Aside from the reasons given here, are there other substantive reasons for
eliminating these two lists?  While their content *may* overlap, at times,
there are also distinct purposes to each, and useful information particular
to each exchanged, and - at times - cross posted to various other lists.

I'm very sorry to see these two lists being eliminated.

Janet Isserlis



> From: "Nguyen, My Linh" <Mylinh.Nguyen at ed.gov>

> Reply-To: The Adult Education Content Standards Discussion List

> <contentstandards at nifl.gov>

> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:33:48 -0400

> To: <contentstandards at nifl.gov>, <programleadership at nifl.gov>

> Conversation: CROSSPOSTED: Update on Content Standards and Program Leadership

> & Improvement lists

> Subject: [ContentStandards 301] CROSSPOSTED: Update on Content Standards and

> Program Leadership & Improvement lists

> 

> Dear Discussion List subscribers,

> 

> As the National Institute for Literacy enters a new fiscal year, we

> have taken steps to streamline the way we deliver professional development

> through our discussion lists. A major change that will directly affect you

> is the closing of the Content Standards and Program Leadership & Improvement

> lists as of October 30, 2006.

> 

> The Institute would like to thank Aaron Kohring for moderating the Content

> Standards List and Peggy Maguire for moderating the Program Leadership &

> Improvement List. They have worked hard to bring relevant issues to the

> forefront and to stimulate discussions that help explore issues of content

> standards and program leadership and improvement. We will continue to

> provide access to discussion archives on our website.

> 

> We recognize that many of the issues that impact Content Standards

> and Program Leadership & Improvement carry across all the subject areas of

> other Discussion Lists. For that reason, we invite you to subscribe to any

> or all of our other Discussion Lists. We encourage you to be active

> participants in these lists.

> 

> The Institute's lists include:

> 

> Adult Literacy Professional Development

> Assessment 

> Adult English Language Learners

> Family Literacy 

> Focus on Basics 

> Health & Literacy

> Learning Disabilities

> Poverty, Race, Women and Literacy*

> Special Topics 

> Technology & Literacy

> Workplace Literacy

> 

> Descriptions and instructions on how to register for the Institute's

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> * Please note that we are combining the Women and Literacy List with the

> Poverty, Race and Literacy List as of November 6, 2006, because the issues

> that affect one list, often overlap with issues on the other list.

> 

> My Linh Nguyen

> Associate Director of Communications

> National Institute for Literacy

> (202) 233-2041

> fax (202) 233-2050

> mnguyen at nifl.gov

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