Perhaps we actually have a chance on the policy and funding fronts.  
At the release event on Capitol Hill on June 26th, Congressmen  
Patrick Kennedy and Ruben Hinojosa spoke about their intent to  
introduce legislation to bring about the change called for in the  
Commission report. In the event press release, Rep. Kennedy noted  
that he looks forward "to working with other leaders on this issue to  
bring appropriate attention to this large and growing problem." Once  
the legislation is introduced, hearings will follow with plenty of  
opportunity for input by all interested parties.  On this and other  
fronts, members of the National Commission intend to stay actively  
involved in the comings months in various ways, and activities are in  
the works to engage governors, business and labor, provider groups,  
philanthropy, and others.

Congressmen Kennedy's remarks and presentations by the entire June  
26th panel will be available in a few days in DVD format on the  
Commission's website, for those who are interested. The press release  
and other materials are available now.




On Jun 27, 2008, at 7:12 PM, Ujwala Samant wrote:


> Excellent question!

> Reports, standards, all get published but have so

> little impact on policy and funding.

> Ujwala

> --- Don & Ann Seaman <acs8716 at suddenlink.net> wrote:

>

>> How much did this report cost?

>>

>> Don Seaman

>>

>>

>> ----- Original Message -----

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>> Subject: [FamilyLiteracy 1137] National Commission

>> on Adult Literacy

>> FinalReport

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>>

>>> Colleagues,

>>>

>>> On behalf of the National Commission on Adult

>> Literacy, its study director

>>> Cheryl King, and its chairman David Perdue, I am

>> pleased to alert you to

>>> the final report of the National Commission on

>> Adult Literacy, titled

>>> Reach Higher, America: Overcoming Crisis in the

>> U.S. Workforce. Please

>>> note that this report was released at an event at

>> the U.S. Capitol in

>>> Washington, D.C. yesterday. You may obtain a PDF

>> copy, related materials,

>>> and instructions for ordering a hardcopy from

>>> www.nationalcommissiononadultliteracy.org.

>>>

>>> Gail Spangenberg

>>> Commissioner, National Commission on Adult

>> Literacy

>>> (President, Council for Advancement of Adult

>> Literacy)

>>> 1221 Avenue of the Americas - 46th Floor

>>> New York, NY 10020

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