Hello, all.

Below are the Thursday Notes from OVAE for this week. The URLs to all
links have been spelled out.

 

Best, Miriam

 

Miriam Burt

Moderator, discussion list for adult English language acquisition

mburt at cal.org

 

Editor

Sarah Newcomb

 

Production

Joe Perez

 

October 22, 2009

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Assistant Secretary

Dann-Messier Addresses

New State Directors

Newly confirmed OVAE Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier
<http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/10/10082009.html> 

http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/10/10082009.html  made one of
her first official acts to address nearly 30 state participants
attending the New State Directors Workshop in Washington, D.C., on Oct.
20. She told these adult education officials, who are new to their
positions, that their work will be critical to the president's American
Graduation Initiative
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Excerpts-of-the-Presidents-r
emarks-in-Warren-Michigan-and-fact-sheet-on-the-American-Graduation-Init
iative/>  (AGI)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Excerpts-of-the-Presidents-re
marks-in-Warren-Michigan-and-fact-sheet-on-the-American-Graduation-Initi
ative/ . The initiative calls for an additional 5 million community
college graduates by 2020 and new approaches to teaching adults the
skills they need to ensure America's economic strength in a competitive
world economy.  She also discussed her vision for adult education and
her upcoming listening tour.

 

 

GED's (r) 5th Edition

Placed On Hold

For GED 20/20

The General Education Development Testing Service (GEDTS) announced
<http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ged/news/National_Needs_Al
ter_Plans_for_GED_5th_Edition_100809.pdf>
http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ged/news/National_Needs_Alt
er_Plans_for_GED_5th_Edition_100809.pdf Oct. 7 that it will not
introduce GED (r)'s 5th edition, which had been slated for January 2012.
Officials plan instead to move from the current GED directly to what
they term "a new comprehensive assessment program," GED 20/20.  Some
elements of GED 20/20 are expected to be introduced as early as next
year, GED officials say.

 

 

Applications Available

For 2010

E Pluribus Unum Prizes

The Migration Policy Institute's National Center on Immigrant
Integration Policy just released its application
<http://www.integrationawards.org/>
http://www.migrationinformation.org/integrationawards/  for the 2010 E
Pluribus Unum Prizes. The prizes consist of four $50,000 awards, which
annually recognize outstanding initiatives that help immigrants and
their children adapt, thrive, and contribute to the United States or
that have successfully brought immigrants and native-born residents
together to build stronger, more cohesive communities. Awards are open
to individuals, community organizations, businesses, and government
entities, agencies, or officials in the United States. The application
deadline is Dec. 10, 2009.  

 

 

Gates, Lumina Foundations

Fund Community College

Accountability Effort

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Lumina Foundation for Education
recently announced
<http://www.gatesfoundation.org/press-releases/Pages/community-colleges-
improving-graduation-rates-091006.aspx>
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/press-releases/Pages/community-colleges-i
mproving-graduation-rates-091006.aspx a joint two-year project to create
a voluntary accountability system for community colleges. The system is
designed to improve programs and graduate more students on time and at a
lower cost. The project, funded with $1 million in grants, will pilot
the system at up to 20 community colleges by 2011. Leaders from college
groups, along with selected community college districts, will develop
common measures for the project. 

 

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