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Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Editor: Sarah Newcomb
Production: Rose Tilghman

March 21, 2002				
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Assistant Secretary 
To Testify on 
Workforce Transition

Assistant Secretary Carol D'Amico is slated to testify at House FY '03
appropriations hearings based on the theme The High School and Transition
into the Workforce April 25. In a groundbreaking step, also testifying with
her will be the Assistant Secretaries representing the Offices of Elementary
and Secondary Education, Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, and
Postsecondary Education as well as Education Research and Improvement.
Following her appearance, Dr. D'Amico's testimony will be posted on our new
website at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/AdultEd/index.html

DOL Policy to Revise 
Performance Targets

States can revise agreed upon performance levels during the year in which
they apply under certain conditions, according to a new policy set by the US
Department of Labor. Under the new policy, a Governor may request a revision
in one or more agreed upon performance levels at any time before the end of
the program year for which the revised levels would apply. Unanticipated
circumstances that could support such a change include changes in economic
conditions, participant characteristics, and service delivery design. The
rigorous review process for requests is outlined at http://www.doleta.gov
OVAE is working on a similar policy for current-year revisions.  

Language Assistance
Beneficial, Expensive

The Office of Management and Budget's new report on the cost-benefit of
language assistance for limited English-speaking persons (LEPs) says that
assistance does expand access to programs for these individuals--but it can
be expensive. Language assistance can help make the distribution of
government services to LEPs more effective, especially in public health and
safety programs, the report says. It recommends an emphasis on assistance
for Spanish-speakers, the majority of LEPs. Clear federal standards for
providing services are key to cost control, the report indicates. See
http://www.omb.gov/inforeg/regpol.html  Scroll down to Report to Congress.

Do Adults Have
To Get Old?

Recent research shows that degeneration once thought to be inevitable in
"old age" may not be so inevitable after all. There's evidence that many of
aging's negative consequences actually may be the result of poor choices we
made earlier in life, not the result of disease. So there's hope to control
them. One thing to do, according to a Newsweek recap of research--is learn!
Education has been shown to protect against cognitive decline in people
under 65 and may stave off mental decline even later. See
http://www.msnbc.com/news/621399.asp

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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/

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<P ALIGN=3DRIGHT><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#008080" FACE=3D"Arial">From the =
D</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#008080" FACE=3D"Arial">ivision of</FONT> <FONT =
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COLOR=3D"#008080" FACE=3D"Arial">iteracy</FONT></B></P>

<P ALIGN=3DRIGHT><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#008080" FACE=3D"Arial">Office of =
Vocational and Adult Education</FONT></B></P>

<P><B><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#008000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Editor: Sarah =
Newcomb</FONT></I></B>
<BR><B><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#008000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Production: =
Rose Tilghman</FONT></I></B>
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<P><I><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#008000" FACE=3D"Arial">March 21, =
2002</FONT>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
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FACE=3D"Arial">___________________________________</FONT></B>
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<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Assistant =
Secretary </FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">To Testify on =
</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Workforce =
Transition</FONT></B>
</P>

Assistant Secretary Carol D'Amico is =
slated to testify at House FY '03 appropriations hearings based on the =
theme The High School and =
Transition into the Workforce =
April 25. In a groundbreaking step, also testifying with her will be =
the Assistant Secretaries representing the Offices of Elementary and =
Secondary Education, Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, and =
Postsecondary Education as well as Education Research and Improvement. =
Following her appearance, Dr. D'Amico's testimony will be posted on our =
new website at <A HREF=3D"http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/AdultEd/index.html" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/AdultEd/index.html</A><=
/FONT>

<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">DOL Policy to =
Revise </FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Performance =
Targets</FONT></B>
</P>

States can revise agreed upon =
performance levels during the year in which they apply under certain =
conditions, according to a new policy set by the US Department of =
Labor. Under the new policy, a Governor may request a revision in one =
or more agreed upon performance levels at any time before the end of =
the program year for which the revised levels would apply. =
Unanticipated circumstances that could support such a change include =
changes in economic conditions, participant characteristics, and =
service delivery design. The rigorous review process for requests is =
outlined at <A HREF=3D"http://www.doleta.gov" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.doleta.gov</A>&nbsp; OVAE is working on a similar policy for =
current-year revisions.&nbsp;

<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Language =
Assistance</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Beneficial, =
Expensive</FONT></B>
</P>

The Office of Management and Budget's =
new report on the cost-benefit of language assistance for limited =
English-speaking persons (LEPs) says that assistance does expand access =
to programs for these individuals--but it can be expensive. Language =
assistance can help make the distribution of government services to =
LEPs more effective, especially in public health and safety programs, =
the report says. It recommends an emphasis on assistance for =
Spanish-speakers, the majority of LEPs. Clear federal standards for =
providing services are key to cost control, the report indicates. =
See <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.omb.gov/inforeg/regpol.html" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.omb.gov/inforeg/regpol.html</A><=
FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp; Scroll down to Report to Congress.

<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Do Adults =
Have</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">To Get =
Old?</FONT></B>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Recent research shows that =
degeneration once thought to be inevitable in "old age" may not be so =
inevitable after all. There's evidence that many of aging's negative =
consequences actually may be the result of poor choices we made earlier =
in life, not the result of disease. So there's hope to control them. =
One thing to do, according to a</FONT><I> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">Newsweek</FONT></I><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> recap of =
research--is learn! Education has been shown to protect against =
cognitive decline in people under 65 and may stave off mental decline =
even later. See</FONT><U> <FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman"><A HREF=3D"http://www.msnbc.com/news/621399.asp" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.msnbc.com/news/621399.asp</A></FONT></U></P=
>
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<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><B><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#008080" SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial">A Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and =
Literacy</FONT></I></B></P>

<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><B><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#008080" SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Office of Vocational and Adult =
Education</FONT></I></B></P>

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SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial"><A HREF=3D"http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/" =
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