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> New York, NY 10-1-07 -- The Council for Advancement of Adult  

> Literacy (CAAL) has released a new Policy Brief by senior analyst  

> Julie Strawn of the Center for Law and Social Policy. This  

> publication, POLICIES TO PROMOTE ADULT EDUCATION AND POSTSECONDARY  

> ALIGNMENT, was prepared for the 3rd meeting of the National  

> Commission on Adult Literacy on August 20, 2007. As introduced by  

> its author, the publication focuses on "helping adults with lower  

> skills and/or limited English proficiency earn postsecondary  

> credentials that open doors to family-supporting jobs." It examines  

> obstacles to moving toward this goal -- with major attention to  

> lack of alignment between federal and state adult education  

> efforts, job training services, and postsecondary education  

> policies. It also draws attention to the financial, personal, and  

> family challenges that prevent adults from seeking and completing  

> programs. Numerous policy and action recommendations are given for  

> Commission consideration. The publication is available for download  

> from the website of the National Commission, at  

> www.nationalcommissiononadultliteracy.org/pandp.html It is also  

> available in bound version from CAAL (for pricing and ordering  

> instructions, bheitner at caalusa.org).

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> Other materials developed for various meetings of the National  

> Commission are also available at the Commission's website. The  

> website, and publications and the activities of the National  

> Commission, are supported by grants and in-kind support from the  

> Dollar General Corporation, The McGraw-Hill Companies,  the Ford  

> Foundation, and several individual donors including Harold W.  

> McGraw, Jr.

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Gail Spangenberg
President
Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy
1221 Avenue of the Americas - 46th Fl
New York, NY 10020
212-512-2362, F: 212-512-2610
www.caalusa.org



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