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[NIFL-WORKPLACE] Fwd: OVAE Review

Donna Brian

djgbrian at utk.edu
Mon Oct 3 15:12:02 EDT 2005


Forwarded to the list FYI.



>Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 12:22:52 -0400

>From: OVAE <OVAE at ed.gov>

>

>

>THE REVIEW

>

>(Vocational and Technical Education; Adult Education and Literacy; and

>Community Colleges)

>September 30, 2005

>Beto Gonzalez-Acting Assistant Secretary

>Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)

>U.S. Department of Education

>

><<http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev092905.html>http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaereview/orev092905.html>

>

>

>Angela Desrochers-Editor

>

>The Review is an update from the Office of the Assistant Secretary at the

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

>

>Note from the Editor

>

>With close to 372,000 K-12 students from Louisiana and Mississippi being

>displaced and nearly 25,000 community college students being impacted in

>Louisiana alone due to Hurricane Katrina, the Office of Vocational and

>Adult Education is dedicating a portion of this month s edition of The

>Review to hurricane recovery efforts as well as bringing you the latest

>updates on other important news that affects our subscribers. In doing

>so, our format is slightly different this month. The October edition will

>contain the regular breakdown of our three areas of focus for the Office

>of Vocational and Adult Education.

>

>Breaking News

>

>Beto Gonzalez named Acting Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult

>Education

>

>Last month, Secretary Margaret Spellings named Deputy Assistant Secretary

>Beto Gonzalez to serve as Acting Assistant Secretary for Vocational and

>Adult Education. Before coming to the department in August, Beto had been

>serving as a Special Assistant in the U.S. Department of Labor s Office of

>Public Affairs, where he was responsible for coordinating Hispanic

>outreach and media relations. Previously, Beto was the Dean of Students

>and Student Services at Bakersfield College in California and, at the high

>school level, an Assistant Principal and a teacher of English literature

>and Spanish. His education credentials include an A.A. degree from

>Bakersfield College, B.A. and M.A. degrees from California State

>University, and doctoral work at the University of California, Los Angeles.

>

>For more information about Beto Gonzalez, read the department s press

>release at

><<http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2005/08/08042005a.html>http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2005/08/08042005a.html>.

>

>

>Hurricane Relief Efforts

>

> From the U.S. Department of Education

>

>The U.S. Department of Education has established a Web site to help

>facilitate affected schools and educational organizations to receive the

>necessary supplies they need to rebuild. Officials from

>hurricane-affected organizations can post their needs on the Web

>site. Also, organizations and individuals who want to donate educational

>materials and goods can pledge to make donations there. Staff at ED

>monitor the site and connect donors and recipients.

>

>To make a pledge to make donations to educational organization please

>visit www.hurricanehelpforschools.gov/org-form.html

><<http://www.hurricanehelpforschools.gov/org-form.html>http://www.hurricanehelpforschools.gov/org-form.html>

>

>For schools in the affected areas to register their needs, please visit

>www.hurricanehelpforschools.gov/school-form.html

><<http://www.hurricanehelpforschools.gov/school-form.html>http://www.hurricanehelpforschools.gov/school-form.html>

>

>The department thanks everyone who has already given via the ED Web site

>since it was set up following Hurricane Katrina and to those who have

>already helped schools via other means. However, the need is still

>great. We are asking that you help us to identify either schools or

>organizations that would benefit from this information. So please spread

>the word by forwarding the information provided in this edition of The Review.

>

> From the White House

>

>On September 16, President George W. Bush proposed $2.6 billion in

>supplemental aid for education. Funding would be provided to school

>districts enrolling displaced children that would cover, for example,

>additional teachers' salaries and supplemental educational services. The

>president also proposes to provide compensation to displaced families for

>enrollment in private schools. With regards to higher education, the

>president has proposed funding to help meet the needs of displaced adults

>who are in repayment of their student loans; provide aid to colleges and

>universities receiving displaced students; and provide support to both the

>institutions in the severely impacted areas and the students once enrolled

>by these institutions. For more information please go to

>

>www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/hurricane/index.html

><<http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/hurricane/index.html>http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/hurricane/index.html>

>

>

> From the U.S. Department of Labor

>

>Katrina Recovery Job Connection is a new Web site resource focused on

>supporting the transition back into employment for individuals impacted by

>Hurricane Katrina. The site s purpose is to connect job seekers with

>employers for either new permanent employment or for jobs related to the

>clean-up, recovery, and rebuilding process in hurricane-impacted

>areas. While the site is intended to complement efforts at the state and

>local levels, it is also intended to make individuals evacuated to other

>states aware of opportunities in their home state.

>

>

>The site also allows employers to post jobs and job seekers to search for

>job opportunities and post their resumes. Please visit

>www.jobsearch.org/katrinajobs

><<http://www.jobsearch.org/katrinajobs>http://www.jobsearch.org/katrinajobs>

>for more information.

>

>Community Colleges

>

>The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has a link on their

>Web site directed at hurricane relief. They are monitoring daily the

>status of colleges, resources for institutions, students, and offers of

>assistance. See the sections for the support for students, help for

>colleges, news updates, status of colleges, policy updates, and hurricane

>relief resources.

>

>www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/NewsandEvents/Hurricane_Relief/Hurricane_Relief.htm

><<http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/NewsandEvents/Hurricane_Relief/Hurricane_Relief.htm>http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/NewsandEvents/Hurricane_Relief/Hurricane_Relief.htm>

>

>The Louisiana Community & Technical College System also has a link on

>their Web site directed at hurricane relief. Follow the detailed

>information on college closures, faculty/staff FAQs, students FAQs,

>contact information, and hurricane recovery information.

>

>www.lctcs.state.la.us/hurricane.html

><<http://www.lctcs.state.la.us/hurricane.html>http://www.lctcs.state.la.us/hurricane.html>

>

>

>The Alabama College System has posted student tuition assistance

>information and adult education, job training information on their main

>Web site related to hurricane relief.

>

>www.acs.cc.al.us/ <<http://www.acs.cc.al.us/>http://www.acs.cc.al.us/>

>

>The Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges has a

>rolling update on the status of each community college on their main Web site.

>

>www.sbcjc.cc.ms.us/ <<http://www.sbcjc.cc.ms.us/>http://www.sbcjc.cc.ms.us/>

>

>Other News

>

>OVAE establishes Center for Rural Education

>

>The newest addition to the Office of Vocational and Adult Education is the

>Center for Rural Education (CRE). Designed to provide a unified approach

>to rural education, the mission of the CRE is to disseminate information

>regarding research and promising practices to stakeholders on a wide range

>of topics of particular importance to schools and communities in rural

>America and to bring renewed attention to the problems and issues of

>students in rural schools. The CRE has the responsibility for the

>administration of the Secretary s Rural Education Task Force and looks to

>establish partnerships with the department s principal offices investing

>in rural education programs, other federal agencies, and the Federal

>Interagency Committee on Education. The CRE also encompasses the duties

>and responsibilities of the Appalachian Regional Staff liaison in

>monitoring grants issued by the Appalachian Regional Commission. Former

>Commissioner of Education Dr. William Smith was named Director of the

>Center for Rural Education. Inquiries regarding the Center can be sent to

>RuralED at ed.gov.

>

>

>Career Voyages Video Tutorial Now Available

>

>The Career Voyages Web site www.careervoyages.gov

><<http://www.careervoyages.gov>http://www.careervoyages.gov>, sponsored by

>ED and the Department of Labor, offers a wide range of information and

>advice for student, parents, career changers, and career advisors,

>including in-depth profiles of many occupations and related educational

>requirements and resources. Because this expansive site can be

>intimidating to general users - and because young people are a big part of

>the site's target audience - there is now a video tutorial available at

>the top of the home page.

>

>

>By clicking on the link, users can launch a short video that walks them

>through the features of the Web site and introduces some of the

>navigational tools available. The video serves to help users access the

>resources available on the site and motivate them to keep exploring and

>learning. By doing so, users can uncover dozens more videos describing

>many in-demand occupations and their educational requirements. The Web

>site also includes career guidance and links to various federal, state,

>and local career resources. The videos are available in Windows or Real

>Player formats.

>

>New Department of Labor resource provides local data on limited English

>proficient (LEP) populations

>

>The Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor

>(DOL) has released a special tabulation of 2000 Census data on LEP

>populations as a resource for One-Stop Career Centers and their education

>and job training partners. The data, which are disaggregated by state and

>for local workforce investment areas within each state, include the number

>of individuals who speak a language other than English at home, their

>native language, a self-reported measure of how well they speak English,

>their educational attainment, employment status, occupation, and income.

>

>For more information and to access the data set, visit DOL s Web site at:

>www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/whatsnew/eta_default.cfm?id=1231

><<http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/whatsnew/eta_default.cfm?id=1231>http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/whatsnew/eta_default.cfm?id=1231>

>

>Commission on the Future of Higher Education

>On September 19, 2005, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings

>announced the formation of the Secretary of Education's Commission on the

>Future of Higher Education. The new commission is charged with developing

>a comprehensive national strategy for postsecondary education that will

>meet the needs of America's diverse population and address the economic

>and workforce needs of the country's future.

>

>Speaking at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, Spellings said,

>"It is time to examine how we can get the most out of our national

>investment in higher education. We have a responsibility to make sure our

>higher education system continues to meet our nation's needs for an

>educated and competitive workforce in the 21st century."

>

>Former North Carolina governor James B. Hunt joined Spellings at the UNC

>event and will serve on the new 19-member commission, along with

>university presidents, CEOs, policymakers, and researchers.

>

>Spellings said the commission will engage students and families,

>policymakers, business leaders, and the academic community in a national

>dialogue about all key aspects of higher education. Through public

>hearings to be held around the country, the commission will attempt to

>answer questions such as: What skills will students need to succeed in the

>21st century? How can we make sure America stays the world's leader in

>academic research? And, how can we make sure opportunities for quality

>higher education and best jobs are open to all students?

>

>Spellings noted that the achievement gap is closing and test scores are

>rising among our nation's younger students, due largely to the high

>standards and accountability measures called for by the No Child Left

>Behind Act. More and more students are going to graduate ready for the

>challenges of college, she said, and we must make sure our higher

>education system is accessible and affordable for all these students.

>

>"We should send students a clear message: If you work hard, you can go to

>college, regardless of how much money your parents make," Spellings

>concluded. "I hope parents, students, and community members will take an

>active role in the commission's work. We all have a big stake in the

>outcome." For a complete list of the members of the newly formed

>commission visit www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2005/09/09192005.html

>

>

>Angela Desrochers

>Communications

>Office of Vocational and Adult Education

>U.S. Department of Education

>Potomac Center Plaza

>550 12th Street SW

>Washington DC 20202-7100

>Phone-(202) 245-7722

>Fax-(202) 245-7837





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