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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><em><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Office of Vocational
and Adult Education Launches Online English Portal</span></font></i></b></em><em><b><i><font
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Starting today, immigrants and other
adults who want to learn or improve their English skills can log on to a new
free Online English Portal called <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>USALearns</span></i></b>. The U.S. Department of
Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education, through its
Division of Adult Education and Literacy, oversaw the design of <b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>USALearns.org</span></i></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Launch of the site completes a goal set by President Bush in
his August 10, 2007, announcement of initiatives to address border security and
immigration challenges in the United States ― a plan to have the U.S.
Department of Education develop and launch a free, web-based portal to help
immigrants learn English, expand their opportunities, and make effective
contributions to American society."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To access or learn more about the new Portal, visit <a
href="http://www.usalearns.org/" title="blocked::http://www.usalearns.org/">http://www.USALearns.org</a>
or view a fact sheet at <a
href="http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications/pdf/USALearnsFactSheet08.pdf"
title="blocked::http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications/pdf/USALearnsFactSheet08.pdf">http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications/pdf/USALearnsFactSheet08.pdf</a>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Gail J. Price<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Multimedia Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for Family
Literacy<o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Louisville</span></font></st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">KY</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">40202</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color="#663399" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#663399;font-weight:bold'>18th
National Conference on Family Literacy<br>
</span></font></b><i><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;font-style:italic'>Family
Literacy – Family Progress<br>
</span></font></i><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>March 1-3, 2009<br>
<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Walt Disney World</span></i></span></font><i><font
size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black;font-style:italic'></span></font></i><font size=1 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>
Resort, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State><br>
<br>
</span></font><b><i><font size=1 color="#663399" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#663399;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>Now Accepting Proposals for Poster Sessions!<br>
</span></font></i></b><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Exhibit Opportunities
Also Available<br>
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title="http://www.famlit.org/conference">www.famlit.org/conference</span></span></span></font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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