NLA Info: Thursday Notes, 11/18/99

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[Cross-posted from library-lit]

>From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Editor: Sarah Newcomb
Production: Rose Tilghman

November 18, 1999
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Appropriators May Increase Adult Ed; Fund EL/Civics

At press time, it appears that the House and Senate may agree to increase
the adult education state grants program and provide some funding for a
version of On Common Ground, the Administration's English literacy/civics
initiative. Discussions between the Administration and Congress are 
ongoing concerning a proposed across-the-board reduction in federal agency
funding that Congress wants to include in the FY 2000 Labor-HHS-Education
appropriations bill.

ESL Enrollment Leads Adult Ed for Third Year

English literacy (ESL) is the nation's largest adult education program for
the third consecutive year, states report. ESL outpaced adult basic
education and adult secondary education in enrollment in 1995-96. ESL
far exceeded enrollment in other adult education programs in 1996-97 and
again in 1997-98, the most recent year for which data is available.
Mirroring a national trend, 44 percent fewer adult education students
obtained citizenship and 10 percent fewer registered to vote in 1997-98
than in 1996-1997, according to state reports. See Citizenship Rates
Lowest This Century in 10/21/99 issue.

McNeil Meets with New State Directors

Assistant Secretary Patricia W. McNeil took questions from the new
State Directors group during an open forum November 17 as part of the New
State Directors Management Workshop. Highlights of November 18's schedule
include presentations by three current State directors: Shirley Spencer
(ID); Lennox McClendon (VA); and Fran Tracy-Mumford (DE). Also presenting
were NAEPDC executive director Judy Koloski and researcher Judy Alamprese.
Sixteen new state directors and staff participated.

ED Gets New Deputy Secretary

President Clinton will nominate Frank S. Holleman, III of Greenville,
South Carolina to succeed Mike Smith as Deputy Secretary of Education. The
Deputy Secretary is chief operating officer of the Department and
principal advisor to the Secretary on program policies and budget. Smith
is returning to his teaching career at Stanford. Holleman served as
Secretary Riley's Chief of Staff at the Department from 1994-1998. He
holds a Bachelor's degree from Furman University, a Juris Doctor degree
from Harvard Law School and a Master of Science degree from the London
School of Economics and Political Science. Holleman has been a
gubernatorial appointee in a variety of State capacities related to
education and sits on a number of advisory boards.

Iowa Masters MOUs

Stumped by development of memoranda of understanding? Iowa may have
the answer in the form of new WIA Title II guidelines for MOUs for local
programs. Check them out at http://www.readiowa.org then click on
"What's New" and go to "Title II Memorandum of Understanding Guidelines."
News tip by John Hartwig.
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A Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and Literacy
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
OVAE Homepage http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/