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

June 6, 2002				
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Keenan Arrives,
Sets Priorities 
for DAEL

Newly appointed division director Cheryl Keenan arrived in her Division of
Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL) office this week. In a move to hit the
ground running, she established several long-term priorities and immediate
operational priorities. Larger issues include reauthorization, improving
program quality, and realigning management structures. Operational issues
include moving forward with public meetings on reauthorization, completing
agreements with the states on performance levels, making grant funds
available to states on July 1 and completing Community Technology Centers
grant awards. Welcome, Cheryl!

$15M in CTC
Grants Available

Community Technology Centers (CTC) grants totaling $15M are available for
eligible applicants, the Department announced June 4. The CTC program helps
eligible applicants create or expand centers to provide disadvantaged
residents of economically distressed urban or rural communities access to
technology and the training to use it. This year's competition requires
applicants to offer adult education and family literacy activities through
technology and the Internet. Approximately 83 grants are expected and the
deadline for applications for this competition is July 19. Download notice
and application forms at
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/index.html

Welfare Developments
on Capitol Hill

As welfare reauthorization moves to the Senate this month, a number of
Members are promoting the potential of adult education for moving people off
the welfare rolls. A May 23 letter sent by 20 Senators to the Chairman and
Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senators Max Baucus (D-MT)
and Charles Grassley (R-IA), advocates counting vocational, postsecondary
and adult basic education, including GED, English literacy and literacy
activities toward work requirements. The Senate Finance Committee has
jurisdiction over welfare reform in the Senate. Meanwhile, Senator Olympia
Snowe (R-ME) introduced legislation that would allow clients to take up to
two years of vocational education to help themselves off welfare. Under that
bill, clients could count vocational and postsecondary education toward the
entire work requirement for up to 24 months. Contact
<mailto:jon.weintraub at ed.gov>

NRS Training
Sessions on Now

If you're still scratching your head about National Reporting System (NRS)
requirements, help is on the way. Just register for one of four
OVAE-sponsored training sessions held: June 21-22 in San Diego; June 27-29
in New Orleans; July 11-13 in Oakbrook, IL; and July 15-17 in Washington.
There is "homework" you will need to do before and after the training. To
register, contact <mailto:dshaewitz at air.org> or <mailto:azaida at air.org>
Questions about pre-training activities go to mailto:lcondelli at air.org>

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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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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">June 6, =
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FACE=3D"Arial">___________________________________</FONT></B>
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<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Keenan =
Arrives,</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Sets Priorities =
</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">for =
DAEL</FONT></B>
</P>

Newly appointed division director =
Cheryl Keenan arrived in her Division of Adult Education and Literacy =
(DAEL) office this week. In a move to hit the ground running, she =
established several long-term priorities and immediate operational =
priorities. Larger issues include reauthorization, improving program =
quality, and realigning management structures. Operational issues =
include moving forward with public meetings on reauthorization, =
completing agreements with the states on performance levels, making =
grant funds available to states on July 1 and completing Community =
Technology Centers grant awards. Welcome, Cheryl!

<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">$15M in =
CTC</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Grants =
Available</FONT></B>
</P>

Community Technology Centers (CTC) =
grants totaling $15M are available for eligible applicants, the =
Department announced June 4. The CTC program helps eligible applicants =
create or expand centers to provide disadvantaged residents of =
economically distressed urban or rural communities access to technology =
and the training to use it. This year's competition requires applicants =
to offer adult education and family literacy activities through =
technology and the Internet. Approximately 83 grants are expected and =
the deadline for applications for this competition is July 19. Download =
notice and application forms at <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/index.ht=
ml" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcement=
s/index.html</A>

<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Welfare =
Developments</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">on Capitol =
Hill</FONT></B>
</P>

As welfare reauthorization moves to =
the Senate this month, a number of Members are promoting the potential =
of adult education for moving people off the welfare rolls. A May 23 =
letter sent by 20 Senators to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the =
Senate Finance Committee, Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Charles =
Grassley (R-IA), advocates counting vocational, postsecondary and adult =
basic education, including GED, English literacy and literacy =
activities toward work requirements. The Senate Finance Committee has =
jurisdiction over welfare reform in the Senate. Meanwhile, Senator =
Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced legislation that would allow clients to =
take up to two years of vocational education to help themselves off =
welfare. Under that bill, clients could count vocational and =
postsecondary education toward the entire work requirement for up to 24 =
months. Contact &lt;<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:jon.weintraub at ed.gov">mailto:jon.weintraub at ed.gov</A>&gt;=

<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">NRS =
Training</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Sessions on =
Now</FONT></B>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">If you're still scratching your head =
about National Reporting System (NRS) requirements, help is on the way. =
Just register for one of four OVAE-sponsored training sessions held: =
June 21-22 in San Diego; June 27-29 in New Orleans; July 11-13 in =
Oakbrook, IL; and July 15-17 in Washington. There is =
&quot;homework&quot; you will need to do before and after the training. =
To register, contact</FONT><U></U><U><I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Times New Roman">&lt;<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:dshaewitz at air.org">mailto:dshaewitz at air.org</A>&gt;</FONT=
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<FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Times New Roman">&lt;<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:azaida at air.org">mailto:azaida at air.org</A>&gt;</FONT></I><=
/U><I></I><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> Questions about pre-training =
activities go to</FONT><U></U><U><I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Times New Roman"><A =
HREF=3D"mailto:lcondelli at air.org">mailto:lcondelli at air.org</A>&gt;</FONT=
></I></U></P>
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FACE=3D"Arial">A Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and =
Literacy</FONT></I></B></P>

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