NLA Info: Federal Legislation

[DJRosen at world.std.com]

[Cross-posted from NIFL-Family by David J. Rosen]

I attended a session at the NCFL conference last month in Dallas that had 
former Rep. Goodling and a current congressman who is a medical 
doctor...can't remember his name.  They urged all of us to contact our 
federal representatives (more emphasis on them than senators, for some 
reason)with the concerns that Laura mentions in her original message (below). 
 This is real.  The reason given by the panel was the lack of empirical 
evidence that such an expensive program makes a change....seems like even if 
you have good longitudinal data(like Hayes has), if you don't have an 
experimental design, you haven't proven anything. ..these types of studies 
are very expensive and difficult to conduct. I have more info, but do not 
have my notes with me.  Was anyone else on this list at that session?  
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Jan DeLay, Coordinator
Colorado Migrant Education Even Start 
830 S. Lincoln St.
Longmont, CO 80501
303-772-4420 ext. 203
FAX 303-776-0504
www.mees.org


In a message dated 4/11/01 3:05:27 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
Lbercovitz at irc-desplaines.org writes:


> I've been to meetings lately and there has been some concerns raised over
> two legislative issues.  One, that the new REA legislation proposed by
> President Bush has eliminated all reference to family literacy and two, the
> new block grant also proposed by President Bush has the potential to put
> Even Start funding/ programming into possible jeopardy at the state levels.
> 
> 
> Has anyone out there heard about this.  Is the information I've been hearing
> correct?  If so, what is happening at the national level?  Why is the
> president (who has been portrayed as a defender of family literacy)
> advocating for these changes?  
> 
> What can be done to intercept these legislative proposals and have family
> literacy back on the front burner?
> 
> Laura Bercovitz
> 
> 
> 
> 







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