Return-Path: <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id eB70Ol912040; Wed, 6 Dec 2000 19:24:47 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 19:24:47 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <NDBBLOBOOLAPGLFICILHKEINCMAA.haw6@psu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "H. A. C. Watson" <haw6@psu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:3915] Thursday Notes: December 7, 2000 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2539 Lines: 57 >From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL Office of Vocational and Adult Education Editor: Sarah Newcomb Production: Rose Tilghman December 7, 2000 ___________________________________ No Holiday Funding Package Congress has yet to tie up the loose ends on the FY 01 Labor/HHS/ED Appropriations Bill. A Continuing Resolution through December 7 has been approved. OVAE Receives Census Award OVAE received a Certificate of Recognition this week from the US Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau for outstanding assistance with the 2000 Census. Our Division of Adult Education and Literacy distributed over 150,000 copies of classroom materials prepared by the Census Bureau to help learners understand the importance of responding to the Census. Contact carroll_towey@ed.gov $20M in DOL Grants Helps Disabled Work Twenty-three state and local programs will receive grants totaling $20M to enhance work opportunities for people with disabilities, US Department of Labor (DOL) officials announced this month. The One-Stop Career Centers competitively funded by DOL have broad-based local partnerships. Funds will enable the centers to develop innovative approaches to ensure that people with disabilities can obtain comprehensive employment services. State programs were funded in AK, IL, IA, MI, MT, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX and VT. Local efforts receiving funds included programs in CA, FL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, PA, OH, TN and WA. Free Internet Materials in Spanish Camp Yahoo! en español--Yahoo’s Spanish-language Internet education initiative--is offering training and materials to schools and nonprofits to introduce Spanish-speakers of all ages to the Internet. Curriculum materials in English and Spanish, and hands-on training for qualified instructors, are available. The program is free to nonprofits, libraries and schools. The initiative is designed to increase Internet access among US Hispanics who have one of the lowest Internet penetration rates among US households, but one of the highest adoption rates if given Internet options. Yahoo! is partnering with Aspira, NetDay, PowerUp and the Points of Light Foundation to implement the program. It’s also available in English. Limited licensing agreement required. For more, see http://yahoo.com or http://espanol.yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ 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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