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Join us for the Resource Retriever Archive Grand Opening anytime beginning March 26th.We encourage you to peruse the digests at your leisure and read more about the resources that are of interest to you. 

DRAFT National Educational Technology Plan 2010 , Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology (PDF document, 1.48 MB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
The DRAFT National Educational Technology Plan (NETP) calls for revolutionary transformation rather than evolutionary tinkering. Just as technology is at the core of virtually every aspect of our daily lives and work, we must leverage it to provide engaging and powerful learning experiences, content, and resources and assessments that measure student achievement in more complete, authentic, and meaningful ways. For more information or to view the Executive Summary, go to http://www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010.

2002 Series GED Tests to Continue (PDF document, 35 KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
National Needs Alter Plans for GED 5th Edition Test
FAQs about the Continuation of the 2002 GED Tests (PDF document, 1.58 KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)

US Dept. of Labor Announces Worker Health Insurance Payments in MD and 3 other States (PDF document, 1.48 MB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
US Department of Labor announces $2.4 million grant to provide Maryland, Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina workers with health insurance payments

Senate Confirms Brenda Dann-Messier as the US Dept. of Education Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education (PDF document, 813 KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
Messier has served as president of the Providence, R. I. program Dorcas Place for the past 10 years. Nearly 1,000 students each year are enrolled in day and evening adult basic education, English language learning and GED classes; college transition programs at two campuses of the Community College of Rhode Island; family literacy and after-school programs to enhance the learning gains of children in local elementary schools; and workforce literacy training.

Issue Brief: English Literacy of Foreign-Born Adult in the United States 2003 (PDF document, 191 KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)

1 in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections, Maryland Fact Sheet by the Pew Center on the States (PDF document, 75 KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)

Adult Learning in Focus: National and State-by-State Data (PDF document, 1.62 MB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
This comprehensive report produced by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) and The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) contains national and state-by-state data on adult learning. Included are data and comparative charts on adult educational attainment, adult learning participation, affordability, accessibility and aspiration. How well does Maryland serve adult learners? See Maryland Profile of Adult Learners (PDF document, 53 KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)

Basic Reading Skills and the Literacy of the America's Least Literate Adults (PDF document, 1.5 MB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) Supplemental Studies

Revisions to the Maryland State Plan for The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and Sections of the Approved Maryland Unified Plan, FY 2010 (PDF document, 105 KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)

Organizational Chart, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation(PDF document, 98 KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free)