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 f56JLAf25381; Wed, 6 Jun 2001 15:21:10 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 15:21:10 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <LFEJKDKEPNGCBIGCPOJLGEFMCAAA.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:194] Thursday Notes 6/7/2001 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: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3354 Lines: 64 >From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL Office of Vocational and Adult Education Editor: Sarah Newcomb Production: Rose Tilghman June 7, 2001 ___________________________________ Campoverde to Head Legislative Affairs President Bush announced May 29 he will nominate Rebecca O. Campoverde to be the Department's Assistant Secretary of Education for Legislation and Congressional Affairs. Campoverde is currently the Deputy Chief of Staff for the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. She served at the U.S. Department of Education from 1986 to 1993 in several positions including Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, and Director of the Executive Secretariat. For more, see http://www.ed.gov Go to May 29. Work Group Meets on ALL and AEL OVAE contractors Educational Testing Service and Westat met with a work group of State Directors and others early this week to get field input for the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) and the Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) studies. Participating States included CA, FL, NY, NC and TX. Peter Waite represented the volunteer community. The group reviewed and commented on sampling procedures, component skills, and prose and document literacy items, as well as on the approach to the AEL pilot test scheduled for fall 2002. The same group is working on both studies as a cost-saving approach to gathering field input for both projects. The states represented in the work group are likely to be those studied in depth as a part of AEL research. Contact joan.givens@ed.gov One-Stop Cost Allocation Final DOL's final guidance on how to share One-Stop costs appeared in the Federal Register last week. The guidance discusses two different concepts: cost allocation and resource sharing. It provides state directors and program operators, among others, with ways partner programs can pay for their "fair share" of common One-Stop costs. See http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&doci d=01-13426-filed Cities Compete for Immigrants A new article by lawyer Gary Edelman says cities that have lost population are actively seeking new immigrants to fill in, and that immigration is moving from a regional to a national issue. Edelman notes four of Pittsburgh's local groups tied down nearly $800,000 in foundation grants to entice new immigrants and educate the community on the benefits of diversity. Philadelphia is slated to create an Office of New Philadelphians that mirrors similar efforts in Boston and New York. Philadelphia also promotes itself at US consulates abroad and is pumping up the numbers of airport gates for international flights. According to Edelman, Louisville has a new Office of International and Cultural Affairs. Albuquerque representatives have declared their city "immigrant friendly" and pumped $50K into a resource service to help them get settled. Iowa also is looking for immigrants to reverse its population decline, says Edelman. See http://www.ilw.com Click on the third bullet under "Lawyers." ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ 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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