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 g93C4sX22369; Thu, 3 Oct 2002 08:04:54 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 08:04:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3D5BF760.6A267101.0006CB3C@netscape.net> 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: tjjhjr@netscape.net To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:921] RE: Indicators of Child Well-Being from 2000 U.S. Census X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-Mailer: Atlas Mailer 2.0 Status: O Content-Length: 5226 Lines: 125 thank you/gracias i have been kicked out of the nifl-esl list...they are not interested in children...and c a l ....the center for applied linguistics...does not seem to have a children's program .....no one here in pa speaks out...the hispanic people with jobs are too afraid of losing them to say anything in public......it is so sad.....the parents here mostly come from 2 states in mexico.....but we have a poor link to them in our program....there is a good literacy council...but no money to run it properly....our program is funded through federal dollars....but there are big problems......it is true that some of the kids get help with their homework.....that is a good thing...we could do so much more "Margarita Oliver" <pegtoliver@earthlink.net> wrote: >Tom Harrison, I believe the NIFL list concentrates on adults for the same >reason I do -- because the status of the parents has EVERYTHING to do with >the attention given to the children. Here in the Rio Grande Valley of >Texas, more than 85% of the population is Hispanic, so it isn't race, but it >is class. More than half of the adults and older youth have less -- many >MUCH less -- than a high school diploma and much less than English >proficiency. Children who are "economically disadvantaged, migrant, limited >English proficient" (because their parents are, of course) score much lower >on the (in)famous Texas tests than others, of course, although the schools >get uncountable $millions because of the terribly high poverty level. >However, Texas, always among the 5 state with the highest number of those in >need of ed/lkiteracy services is ALWAYS among the bottom 5 in funding for >those services. I've been fighting that for the 19 years I've lived in the >Valley and have taught open, self-paced GED and ESL in my own (VERY) >nonprofit organization. Here, children get all the money and attention, >but, without any attention to raising the overall education level in the >communities -- the roots of the children's school achievement -- decade >after decade, things don't improve. > I, too, find that the NIFL list doesn't address my passionate >concerns. I feel that nobody does, and I can easily hear that you feel the >same way. Are there other local people who feel as you do? Is there any >"leader" tytpe of person who will speak out? In my case, I don't find those >people, which makes it very difficult. I'm afraid it's the same for you. >Peg Oliver pegtoliver@earthlink.net >-----Original Message----- > >From: tjjhjr@netscape.net <tjjhjr@netscape.net> >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> >Date: Saturday, September 21, 2002 5:01 AM >Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:904] RE: Indicators of Child Well-Being from 2000 >U.S. Census > > >>how can i confirm it, if i have deen "uninvited" on the NIFL-ESL list? >> >>why do right wing people who do not allow discussions of bigotry, racism, >and children's rights control that list's membership? >> >>why is a list to discuss OCR cases, and the disenfranchisement of children >by very well paid so-called educators? >> >> >> >> >> >>"Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>>The Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT has compiled indicators of >child >>>well-being from the 2000 U.S. Census and created an interactive online >>>database. The site consists of data from the Census Short Form (Census >SF1) >>>and is being updated weekly as the Census Bureau releases new data from >the >>>Long Form (Census SF3). Rankings on socioeconomic indicators will be >>>available after all 50 states have been released. >>> >>>To access this database, visit www.aecf.org/kidscount/census/ >>> >>>You can view regional profiles for the nation as a whole, individual >states, >>>the nations largest cities, or any of the 7 other kinds of geographic >areas. >>>You can create a ranking table from one of over 21 population indicators. >>> >>>Data are available for the following: >>> >>>Income and poverty >>>Parental employment >>>Education >>>Language >>>Disability >>>Neighborhood characteristics >>>Age and Sex >>>Race >>>Hispanic Origin Status >>>Living arrangements >>> >>>Geographic regions include: >>> >>>The United States >>>Individual states >>>The nation's largest cities >>>Counties >>>American Indian/Alaska Native/Hawaiian Home Lands >>> >>>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >>>-Mary Ann Corley >>>NIFL-Povracelit List Moderator >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas >>>Metropolitan Statistical Areas >>>Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas >>>Congressional districts (for the 106th congress) >>>New England Towns >>> >>> >>> >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >>The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. 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