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 g14Nqpu03993; Mon, 4 Feb 2002 18:52:51 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 18:52:51 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <019501c1add6$0836cbe0$62ccf7a5@oemcomputer> 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: "lynne wilkins" <lynnewilkins@mindspring.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:401] address change X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Status: O Content-Length: 9975 Lines: 253 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008A_01C1AD8F.33519E00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Please change my address to lwilkins@mills.edu thanks Lynne Wilkins ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Priscilla Carman=20 To: Multiple recipients of list=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 6:51 PM Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:393] Thursday Notes 1/24/02 From the Division of Adult Education and Literacy Office of Vocational and Adult Education Editor: Sarah Newcomb Production: Rose Tilghman January 24, 2002=20 ___________________________________ MA Governor Calls for $5M More for Adult Ed Acting Massachusetts' Governor Jane Swift's priority list in her first = "State of the State" address last week included spending five million = dollars more on adult education programs to help people looking to = improve job skills. The boost would bring state spending for adult basic = skills to a total of $35 million in her budget request for adult basic = education programs. Swift said: These tough times...highlight the importance of adult education and = job training to the state's long-term economic success. The answer to = this problem is to make adult education and worker training full = partners in a larger system of lifelong learning... The budget I submit = this month adds five million dollars for adult education. I'm also = including new proposals for streamlining and strengthening existing = programs. To see what your Governor said about adult education in his or her = "State of the State" message go to http://www.nga.org/governors and = click "Governor's Speeches." Can Programs Handle New Citizenship Surge? A newly noted citizenship surge could cause concern for providers of = English as a second language and English literacy/civics services. The = Immigration and Naturalization Service says that numbers of foreign = residents applying for citizenship are up 61 percent this year, = according to the Washington Post. Applications for US citizenship that = started to rise last summer in anticipation of higher fees spiraled = after the September 11 tragedy. Causes the Post identifies for the trend = include fear of potential problems due to government counter-terrorism = activities as well as patriotism by immigrants seeking to express = allegiance to their US homeland. See http://www.washingtonpost.com and = search for "citizenship" January 20. 11 States Slated For OVAE Reviews Eleven states' adult education and literacy programs are slated for = reviews by Division of Adult Education and Literacy staff between March = and October this year. They are: Area I - Maine, New Jersey, and New = York; Area II - Alabama, Florida, and Kentucky; Area III - Indiana, = Nebraska, and Wisconsin; and Area IV - Montana and New Mexico [two = reviews were carried out in Area IV in 2000]. Reviews begin with = research into state plans, reports and other documents available in OVAE = and include visits both to state offices and local program sites. = Findings serve as the basis for technical assistance and program = improvement activities. Contact carroll.towey@ed.gov = _________________________________________________________________________= ______________________ 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/ ------=_NextPart_000_008A_01C1AD8F.33519E00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hello</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Please change my address to</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:lwilkins@mills.edu">lwilkins@mills.edu</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Lynne Wilkins</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dpsc3@psu.edu href=3D"mailto:psc3@psu.edu">Priscilla = Carman</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dnifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov=20 href=3D"mailto:nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov">Multiple recipients = of list</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 23, = 2002 6:51=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NIFL-WORKPLACE:393] = Thursday=20 Notes 1/24/02</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR><?flushright><B><?fontfamily><?param = Arial><?color><?param 0000,8080,8080>From=20 the Division of Adult Education and Literacy<BR><BR>Office of = Vocational and=20 Adult = Education<BR><BR><?/color><?/fontfamily></B><?/flushright><B><?fontfamily= ><?param Arial><I><?color><?param 0000,8080,0000><?smaller>Editor:=20 Sarah Newcomb<BR>Production: Rose Tilghman<BR><BR><?/smaller>January = 24, 2002<?/color></I><?/fontfamily><I> <BR></I><?fontfamily><?param = Arial><?color><?param = 0000,8080,8080><?bigger>___________________________________<BR><BR><?/big= ger><?/color><?bigger><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF>MA=20 Governor<BR>Calls for $5M<BR>More for Adult = Ed<BR><BR><?/color><?/bigger><?/fontfamily></B><?fontfamily><?param = Times_New_Roman>Acting=20 Massachusetts' Governor Jane Swift's priority list in her first "State = of the=20 State" address last week included spending five million dollars more = on adult=20 education programs to help people looking to improve job skills. The = boost=20 would bring state spending for adult basic skills to a total of $35 = million in=20 her budget request for adult basic education programs. Swift = said:<BR><BR><?paraindent><?param left,left>These tough = times...highlight the=20 importance of adult education and job training to the state's = long-term=20 economic success. The answer to this problem is to make adult = education and=20 worker training full partners in a larger system of lifelong = learning... The=20 budget I submit this month adds five million dollars for adult = education. I'm=20 also including new proposals for streamlining and strengthening = existing=20 programs.<BR><BR><?/paraindent>To see what your Governor said about = adult=20 education in his or her "State of the State" message go = to<?/fontfamily><U> <?fontfamily><?param = Times_New_Roman>http://www.nga.org/governor><?param = 0000,0000,FFFF>s<?/color><?/fontfamily></U><?fontfamily><?param = Times_New_Roman>=20 and click "Governor's = Speeches."<BR><BR><BR><BR><?/fontfamily><B><?fontfamily><?param = Arial><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?bigger>Can=20 Programs Handle<BR>New Citizenship = Surge?<BR><BR><?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily></B><?fontfamily><?param = Times_New_Roman>A=20 newly noted citizenship surge could cause concern for providers of = English as=20 a second language and English literacy/civics services. The = Immigration and=20 Naturalization Service says that numbers of foreign residents applying = for=20 citizenship are up 61 percent this year, according to the = <I>Washington=20 Post</I>. Applications for US citizenship that started to rise last = summer in=20 anticipation of higher fees spiraled after the September 11 tragedy. = Causes=20 the <I>Post</I> identifies for the trend include fear of potential = problems=20 due to government counter-terrorism activities as well as patriotism = by=20 immigrants seeking to express allegiance to their US homeland. = See<?/fontfamily><U>=20 <?fontfamily><?param Times_New_Roman>http://www.washingtonpost.com = <?/fontfamily></U><?fontfamily><?param Times_New_Roman>and search for=20 "citizenship" January = 20.<BR><BR><BR><BR><?/fontfamily><B><?fontfamily><?param = Arial><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?bigger>11=20 States Slated<BR>For OVAE = Reviews<BR><BR><?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily></B><?fontfamily><?param = Times_New_Roman>Eleven=20 states' adult education and literacy programs are slated for reviews = by=20 Division of Adult Education and Literacy staff between March and = October this=20 year. They are: Area I - Maine, New Jersey, and New York; Area II - = Alabama,=20 Florida, and Kentucky; Area III - Indiana, Nebraska, and Wisconsin; = and Area=20 IV - Montana and New Mexico [two reviews were carried out in Area IV = in 2000].=20 Reviews begin with research into state plans, reports and other = documents=20 available in OVAE and include visits both to state offices and local = program=20 sites. Findings serve as the basis for technical assistance and = program=20 improvement activities. Contact=20 <I><U><?color><?param = 0000,0000,FFFF>carroll.towey@ed.gov<?/color></U></I><?/fontfamily><BR><BR= ><?fontfamily><?param = Arial><?smaller>_________________________________________________________= ______________________________________<BR><BR><?center><B><I><?color><?pa= ram 0000,8080,8080><?smaller>A=20 Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and = Literacy<BR><BR>Office of=20 Vocational and Adult Education<BR><BR>OVAE = Homepage<?/smaller><?/color><?smaller><U>=20 <?color><?param = 0000,0000,FFFF>http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/></U><?/smaller></I= ></B><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><?/center><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></BODY><= /HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_008A_01C1AD8F.33519E00--
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