May 3, 2012

• Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) Report to Congress 2008-2009: Part 1, PDF (1.04MB) and Part 2, PDF (5.62MB)

April 19, 2012

The Administration's Proposal for Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins Act).

• Investing in America's Future: A Blueprint for Transforming Career and Technical Education [PDF, 846KB]: includes key changes from the current Perkins Act and highlights the administration's proposal for reauthorization that will usher in a new era of rigorous, relevant and results-driven CTE shaped by four core principles—Alignment, Collaboration, Accountability and Innovation.
• A two-page overview [PDF, 160KB] of the Blueprint
• Expanding Successful Career and Technical Education through Career Academies [PDF, 296KB]: an overview of a proposed program that would expose students to rigorous college preparatory and work-based career and technical curricula.

April 18, 2012

• ETA Notice of technical assistance resources for States, local areas, and tribal entities developing Career Pathway systems PDF

April 4, 2012

• Letter from the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor to promote and encourage the use of career pathways approaches as a promising strategy to help low-skilled youth and adults acquire marketable skills and industry-recognized credentials through better alignment of education, training and employment, and human and social services among public agencies, employers and other stakeholders. PDF (603K)

March 29, 2012

• OVAE Community College Webinar series: Community Colleges and Employer Partnerships and Improving Alignment between Secondary and Postsecondary Career and Technical Education PDF

March 7, 2012

• Improving Literacy and Numeracy Gains of WIA Youth Program Participants [PDF]
• Solicitation for Grant Applications for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative [PDF]

February 17, 2012

• Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Just Write! Guide a resource to increase familiarity with evidence-based writing instruction.

February 16, 2012

• Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education Program (NHCTEP), CFDA Number 84.259A [PDF]

• Native American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP), CFDA Number 84.101A [PDF]

• Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Career and Technical Institutions Program; Proposed Waivers and Extension of the Project Period (TCPCTIP), CFDA Number 84.245A [PDF]

• President Announces 2013 Budget Request for Career and Technical, and Adult Education

February 8, 2012

• Estimated Allocations for State Grants FY12 under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), Title II of the Workforce Investment Act PDF

January 30, 2012

• National Meeting for Adult Education State Directors, April 3-5 in Washington, DC

January 20, 2012

• Papers from Community College Virtual Symposium and Regional Summits

January 17, 2012

• Building on Foundations for Success: Guidelines for Improving Adult Mathematics Instruction PDF

January 4, 2012

• U.S. Department of Labor’s Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) available through the Workforce Innovation Fund (WIF) to support innovative employment and training service approaches.

December 23, 2011

• Adult Education 2007-2008 Report to Congress

December 22, 2011

• Adult Career Pathways Training and Support Center

November 7, 2011

• Online Discussion - Dec. 5-9: Courses to Employment: Community College-Nonprofit Partnership Approaches to Serving Low-Income Adults

• Online Discussion – Nov. 21-30: Issues in the Preparation and Professional Development of Practitioners Working with Adult English Language Learners

October 2011

• National Academy of Sciences: Improving Adult Literacy Instruction Options for Practice and Research

October 27, 2011

• Online Discussion on the LINCS Health Literacy List: How Groups Can Affect Health & Behavior

September 19, 2011

• The TEAL Project and Strategies for Research-Based Writing Instruction

September 12, 2011

• Tests Determined To Be Suitable for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education

August 31, 2011

• LINCS Online Discussion September 7-9: Redesigning Service Delivery to Increase Persistence and Improve Learning Outcomes for Adults with Special Learning Needs

August 24, 2011

• 2011 New State Directors Workshop

August 14, 2011

• Online Discussion: Using Video in Teaching and Staff Development

August 1, 2011

• ELL-U: Professional Development network for English for Speakers of Other Languages practitioners

July 1, 2011

• LINCS Regional Professional Development Centers RPDCs Grant Applications

June 20-24, 2011

• Online Discussion on Teacher Certification and Credentialing in Adult Education

May 19, 2011

• Estimated Adult Education State Award Amounts FY2011

May 13, 2011

• New Website for Teaching Effectiveness in Adult Literacy (TEAL)

April 20, 2011

• Community College Virtual Symposium

April 7, 2011

• Adult Education State Directors Meeting, May 10-12

March 23, 2011

• New publication: Adult Literacy Instruction: A Review of the Research

February 22, 2011

• New: Community-based Correctional Education Report: PDF (956K)
  A look at programs serving criminal offenders under community supervision

February 9, 2011

• Second Round of applications available for National Career Awareness Project

February 3, 2011

• OVAE Job Announcement: GS-14 Supervisory Education Program Specialist Application and Information for Non-status (external candidates) and Status (internal) candidates

February 28, 2011; March 9, 2011; March 23, 2011; and April 15, 2011

• Community College Regional Summits MS Word (31K)

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