The following resource has been added to the LINCS "Program Leadership and 
Improvement Special Collection":

Leading from the Middle: The State Role in Adult Education and Literacy
Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL). 2002.

This publication is a primer on the state role in adult education and 
literacy. It focuses on how well the states are performing their leadership 
functions, the extent of their current commitment, and what it will take to 
improve state leadership capacity and commitment in the future.

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You may access this resource at http://pli.cls.utk.edu/background.htm

...or, go to the "Program Leadership and Improvement Special Collection" 
[http://pli.cls.utk.edu], then click the "Background, Perspectives, and 
Beliefs" link.