[AAACE-NLA] NRS meeting

[Debbie Yoho]

Amen to you, Andres.  How about sharing a report on what is new with your
program?  Budget problems?  New initiatives?  Are the immigration policy
wars affecting your services?  Debbie

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Andres Muro <andresmuro at aol.com> wrote:

> I know they won't dump it. but, some people go to church on weekends and
> pry for wishes. Others blow up candles and wish things for the ir birthdays
> or throw coins in fountains. So what is wrong with me wishing for the
> government to make decisions based on research and evidence?
>
>
> Andres Muro
> Please visit my updated art:
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Debbie Yoho <dwyoho at gmail.com>
>  To: National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored by AAACE <
> aaace-nla at lists.literacytent.org>
> Cc: proliteracyconnect at proliteracylist.org
> Sent: Thu, Aug 12, 2010 1:48 pm
> Subject: Re: [AAACE-NLA] NRS meeting
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>
> Nope, Andres, that isn't going to hapen.  OVAE won't dump the NRS.  They
> have already decided to consider changing it.  The issue is whether or not
> to change it and how.  No one is talking of dumping it.  I agree with you,
> but so long as taxpayers are screaming for "accountability" we are stuck
> with it.  Let's get to work to change it so maybe we can live despite it. My
> program decided to forgo WIA funding because of the NRS, and a lot of others
> have too, because it doesn't support services for the learners at the lowest
> levels.
>
>   Debbie
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Andres Muro <andresmuro at aol.com> wrote:
>
> I hope they dump the whole system and allow the teachers to properly
> prepare students for the GED and offer native language literacy consistently
> with all the education research.
>
> Andres Muro
> Please visit my updated art:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/25224248@N05/sets/72157611453345957/show/
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Debbie Yoho <dwyoho at gmail.com>
> To: aaace-nla <aaace-nla at lists.literacytent.org>; PROLITERACY LIST <
> proliteracyconnect at proliteracylist.org>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 12, 2010 7:12 am
> Subject: [AAACE-NLA] NRS meeting
>
>
> According to today's newsletter from OVAE, respresentatives from each state
> met in Washington DC last week to discuss potential changes to the NRS.  Was
> anyone on this list present and if so, what were the chief issues
> discussed?  Thanks.
>
> --
> Debbie Yoho
> Executive Director
> Turning Pages Adult Literacy
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Debbie Yoho
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