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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><B><FONT COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial">From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL</FONT></B></P>
<P ALIGN=RIGHT><B><FONT COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial">Office of Vocational and Adult Education</FONT></B></P>
<P><B><I><FONT COLOR="#008000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Editor: Sarah Newcomb</FONT></I></B>
<BR><B><I><FONT COLOR="#008000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Production: Rose Tilghman</FONT></I></B>
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<P><I><B><FONT COLOR="#008000" FACE="Arial">November 8, 2001 </FONT> </B> </I>
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<P><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">FY '02 Appropriations</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Considered by Senate</FONT></B>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The Senate passed the FY 2002 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill on November 6 by a vote of 89-10 and appointed its members of the Conference Committee. The funding levels for adult education in the bill are unchanged. See budget table at<U> </U></FONT><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/budget.html" TARGET="_blank">http://www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/budget.html</A></FONT></U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT><U> </U></P>
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<P><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">GAO Report</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Focuses on</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Full Integration</FONT></B>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Mandatory partners in one-stop centers face barriers--including program requirements and financial concerns--that impede program integration, says a Government Accounting Office (GAO) report released last month. GAO, the investigative arm of Congress, prepared the report at the request of the Senate authorizing committee. Our Department's comments, included in the report, emphasize that full integration of programs envisioned by the Department of Labor and studied by GAO is not required by WIA. Other models, including coordination, also are acceptable under the statute. For links to the full text see</FONT><U> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.gao.gov" TARGET="_blank">http://www.gao.gov</A></FONT></U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> and search for GAO-02-72.</FONT><B></B><B></B></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Alternative </FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Assessments:</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">A Real Alternative?</FONT></B>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">A new Committee on Quality Measures for Alternative Assessments of Adult Literacy met October 27 at the National Academy of Sciences to begin its review of alternative assessments measuring and reporting learning gains in adult education. The project, cosponsored by OVAE and NIFL, will analyze current state efforts to develop performance-based assessments on broadened content and work/life skills standards (such as Equipped for the Future). A report, including a summary of the discussion and commissioned papers, is expected for our State Directors' meeting here in February.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Technology for</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Civics Education</FONT></B>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">PBS has developed and is marketing a</FONT><I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Pioneer Living Series</FONT></I><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> of videos</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman"> that cover civic participation, religious tolerance (including Islam), handling stereotypes, improving health & wellness, personal/career development, and achieving success in America.</FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Episode descriptions:</FONT><U> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.pbs.org/pioneerliving/schedule.htm" TARGET="_blank">http://www.pbs.org/pioneerliving/schedule.htm</A></FONT></U></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Professional reviews:</FONT><U> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.pbs.org/pioneerliving/testimonials.htm" TARGET="_blank">http://www.pbs.org/pioneerliving/testimonials.htm</A></FONT></U>
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<P><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Rudolph New </FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">LAC Director</FONT></B>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Elyse Barbell Rudolph, Deputy Executive Director of the Literacy Assistance Center (LAC) in New York, has been named Executive Director effective November 15. Rudolph replaces Michael Hirschhorn who has served as LAC's Executive Director for six years. Prior to joining LAC, Rudolph served as director of the New York City Professional Development Consortium.</FONT><FONT FACE="Courier New"></FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">For more see</FONT><U> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.lacnyc.org" TARGET="_blank">http://www.lacnyc.org</A></FONT></U></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><I><FONT COLOR="#008080" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">A Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and Literacy</FONT></I></B></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><I><FONT COLOR="#008080" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Office of Vocational and Adult Education</FONT></I></B></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><I><FONT COLOR="#008080" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">OVAE Homepage</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"></FONT></I></B><B><I><U> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><A HREF="http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/</A></FONT></U></I></B><I></I></P>
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