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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><B><I><FONT COLOR="#008080" SIZE=5 FACE="Arial">Thursday Notes</FONT></I></B></P>
<P ALIGN=RIGHT><B><FONT COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial">From the D</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial">ivision of</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial">A</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial">dult</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial">E</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial">ducation and</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial">L</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial">iteracy</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">April 4, 2002</FONT> </B> </I>
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<P><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Secretary Visits</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">OVAE First</FONT></B>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Secretary of Education Rod Paige paid a visit to the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) on March 26. OVAE was the first office Secretary Paige called on as he began a series of visits in the Department. In his remarks, the Secretary stressed that "No Child Left Behind" really means "no American left behind." Paige said he expects vocational and adult education to receive more emphasis in the coming months.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">WY Governor</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Vetoes Adult Ed</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">For Workforce Agency</FONT></B>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Using his line-item veto power, Wyoming Governor Jim Geringer (R) vetoed the transfer of adult and vocational education programs to a newly designed Department of Workforce Services. The transfer was to begin April 1, 2002. His veto still allows the state legislature one more session in which to consider further changes. Other programs vetoed for transfer under House Enrolled Act 47 include administration of the TANF block grant, community services block grant, and seven other full-time positions. Contact Rachel Girt at 307/777-7437.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Free Money Management</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Curriculum Available</FONT></B>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Get your free</FONT><I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Money Management and Home-buying Readiness Sourcebook for Teachers of ESOL and ABE.</FONT></I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The sourcebook walks teachers and program coordinators through elements of implementing a housing/homeownership/money management class or unit. The Adult Literacy Resource Institute and Fannie Mae Foundation developed the curriculum. Literacy skills embedded in lessons like</FONT><I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Navigating the Banking System</FONT></I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">include reading, listening, speaking, writing and math as well as content knowledge needed to buy a home.</FONT><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT></B> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Contact</FONT><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT></B> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">1-800-665-0012. At press time, the sourcebook was not available on the web.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">More Dangerous</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Than Smoking?</FONT></B>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Health Literacy pros: what's more dangerous than smoking, high blood pressure or heart disease? It's lack of exercise, says a new study from the</FONT><I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">New England</FONT></I><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT><I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Journal of Medicine</FONT></I><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> summarized in the</FONT><I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Washington Post.</FONT></I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The research shows poor physical fitness is a better predictor of death than many dreaded diseases. Couch potato subjects who started to exercise, however, dropped their death risk by a higher proportion than any other group. Doctors rarely recommend exercise, the study finds. Realizing its benefits could be an important part of an effective health literacy curriculum. See</FONT><U> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com" TARGET="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com</A></FONT></U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> and go to</FONT><I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Health</FONT></I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">for March 26.</FONT></P>
<P><B><I><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Shop Talk</FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">April 4</FONT></B>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Join us April 4 for</FONT><I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Shop Talk</FONT></I><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> at our regular times.</FONT>
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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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