>Following is the most recent edition of "The Review", put out monthly by 

>the Office for Vocational and Adult Education  (OVAE).  You may note the 

>section from Adult Education and Literacy, which features the STAR 

>Project.  The STAR Project incorporates state capacity-building activities 

>designed to support reading reform.



-- Kim

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> >THE REVIEW

> >(Vocational and Technical Education; High Schools; Adult Education and

> >Literacy; and Community Colleges)

> >February 28, 2005

> >Susan K. Sclafani, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary

> >Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)

> >U.S. Department of Education

> >

> >The Review is a monthly update from the Office of the Assistant Secretary

> >at the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of 

> Education.

> >

> >The full text of the OVAE Review can be viewed at

> ><<http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev022805.html>http://ww 

> w.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev022805.html>

> >

> >

> >Angela Desrochers, Editor

> >

> >

> >SECONDARY, CAREER, AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

> >

> >The 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools, held in Washington, DC

> >The 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools, sponsored by the

> >National Governors Association (NGA) and Achieve, Inc., in partnership

> >with the Business Roundtable, the James B. Hunt Institute, and the

> >Education Commission of the States, was held in Washington, DC, on

> >February 26 and 27.  During the high school summit and the NGA Annual

> >Winter Meeting that follows this week, the governors, lead by NGA Chairman

> >Virginia Gov. Mark Warner and NGA Vice Chairman Arkansas Gov. Mike

> >Huckabee, met with education and business leaders, the president,

> >administration officials, and congressional leaders.

> >

> >Full Story

> ><http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev022805.html#nes>http:/ 

> /www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev022805.html#nes

> >

> >

> >Meeting Announcement Reminder

> >As previously announced in the last issue of the OVAE Review, the OVAE

> >State Administration and Accountability Group (SAAG) will be hosting three

> >meetings to provide current legislative information and technical

> >assistance in such areas as financial management and data analysis for

> >state officials who administer Perkins grants.  The meetings will be held

> >in the spring and summer of 2005.  Please see the descriptions below for

> >the dates and topics of these meetings.

> >

> >Full Story

> ><http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev022805.html>http://www 

> .ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev022805.html#remind

> >

> >

> >ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY

> >

> >Assistant Secretary Susan Sclafani kicks off STAR Pilot

> >

> >Assistant Secretary Susan Sclafani welcomed 350 teachers and program

> >directors from six states participating in OVAE s Student Achievement in

> >Reading (STAR) project to a live webcast February 28.  Participating

> >states included California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Ohio, and South

> >Dakota.  The two-day webcast kicked off a series of training sessions, as

> >OVAE rolled out its new reading toolkit to the participating states and

> >local pilot programs.  The webcast featured sessions led by reading

> >experts Mary Beth Curtis and John Strucker, focusing on the components of

> >reading instruction.   Capacity-building activities designed to support

> >reading reform were also included.

> >

> >Full Story

> ><http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev022805.html>http://www 

> .ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev022805.html#star

> >

> >

> >

> >COMMUNITY COLLEGES

> >

> >AACC/ACCT s National Legislative Summit in Washington, DC

> >

> >The American Association of Community Colleges and the Association of

> >Community College Trustees held their annual National Legislative Summit

> >in Washington, DC, on February 13-16.  The event, which drew over 1200

> >attendees, is held to influence public policy to benefit community

> >colleges and their students.

> >

> >On Tuesday morning, First Lady Laura Bush addressed the conference on the

> >Helping America s Youth initiative.  She talked about the importance of

> >helping at risk students, especially those coming from low-income

> >families, to realize that higher education doesn t have to be a dream, but

> >rather that it can be a reality.  She also went on to praise community

> >colleges for their role in expanding education access to all.  She said,

> >Community colleges have changed the paradigm of higher education in

> >America.  By making education accessible to all, you re building a nation

> >of learners.

> >

> >Full Story

> ><http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev022805.html>http://www 

> .ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev022805.html#aacc

> >

> >

> >OVAE to Release Major Study of Community College Students

> >

> >With larger high school graduating classes over the past decade, it is not

> >surprising that the proportion of community college students under the age

> >of 22 has increased from 32 to 42 percent.  The paths of this increasingly

> >important population to and through the community college are described

> >and analyzed in a new OVAE research monograph, Moving Into Town-and Moving

> >On: the Community College in the Lives of Traditional-age Students.

> >

> >Full Story

> ><http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev022805.html#study>http 

> ://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev022805.html#study

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

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