, whose members include 1,800 sheriffs, police chiefs and prosecutors. "We can pay now for after-school programs and invest in success. Or we can plan to spend far more later on prisons for our failures, and funerals for their victims," said Summit County Sheriff Drew Alexander. Two other public safety officials questioned the wisdom of reducing the programs, noting research indicating that teenage pregnancies often begin between 4 and 6 p.m. "What we're talking about is keeping kids busy, keeping kids engaged. We know that's critical," said State Sen. C.J. Prentiss. But federal officials say a study found that the federally funded programs had done little to improve students' grades, make them feel safer or discourage drug use. "The primary goal is academic achievement," said Deputy Education Secretary William Hansen. "We don't believe spending $1 billion on what amounts to day care is a good investment." http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1046428729315 980.xml Have a great day! Jon Lee Training Specialist NIFL-Family list moderator National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main St, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202-4237 Phone: 502.584.1133 x175 Fax: 502.584.0172 jlee@famlit.org http://www.famlit.org
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