[Nesabes] FW: Commission Papers Released Today

[Bower, Carol]

I think you will find both of these research articles of  particular
interest.  Please be sure to review the article "Challenges in Assessing
for Postsecondary Readiness" out of University of Kansas.

 

Carol

 

Carol Bower

Director, Northeast SABES

Northern Essex Community College

45 Franklin Street

Lawrence, MA 01840

978-738-7301

 

"SABES: Training Leaders in Adult Basic Education"

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Subject: Commission Papers Released Today

Colleagues,

The following release has gone out regarding the Commission's two recent
research papers.

Gail

 

 

 

 

 

NEWS RELEASE (December 14, NYC) -- Two new papers prepared for the
National Commission on Adult Literacy were released today by the Council
for Advancement of Adult Literacy:

 

THE FISCAL CONSEQUENCES OF ADULT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (66 pages) was
prepared for the Commission's December 4th meeting by a team of
researchers from the Center for Labor Management Studies of Northeastern
University, under the leadership of Commissioner Andrew Sum. The report
studies the earnings of adults according to their level of education
achievement in terms of the impact those earnings have on the fiscal
affairs of the states and the lives of individuals. Appendix E of the
report gives estimates of annual net fiscal contributions of adults by
education attainment level for the 13 largest states. The report
findings have major implications for the purposes and conduct of the
nation's adult education and literacy enterprise at all levels of
service. The report should also be of high interest to state and federal
polilcymakers and planners, as well as the business community.

CHALLENGES IN ASSESSING FOR POSTSECONDARY READINESS (26 pages) was also
developed for the Commission's December 4th meeting. This Policy Brief
was prepared by Daryl F. Mellard and Gretchen Anderson of the Division
of Adult Studies, Center for Research on Learning, University of Kansas.
It examines the major assessments in use today to measure adult learning
gains and determine student placements - e.g., BEST, CASAS, TABE,
COMPASS, ASSET, and ACCUPLACER in terms of their uses and how they well
they align with postsecondary education entry requirements. Special
attention is given to the GED. The authors identify several problems and
challenges as well as recommendations to resolve them.

 

The two papers are available in PDF from the Publications page of the
websites of the Commission and of CAAL:
www.nationalcommissiononadultliteracy.org or www.caalusa.org. Both
publications are also available in bound form from CAAL (contact
bheitner at caalusa.org for ordering instructions.)

 

The work of the National Commission on Adult Literacy is funded by the
Dollar General Corporation, The Mc-Graw-HIll Companies, Harold W.
McGraw, Jr., the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Ford Foundation,
and individual donors. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gail Spangenberg

President

Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy

1221 Avenue of the Americas - 46th Fl

New York, NY 10020

212-512-2362, F: 212-512-2610

www.caalusa.org

 





 

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