[NLA] Thursday Notes, 11/29/01

[Newcomb, Sarah]

Yeahhhh!

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From: Tilghman, Rose [mailto:Rose.Tilghman at ed.gov]
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>From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL

Office of Vocational and Adult Education

Editor: Sarah Newcomb 
Production: Rose Tilghman 

November 29, 2001                               
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FY '02 Appropriations 
Conference to Meet 

The Congressional conference committee slated to iron out differences
between the House and Senate versions of the FY '02 Labor/HHS/Education
appropriations bill is expected to meet this week. No word on when the final
agreement is anticipated or when it could reach the House and Senate Floors.

Grant Helps ME 
Adult Learners 
Go To College 

Maine's Marshwood Adult Education program nailed down a grant last month to
help graduates of adult education programs and other nontraditional students
go to college. The $22,500 grant, renewable for five years from the Nellie
Mae Foundation will help prepare the learners for postsecondary classes.
Funds will fill in gaps in learners' knowledge, help them access financial
aid, prepare college applications and explore career choices. Contact
Marshwood at 207/384-5703.

AZ Teacher Named 
Family Literacy 
Teacher of the Year 

Gwendolyn Paul of Coolidge, AZ is the 2002 Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of
the Year, the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) and Toyota
announced November 1. Ms. Paul is a children's family literacy educator in
the Family and Child Education (FACE) program at Blackwater Community
School. FACE programs follow the national, four-component family literacy
model and address unique educational and cultural needs of Native American
families. Ms. Paul is a member of the Pima tribe. See http://www.famlit.org
<http://www.famlit.org> 

Free Health 
Literacy Lessons 

World Education has posted El Paso Community College's new health literacy
curriculum. It's built on a five-step model of adult education. The
curriculum includes lessons on a range of health issues for young and older
audiences and links to other online health literacy resources. See
http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/elpaso/index.htm
<http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/elpaso/index.htm>   

Shop Talk 
December 6 

Don't miss our festive "Shop Talk" December 6. 

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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/
<http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/>  

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