Of interest to many of you will be these recently released OVAE reports and 
resources.  The text is given below, but can also be found online at:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/resource/index.html

Donna JG Brian
Moderator, Workplace Literacy Discussion List, and
Coordinator/Developer LINCS Workforce Education Special Collection at 
http://worklink.coe.utk.edu/
Center for Literacy Studies at The University of Tennessee
600 Henley Street, Suite 312
Knoxville, TN 37996-4135

865-974-3420 (desk phone)        FAX 865-974-3857
djgbrian at utk.edu


Speeches and Testimony
·       Testimony on FY 2005 Budget Request for Vocational and Adult 
Education Programs. Assistant Secretary, Susan Sclafani testified before 
the House Subcommittee on Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations on the FY 2005 
OVAE budget request. View the ·       testimony.

·       ·       Policy Directions for Career and Technical Education
(Archived Webcast)
Deputy Assistant Secretary Hans Meeder's presentation from October 30, 
2003, at the National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical 
Education, The Ohio State University.

·       Testimony on FY 2004 Request for Vocational and Adult Education. 
OVAE testified before the House Subcommittee on Labor/HHS/Education 
Appropriations on the FY 2004 OVAE budget. View the ·      testimony.

·       Testimony on Reauthorization of Adult Education and Literacy 
programs. OVAE testified before the House Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness, regarding the Administration's recommendations for the 
reauthorization of Adult Education and Literacy Programs. View the 
·        webcast from Tuesday, March 4.(requires Media Player 9). ·      MS 
WORD (51K)

·       Adult Literacy. Deputy Assistant Secretary Hans Meeder presented an 
overview of various aspects of adult literacy in the United States, 
President George W. Bush's educational policy, the Preparing America's 
Future Initiative, and some of the OVAE's activities on adult education.
·       MS WORD (53K) | ·       MS POWERPOINT (696K)
Research, Reports, and Data
·       2001-2002 Adult Education and Family Literacy Act:
Report To Congress on State Performance
·       MS WORD (3.8MB)
State profiles for each of the core indicators (literacy skill levels, 
attainment of diplomas or degrees, placement and retention in further 
education or employment, and participation and completion of 
non-traditional training programs) for adult education and literacy 
activities. Includes data that highlights the national performance picture 
and each state's statistical profile.
View the 2000-2001 report ·     MS WORD (2.9MB)
View the 1999-2000 report ·     MS WORD (218K).

·       2001-2002 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act: 
Report To Congress on State Performance
·       MS WORD (4.1MB)
State profiles for each of the core indicators (academic attainment, 
attainment of diplomas or degrees, placement and retention in further 
education or employment, and participation and completion of 
non-traditional training programs) for secondary and postsecondary 
programs. Also included are federal allocations, enrollment by gender, and 
a brief description of program improvement and data quality efforts for 
each state.
View the 2000-2001 report ·     MS WORD (4MB)
View the 1999-2000 report ·     MS WORD (760K)

·       ·       Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2002 Edition. 
Education indicators across the OECD nations, including information on 
student learning, education policy, education systems, human resources and 
financial resources.

·       ·       Education Commission of the States "No Child Left Behind" 
Database. Gives the day-to-day status of how well state policies are 
matching up with the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. Users 
can view status across the nation or by individual state, and can compare 
progress among states.

·       ·       National Assessment of Vocational Education, Interim Report 
to Congress, 2002. The U.S. Department of Education's interim report on the 
nation's progress in implementing the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
Applied Technical Education Act.

·       ·       Dispelling the Myth. An innovative web tool that allows 
users to select their own criteria and conduct rapid searches for 
high-performing schools in nearly every state across the nation.

·       ·       High School Facts at a Glance. Current data on the nation's 
high schools and students, including information on academic achievement, 
graduation, dropout and postsecondary outcomes.

·       ·       Community College Facts at a Glance. Current data on the 
nation's community colleges, including enrollment and degrees earned.

·       ·       Adult Education Facts at a Glance. Current data on the 
nation's adult learners, including information on literacy levels and 
participation in adult education programs.
Related Links
·       ·       High School Education Links
·       ·       Career and Technical Education Links
·       ·       Community College Links
·       ·       Adult Education Links
·       ·       International Adult and Vocational Education Links
State Resources
·       ·       Map of State Resources - Text Version. A collection of 
state-specific