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From: "Lloyd David" <ldavid@ceilearn.com>
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Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:302] Re: Start-up of CAAL...
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Gail,
I have recently moved my office so have just read some of my old emails. =
I am delighted you have begun CAAL. Please keep me informed how I can =
help and become involved. Good luck!
Lloyd David=20
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From: GSpan1@aol.com <GSpan1@aol.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov>
Date: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 2:09 PM
Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:195] Start-up of CAAL...
=20
=20
We are pleased to share the following News Release issued yesterday =
to=20
announce the launching of The Council for Advancement of Adult =
Literacy. CAAL=20
is just starting up and finding its way, but we hope in time to have =
something substantive to offer and to become a valuable friend to =
the adult=20
literacy cause. We're just gearing up for operations and can't yet =
handle a=20
large volume of telephone calls or e-mail inquiries. So we would =
suggest=20
that you wait for our next press release containing more substantive =
information before contacting us. If you must communicate now, =
please write=20
to the address given below. =20
=20
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADVANCING ADULT LITERACY LAUNCHED=20
=20
June 5, 2001 - New York, NY - The Council for Advancement of Adult =
Literacy=20
(CAAL) today announced its formation as an independent new national =
voice for=20
adult literacy in the U.S.=20
=20
"Solid literacy skills, which millions of adult Americans lack, are =
essential=20
for the well-being of the nation and for the effective participation =
of=20
individuals in our democracy, in the workplace, and in community and =
family=20
life," stresses Gail Spangenberg, CAAL's president and founder. "We =
look=20
forward to working with others both in and out of government =
dedicated to the=20
cause of moving adult literacy from 'the margins to the mainstream' =
of=20
American education."=20
=20
Spangenberg, former head of the Business Council for Effective =
Literacy,=20
recently completed a year-long project to assess the status and =
lingering=20
problems of adult literacy. With grants from The Carnegie =
Corporation and=20
The Ford Foundation, she also explored the feasibility of creating =
an=20
independent blue-ribbon national commission on adult literacy, =
developing a=20
research agenda and slate of commissioners for it. CAAL is the =
outcome of=20
that work and will build on its foundation. =20
=20
Start-up funding for CAAL has been provided by Harold W. McGraw, Jr. =
CAAL's=20
offices will be located at the McGraw-Hill headquarters building, at =
least=20
temporarily. The public charity, which expects to achieve 501(c)(3) =
status=20
soon, will conduct studies, analyses, and special projects, =
disseminate=20
information, and undertake other activities to promote effective =
policy=20
development and program improvement in adult basic skills and =
literacy. It=20
will work for better understanding of and communication about adult =
literacy=20
as an essential component of the adult education and literacy =
system. =20
=20
CAAL will start with a period of intensive board and fund =
development,=20
gradually turning its attention to strategic topics and needs at the =
national, state, and local levels. It will draw on advice from a =
team of=20
about two dozen professional advisors, many of whom were involved in =
the=20
explorations leading to CAAL's formation and who will continue on in =
this=20
role.=20
=20
The CAAL Board of Directors will consist of influential leaders from =
the=20
public and private sectors. Its initial Board includes former U.S.=20
Commissioner of Education Harold Howe II, human resource development =
specialist Forrest Chisman (former president of the Southport =
Institute for=20
Policy Analysis), international researcher Thomas Sticht, policy =
analyst=20
Garrett Murphy, and Ms. Spangenberg.=20
=20
[The Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy, 1221 Avenue of the =
Americas -=20
50th fl., New York, NY 10020. 212-512-2363, Bess Heitner, Assistant =
to the=20
President & Research Associate]=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Gail,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2>I have =
recently moved my=20
office so have just read some of my old emails. I am delighted you have =
begun=20
CAAL. Please keep me informed how I can help and become involved. Good=20
luck!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Lloyd David </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original =
Message-----</B><BR><B>From:=20
</B><A href=3D"mailto:GSpan1@aol.com">GSpan1@aol.com</A> <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:GSpan1@aol.com">GSpan1@aol.com</A>><BR><B>To: =
</B>Multiple=20
recipients of list <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov">nifl-workplace@literacy.=
nifl.gov</A>><BR><B>Date:=20
</B>Wednesday, June 06, 2001 2:09 PM<BR><B>Subject: =
</B>[NIFL-WORKPLACE:195]=20
Start-up of CAAL...<BR><BR></DIV></FONT><FONT =
face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT=20
size=3D2>We are pleased to share the following News Release issued =
yesterday=20
to <BR>announce the launching of The Council for Advancement of =
Adult=20
Literacy. CAAL <BR>is just starting up and finding its way, but we =
hope in=20
time to have <BR>something substantive to offer and to become a =
valuable=20
friend to the adult <BR>literacy cause. We're just gearing up =
for=20
operations and can't yet handle a <BR>large volume of telephone =
calls or=20
e-mail inquiries. So we would suggest <BR>that you wait for =
our next=20
press release containing more substantive <BR>information before =
contacting=20
us. If you must communicate now, please write <BR>to the address =
given=20
below. <BR><BR>NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADVANCING ADULT LITERACY =
LAUNCHED=20
<BR><BR>June 5, 2001 - New York, NY - The Council for Advancement of =
Adult=20
Literacy <BR>(CAAL) today announced its formation as an independent =
new=20
national voice for <BR>adult literacy in the U.S. =
<BR><BR>"Solid=20
literacy skills, which millions of adult Americans lack, are =
essential=20
<BR>for the well-being of the nation and for the effective =
participation of=20
<BR>individuals in our democracy, in the workplace, and in community =
and=20
family <BR>life," stresses Gail Spangenberg, CAAL's president =
and=20
founder. "We look <BR>forward to working with others both =
in and=20
out of government dedicated to the <BR>cause of moving adult =
literacy from=20
'the margins to the mainstream' of <BR>American education."=20
<BR><BR>Spangenberg, former head of the Business Council for =
Effective=20
Literacy, <BR>recently completed a year-long project to assess the =
status=20
and lingering <BR>problems of adult literacy. With grants from =
The=20
Carnegie Corporation and <BR>The Ford Foundation, she also explored =
the=20
feasibility of creating an <BR>independent blue-ribbon national =
commission=20
on adult literacy, developing a <BR>research agenda and slate of=20
commissioners for it. CAAL is the outcome of <BR>that work and =
will=20
build on its foundation. <BR><BR>Start-up funding for CAAL =
has been=20
provided by Harold W. McGraw, Jr. CAAL's <BR>offices will be =
located=20
at the McGraw-Hill headquarters building, at least <BR>temporarily.=20
The public charity, which expects to achieve 501(c)(3) status=20
<BR>soon, will conduct studies, analyses, and special projects, =
disseminate=20
<BR>information, and undertake other activities to promote effective =
policy=20
<BR>development and program improvement in adult basic skills and =
literacy.=20
It <BR>will work for better understanding of and communication =
about=20
adult literacy <BR>as an essential component of the adult education =
and=20
literacy system. <BR><BR>CAAL will start with a period of =
intensive=20
board and fund development, <BR>gradually turning its attention to =
strategic=20
topics and needs at the <BR>national, state, and local levels. =
It will=20
draw on advice from a team of <BR>about two dozen professional =
advisors,=20
many of whom were involved in the <BR>explorations leading to CAAL's =
formation and who will continue on in this <BR>role. <BR><BR>The =
CAAL Board=20
of Directors will consist of influential leaders from the <BR>public =
and=20
private sectors. Its initial Board includes former U.S.=20
<BR>Commissioner of Education Harold Howe II, human resource =
development=20
<BR>specialist Forrest Chisman (former president of the Southport =
Institute=20
for <BR>Policy Analysis), international researcher Thomas Sticht, =
policy=20
analyst <BR>Garrett Murphy, and Ms. Spangenberg. <BR><BR>[The =
Council for=20
Advancement of Adult Literacy, 1221 Avenue of the Americas - =
<BR>50th fl.,=20
New York, NY 10020. 212-512-2363, Bess Heitner, Assistant to =
the=20
<BR>President & Research Associate]</FONT>=20
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