Join us for a LIVE webcast of a new release from the National Center for 
Education Statistics - "A First Look at the Literacy of America's Adults in 
the 21st Century."

WHEN: December 15, 2005

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. EST

For more information about this webcast, go to: <http://www.nifl.gov/> or 
<http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/20051215/webcast12-15.html>

(Please access the site 30 minutes prior to the event to follow the webcast 
guidelines.)
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The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics 
(NCES) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) invites you to view the 
live webcast of the release of the first national findings on adult 
literacy since 1992.

Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) will be 
released on December 15 at 9:30 a.m. EST. At that time, NCES will release
two initial reports on NAAL. "A First Look at the Literacy of America's 
Adults in the 21st Century" presents key results - including changes in 
adult literacy since 1992 and performance by gender, race/ethnicity, age, 
language spoken before starting school, educational attainment, and 
employment status. A companion report, "Key Concepts and Features of the 
2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy," describes the assessment's key 
features and major data types. These reports will be available online at 
<http://nces.ed.gov/naal> beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST.

An online, live chat moderated by NCES Associate Commissioner, Peggy Carr, 
will be available to all at 1:00 p.m. EST, December 15, at the NCES website 
at <http://nces.ed.gov/naal>.

Jaleh Behroozi Soroui
Education Statistics Services Institute (ESSI)
American Institutes for Research
1990 K Street, NW Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202/403-6958
email: jsoroui at air.org <mailto:jsoroui at air.org>