This just came across my desk, and I thought that some of you may be
interested in this:

On October 15, 2007, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of
Vocational and Adult Education announced the selected Adult Basic
Education (ABE) Career Connections sites. The ABE Career Connections
Project seeks to encourage new solutions for assisting adult basic
education students to successfully transition to postsecondary programs
and begin careers in high-demand fields.

Each of the five selected sites will receive $75,000 over an 18-month
period. Selected sites will also receive training and technical
assistance. Technical assistance will feature customized support
services provided by a team of national experts with practical knowledge
of how to plan, implement, and manage career pathway programs.

The five selected sites include:

• Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Lexington, KY

• Instituto del Progreso Latino, Chicago, IL

• Jewish Vocational Service, San Francisc o, CA

• Montgomery College Adult ESOL & Literacy – GED Program, Wheaton, MD

• Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI

The ABE Career Connections Project is made possible by the Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act, Title II of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998.