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I am resending the MCAE in the News, including the Lowell Sun picture and article clip as attachments.<br>
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Kenny Tamarkin
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Executive Director
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MCAE
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KTamarkin@mcae.net
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978-979-1906 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">MCAE and ABE have been in the news the past month. We plan to build a MCAE and ABE in the News webpage and we need your help. If you have an article about ABE students, practitioners, programs, or advocates, please send it to KTamarkin@mcae.net.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Following are articles and pictures that were published in November.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The November 9 Lowell Sun printed the attached picture of
MCAE Executive Director Kenneth Tamarkin discussing the absence of ABE in the
Readiness Project with Governor Deval Patrick and quoted him in the
accompanying article (see Attached). </p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The MCAE Teacher of the Year, Carole Sousa, was featured
in an article in the Boston Sunday Globe on November 11. The article begins as
follows:</p>
<h1>Polishing the welcome wagon</h1>
<h2>Teacher sends out ethnic community 'ambassadors'<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span id="tools">By Victoria Cheng </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span id="dateline">Globe Correspondent <span class="listpipe">/</span>
November 11, 2007 </span></p>
<p>A colorful sign greets visitors in the entryway of the adult Community
Learning Center in Central Square: Irrashai. Benvenuto. Swagat Cha.</p>
<p>In more than 30 languages, from Arabic to Thai, Haitian Creole to Ethiopian
Amharic, the sign proclaims: Welcome.</p>
<p>Helping immigrants feel at home in Cambridge and educating the support
agencies that serve these populations is vital for creating a citywide sense of
community, said Carole Sousa, a teacher and program coordinator at the center.</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">To read the entire article, cut and paste the following
URL in your browser:</p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">MCAE Board Member Christine Tibor and her Framingham
Adult ESL program were featured in the Boston Sunday Globe on November 4. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="font-size: 16.5pt;" arial="" ,="" sans-serif="" ;="" color:="" black;="" font-weight:="" bold;="">Clamoring
for key to US<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;" arial="" ,="" sans-serif="" ;="" color:="" black;="" font-weight:="" bold;="">In changing times, ESL
program has seen steady growth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<img title="Director Christine Tibor visits an ESL class at the New Life Presbyterian Community Church in Framingham." alt="Director Christine Tibor visits an ESL class at the New Life Presbyterian Community Church in Framingham." src="http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/11/01/1193962659_9357/529w.jpg" border="0" height="453" width="529"><p class="MsoNormal"><br>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;" arial="" ,="" sans-serif="" ;="" color:="" black;="">Director Christine Tibor visits
an ESL class at the New Life Presbyterian Community Church in Framingham. (BILL
POLO/GLOBE STAFF) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="byline1">By Susan Chaityn Lebovits | <span class="date1">November
4, 2007</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;" arial="" ,="" sans-serif="" ;="" color:="" black;="">One of <span style="" arial="" ,="" sans-serif="" ;="" font-weight:="" bold;="">Christine
Tibor</span>'s former students escaped from a Cambodian refugee camp;
another was a conductor for the St. Petersburg Symphony in Russia. But no
matter where they've been, all of her students are here for the same reason: to
learn English and have a better life in the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;" arial="" ,="" sans-serif="" ;="" color:="" black;="">The problem, said Tibor, director of the
Framingham English as a Second Language program for adults, is that although
the program is able to accommodate 620 students, she must turn away more than
500 every semester.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">To read the entire article, cut and paste the following
URL in your browser:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;" arial="" ,="" sans-serif="" ;="" color:="" blue;=""><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/11/04/clamoring_for_key_to_us/" target="_blank">http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/11/04/clamoring_for_key_to_us/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On November 25, a column in the Lowell Sun congratulated
Senator Steven Panagiotakos<span style=""> </span>for winning a
Special Recognition Award from MCAE</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" times="" new="" roman="" ,="" serif="" ;="">The Lowell Sun<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" times="" new="" roman="" ,="" serif="" ;="">Article Last
Updated: 11/26/2007 12:29:19 PM EST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" times="" new="" roman="" ,="" serif="" ;="">A Sun Staff Report <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" times="" new="" roman="" ,="" serif="" ;="">KUDOS GO to state Sen. Steven
Panagiotakos, who recently received a Special Recognition Award by the
Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" times="" new="" roman="" ,="" serif="" ;="">The award recognizes his long
support of Adult Basic Education and for his keeping Adult Basic Education a
legislative priority. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" times="" new="" roman="" ,="" serif="" ;="">According to Fred Abisi, director of
Lowell's Adult Education Program, "Steve Panagiotakos has been a friend of
Adult Basic Education throughout Massachusetts ever since his days on the
Lowell School Committee." <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" times="" new="" roman="" ,="" serif="" ;="">The Award was presented to the
senator at MCAE's annual conference, Network 2007, held at the Best Western
Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlboro last month. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" times="" new="" roman="" ,="" serif="" ;="">Contributing to The Column this week
were City Editor Christopher Scott, City Hall reporter Michael Lafleur and Statehouse
Bureau Chief Hillary Chabot.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Kenny Tamarkin
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Executive Director
<br>
MCAE
<br>
KTamarkin@mcae.net
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978-979-1906 <br>
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