Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g8AF3wX09084; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:03:58 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:03:58 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <sd7db388.039@nmail.epcc.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Andres Muro" <AndresM@epcc.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:891] RE: Articles/Links from Connect for Kids X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.5 Status: O Content-Length: 5334 Lines: 102 Because there is no poverty, racism, bigotry, sexism, etc. in this loving country of ours. They want to restrict you from spreading lies. Andres >>> tjjhjr@netscape.net 09/09/02 08:32PM >>> why does the NIFL-ESL list serve CAL staff not want anyone to talk about poverty, racism and bigotry in ESL programs in K-12 schools ??? why does it upset so many of the people on that list ??? to the point that they threaten to kick me off the list ??? ...is there any group that anyone knows of that does discuss these issues without fear....or are they all controlled by those making a lot of money by hiding the truth about the conditions of ESL students???? "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> wrote: >The following selected articles/links are from this week's Connect for Kids >Weekly. > >-Mary Ann Corley >NIFL-Povracelit List Moderator > >* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > >**Hispanic Heritage Month 2002: Sept. 15-Oct. 15 >Hispanics comprise about 12.5 percent of the nation's total population, with >35.3 million people (not including the 3.8 million Hispanic residents of >Puerto Rico). A 53 percent increase in the number of people of Mexican >origin fueled much of the nearly 13 million rise in the number of Hispanics >between 1990 and 2000, according to the 2000 Census. The Census site has >data on these and other American families. >http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-81.html > >**Welfare Research Perspectives: Past, Present and Future 2002 Edition >This review of welfare reform research from the Research Forum summarizes >what we know so far, and where we need more data. Research on welfare reform >'s impact on children finds that when parents receive supplements to their >earnings, kids show improved outcomes. Public investments in child care have >increased, but may not have kept pace with the need. More research is needed >on how welfare reform has affected child-only cases and immigrant families, >the effects of parental work requirements on infants, toddlers and teens, >and how out-of-school programs influence student outcomes. >http://www.researchforum.org/newsletter/RFbrief4.pdf > >**Improving Housing Options for Welfare-to-Work Families >The lack of stable, affordable housing is a barrier to employment for many >low-income families. In fiscal year 1999, Congress funded 50,000 >"welfare-to-work" housing vouchers to help current or recent welfare >recipients find and keep housing. By the end of July 2002, more than 60,000 >families had participated in the program. >According to this analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, >the Senate Appropriations committee's approval of a VA-HUD appropriations >bill that sets aside approximately 3,300 new welfare-to-work housing >vouchers is a step forward, but falls well short of the need-and short of >the Bush Administration's request for at least 34,000 new vouchers. >http://www.cbpp.org/8-28-02hous.htm > >**Who Returns to Welfare? >This Urban Institute analysis of data from the 1999 National Survey of >America's Families finds that many families who leave welfare return when >their circumstances shift-especially those with little education, limited >work experience, and poor health. Families receiving transitional supports >such as child care, health insurance, and emergency help with expenses were >less likely to return, suggesting that many Temporary Assistance for Needy >Families (TANF) leavers need ongoing assistance to help keep jobs and meet >housing, child care and food costs. >http://www.urban.org/ViewPub.cfm?PublicationID=7849 > >**Low-Income Families Bear the Burden of State Child Care Budget Cuts >State budget shortfalls are causing drastic cuts in child care services for >low-income working parents, according to this Children's Defense Fund >report. While thousands of children are on waiting lists for care, hindering >parents' ability to keep their jobs, Congress has yet to pass the TANF >reauthorization and Child Care Development Block Grant legislation that >helps fund state child care subsidies. >http://www.childrensdefense.org/release020905.php > >**Unemployed and the Economy Need Immediate Relief >Large numbers of workers are running out of unemployment benefits before >they are able to find new jobs. By the end of September, some 1.5 million >workers will have exhausted their federal unemployment insurance (UI) >benefits, exceeding levels in the recession of the early 1990's. Prompt >federal action to extend UI benefits would assist unemployed workers and >help strengthen the economy, argues this analysis from the Center on Budget >and Policy Priorities. >http://www.cbpp.org/9-5-02ui.htm > >**Minority Students and Gifted and Special Education >This National Academies' National Research Council report that argued that >educators should first provide minority students with poor academic >preparation with high-quality instruction before assigning them to special >education, is now available online. >http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10128.html?onpi_listserv090602 > > > __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
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