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Illinois Literacy (2007, Fall)
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In this issue of the Illinois Literacy newsletter you will read about how being laid off was the best thing that ever happened to one man because then he had to learn to read, and how a young woman with four young children managed to go back to school to learn to read. Also, Secretary of State Jesse White awarded more than $6 million in grants to 167 local literacy projects in Illinois. Grants included those for Adult/Volunteer Literacy programs, Family Literacy projects and Workplace Skills Enhancement programs. Plus, a student makes literacy her senior project, and libraries partner with literacy programs. On behalf of Secretary of State Jesse White, Illinois State Library Director Anne Craig, along with Illinois Press Association (IPA) Executive Director David Bennett, presented awards to 10 outstanding adult literacy students and 10 volunteer tutors at the Spotlight on Achievement and Service Awards.
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- Education: Adult and continuing education: Adult education
- Education: English as a second language
- Education: Literacy
- Government finance and taxes: State finance: Grants made by states
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.Secretary of State Jesse White recently awardedmore than $6 million in grants to local literacy projects in Illinois. Grants included those forAdult/Volunteer Literacy programs, Family Literacy projects and Workplace Skills Enhancement programs. ADULT/VOLUNTEER LITERACY More than $4.2million was awarded to programs to provide training for volunteers who tutor adults over age inbasic reading, math, writing or language skills. Following is an example of an Adult/Volunteer pro-gram funded last year and how it has changed person's life: Maytag factory in rural southern Illinois closed,resulting in the loss of more than 1,000 jobs. One employee was told he would have to complete severalforms to get assistance in obtaining another job. "They set me in this room and, well, you can imagine,there's all this paperwork needed to fill out to get help," he said. "It hit me that it was over. told them,'I can't do it. If you want me to fill these out you're going to have to help me. can't read. jus
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Organization: Illinois State Library
Gwendolyn Brooks Building
300 South Second Street
Springfield, IL 62701-1796
Phone: 800-665-5576
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