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Articles in September, 2004 issue of Report on Literacy Programs

• New ERIC research system opens after controversial demise of the old.(Educational Research Information Clearinghouse)
• Stronger connections needed between adult education, community colleges.
• Literacy materials.(ProLiteracy Worldwide's grants under National Book Scholarship Fund )(Brief Article)
• Health literacy.(Health Literacy Consulting's Health Literacy Month celebration)(Brief Article)
• Workforce development.(Verizon Communications Inc.'s grants)(Brief Article)
• Fraud awareness.(Federal Trade Commission's effort to educate Hispanic Americans about consumer fraud)(Brief Article)
• NABE director.(National Association for Bilingual Education)(Brief Article)
• Who Teaches Reading in Public Elementary Schools is a new Issue Brief from the National Center for Education Statistics.(Resources)(Brief Article)
• The Center for Applied Linguistics has two new products: Creating Access: Language and Academic Programs for Secondary School Newcomers.(Resources)(Language by Video: An Overview of Foreign Language Instructional Videos for Children)(Brief Article)
• Literacy & school libraries.(Education Department grants under Improving Literacy Through School Libraries program)(Brief Article)
• Hewlett Foundation.(Funding Opportunities)(William and Flora Hewlett Foundation)(Brief Article)
• Calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
• Financial literacy.(Brief Article)
• New Jersey initiative would expand offerings for pre-K children.(Early Launch Learning Initiative, Early Childhood Program Aid)(Brief Article)
• Fewer families on welfare, yet poverty rate on the rise.(Brief Article)
• DAEL job openings.(Division of Adult Education and Literacy)(Brief Article)
• FY05 funding.(Slants & Trends)(Senate Appropriations Committee's funding for fiscal year 2005)(Brief Article)
• Job/business opportunities.(Funding Opportunities)(Community Development Corporations)(Administration for Children and Families)(Brief Article)
• Administration draft spells out details of proposed community college plan.(Community-Based Job Training Grants)
• Mathematica Policy Research Inc.'s Lessons from the Early Head Start Fatherhood Demonstration Projects is part of the June Head Start Bulletin providing an overview of efforts to involve fathers more in the care of their own children.(Resources)(Early Hea
• Online book drive.(TD Waterhouse USA)(First Book)(Brief Article)
• Workforce challenges.(General Accountability Office's report)(Brief Article)
• AACC: community colleges raise tuition for '04-'05.(American Association of Community Colleges)(Brief Article)
• Barbara Bush Foundation.(Funding Opportunities)(Brief Article)
• Gifts-in-kind.(Funding Opportunities)(Gifts in Kind International)(Brief Article)
• Open for business.(Slants & Trends)(Educational Research Information Clearinghouse)(Brief Article)
• Senate panel clears Perkins renewal; block grant proposal is rejected.
• Do Child Characteristics Affect How Children Fare in Families Receiving and Leaving Welfare?(Resources)(Brief Article)
• Literacy projects.(Funding Opportunities)(Youth Service America)(Read Across America Day)(National Youth Service Day)(Brief Article)
• ELL students.(English-language learner)(Brief Article)
• Calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
• Literacy coalition to bestow awards on Verizon, McGraw.(National Coalition for Literacy to honor Harold McGraw, Jr. and Verizon Communications Inc. with Literacy Leadership Awards)(Brief Article)
• Developing the Young Bilingual Learner is a video to serve young children with a first language other than English.(Resources)(Brief Article)
• Senate panel strikes Even Start, adds community college funds.(Senate Appropriations Committee's fund allocation)
• Nation's governors launch plan to redesign high school.(National Governors Association)(Brief Article)
• Head Start grantee.(Funding Opportunities)
• Compassion fund.(Department of Health and Human Services' grants under Compassion Capital Fund)(Brief Article)
• Fla. minimum wage.(Brief Article)
• Head Start grantees.(Funding Opportunities)(Department of Health and Human Services)(Brief Article)
• Youth umbrella act.(Federal Youth Development Council)(Federal Youth Coordination Act)(White House Commission on Disadvantaged Youth)(Brief Article)
• Early literacy standards not met in many Pennsylvania programs.(Brief Article)
• The clock is ticking.(Slants & Trends)(speculations over passing of bills on literacy programs)(Brief Article)
• Newspaper readers.(Slants & Trends)(Brief Article)
• Illegal immigrants.(bill provides eligibility to apply for driver's license vetoed)(Brief Article)
• Rhode Island governor approves overhaul of adult literacy system.(Donald Carcieri)
• Family literacy group plans adolescent literacy effort.(National Center for Family Literacy)(Brief Article)
• At-risk youth.(Grant Awards)(Department of Labor)(Brief Article)
• Overtime regulations.(Brief Article)
• Another chance.(Second Chance Act to help former prisoners and children of incarcerated to adjust well in the society)(Brief Article)
• New NCL director.(National Coalition for Literacy, Leila Plassey )(Brief Article)