Posted at request of OVAE

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM OVAE:
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I am very pleased to announce that A Process Guide for Establishing State 
Adult Education Content Standards has been posted on the Adult Education 
Content Standards Warehouse Web site 
[http://www.adultedcontentstandards.org/howto.asp]. The American Institutes 
for Research developed the guide through a contract with the Office of 
Vocational and Adult Education to operate the content standards warehouse 
project. A Process Guide for Establishing State Adult Education Content 
Standards presents the steps for moving toward a fully integrated, 
standards-based education system to improve instruction and learner 
outcomes. Readers will find a range of suggestions and references. The 
guide begins with an introduction to standards-based education and then 
presents the components of standards-based education reform within the 
context of adult education programs. Each chapter provides information and 
examples gathered from research articles, discussions with state adult 
education staff and standards experts, and reviews of standards documents. 
Other features of
the guide include practice activities, sample tools and templates, a 
glossary, and additional references to support state teams and 
initiatives.  I hope you will find A Process Guide for Establishing State 
Adult Education Content Standards to be a useful resource for making 
decisions related to the implementation of standards-based education reform 
and improvement.

Cheryl L. Keenan
Director, Division of Adult Education and Literacy
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
U.S. Department of Education
550 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20202-7240