FOR RELEASE Contact: Jim Bradshaw (202) 401-1576
July 2, 1998
$345 MILLION AWARDED TO STATES FOR LITERACY,
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
The U.S. Department of Education announced today grants to states and territories totaling more than $345 million for both adult education and literacy programs.
More than four million adults are expected to be served by the literacy and basic education services through state-sponsored programs. The funds are allocated to individual states and territories based on a formula involving the adult population in need of basic education and literacy skills.
Grants range from nearly $39 million for California to $677,594 for Wyoming.
Patricia McNeil, assistant secretary for adult and vocational education noted that between 40 and 44 million people read at a level less than necessary for full participation in society and are in need of basic education and literacy assistance. Also, she said, the competitiveness of the United States is compromised in the workplace by the millions of Americans who are functionally or technologically illiterate.
"In a knowledge-based society, American workers by the thousands are still unable to operate a computer," McNeil said. "Many large business firms conduct in-house literacy programs to improve workers productivity and opportunity for advancement."
The department's division of Adult Education and Literacy selected National Literacy Day to call attention to the problem of illiteracy to spotlight the severity of the illiteracy problem and its detrimental effects of illiteracy on our society and to reach those who are illiterate to increase awareness of the free services and help available to them. The office also recognized and saluted the thousands of volunteers working to promote literacy.
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NOTE TO EDITORS: A list of the grant amounts and contact people for each is attached.
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Allotments for the Adult Education State-Administered Basic Grants Program |
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Fiscal Year 1998 Funds - Program Year 1999 (July 1, 1998 - June 30, 1999) |
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STATE OR OUTLYING AREA |
FY 1998 ALLOTMENT |
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ALABAMA |
$6,960,783 |
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ALASKA |
$674,453 |
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ARIZONA |
$4,525,470 |
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ARKANSAS |
$4,173,247 |
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CALIFORNIA |
$38,790,546 |
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COLORADO |
$3,213,863 |
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CONNECTICUT |
$3,964,196 |
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DELAWARE |
$1,031,876 |
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FLORIDA |
$18,159,212 |
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GEORGIA |
$9,874,430 |
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HAWAII |
$1,386,973 |
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IDAHO |
$1,334,468 |
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ILLINOIS |
$14,492,395 |
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INDIANA |
$7,350,726 |
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IOWA |
$3,180,621 |
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KANSAS |
$2,751,229 |
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KENTUCKY |
$6,652,370 |
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LOUISIANA |
$6,766,785 |
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MAINE |
$1,657,860 |
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MARYLAND |
$5,750,317 |
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MASSACHUSETTS |
$6,758,226 |
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MICHIGAN |
$11,654,356 |
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MINNESOTA |
$4,433,043 |
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MISSISSIPPI |
$4,650,317 |
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MISSOURI |
$7,105,759 |
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MONTANA |
$1,085,501 |
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NEBRASKA |
$1,797,163 |
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NEVADA |
$1,670,071 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE |
$1,357,614 |
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NEW JERSEY |
$9,920,006 |
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NEW MEXICO |
$2,189,047 |
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NEW YORK |
$24,030,656 |
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NORTH CAROLINA |
$10,371,567 |
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NORTH DAKOTA |
$991,588 |
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OHIO |
$14,103,969 |
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OKLAHOMA |
$4,375,586 |
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OREGON |
$3,215,666 |
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PENNSYLVANIA |
$15,898,856 |
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RHODE ISLAND |
$1,681,765 |
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SOUTH CAROLINA |
$5,748,445 |
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SOUTH DAKOTA |
$1,061,373 |
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TENNESSEE |
$8,346,941 |
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TEXAS |
$24,550,571 |
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UTAH |
$1,670,139 |
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VERMONT |
$834,395 |
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VIRGINIA |
$8,255,055 |
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WASHINGTON |
$4,805,675 |
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WEST VIRGINIA |
$3,339,039 |
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WISCONSIN |
$5,731,458 |
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WYOMING |
$677,594 |
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
$1,126,997 |
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PUERTO RICO |
$7,985,487 |
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AMERICAN SAMOA |
$182,549 |
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VIRGIN ISLANDS |
$300,181 |
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GUAM |
$265,434 |
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NORTHERN MARIANAS |
$175,091 |
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PALAU |
$100,000 |
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MICRONESIA |
$100,000 |
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MARSHALL ISLANDS |
$100,000 |
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UNITED STATES |
$345,339,000 |
Division of Adult Education and Literacy
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
U.S. Department of Education
Washington, D.C. 20202-7240
Phone: 202/205-8270
State Directors of Adult Education
Mr. Bobby B. Dees, State Administrator
GED Testing Program/ABE
Montgomery, AL 36130
334/242-8181
Ms. Marsha Partlow
State Supervisor, Adult Basic Education
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
907/465-3240
Ms. Karen Liersch
State Director, Adult Education
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
602/542-5280
Mr. Garland Hankins, Deputy Director
Adult Education Section
Little Rock, AR. 72201-1083
501/682-1970 or 1978
Ms. Joan Polster
Director
Adult Educational Options & Safe Schools
Sacramento, CA 95814
916/322-5055
cc: Mr. Richard Stiles
Acting Administrator for Adult Ed.
Sacramento, CA 95814
916/327-1022
Ms. Dian Bates
State Director, ABE
Division of Adult Education
Denver, CO 80203
303/866-6609 or 6611
Ms. Roberta Pawloski
Chief, Bureau of Adult
Education and Training
Middletown, CT 06457-1543
860/638-4035
Dr. Fran Tracy-Mumford
State Supervisor
Adult and Community Education
Dover, DE 19903-1402
302/739-3743 or 4681
Dr. Mary-Elizabeth Beach
Director, Categorical Programs & Development
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/724-4980
Ms. Leatricia A. Williams
Program Director
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
850/488-6622
Dr. Jean DeVard-Kemp
Assistant Commissioner for
Adult Literacy
Department of Technical and A.E.
Atlanta, GA 30345-4304
404/679-1635
Mr. Arthur Kaneshiro
Director, School Improvement/
Community Leadership Group
Honolulu, HI 96813
808/586-3124
Dr. Shirley T. Spencer
Director, Adult Education Coordinator/GED Administrator
Boise, ID 83720-0027
208/332-6800
Mr. Daniel Miller
Division Administrator
Community & Family Partnerships
Springfield, IL 62777
217/782-370
Ms. Linda Warner
Director, Division of Adult Education
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
317/232-0522
Mr. Donald L. Wederquist
Consultant
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
515/281-3671
Ms. Janet Stotts
Adult Education Consultant
Topeka, KS 66612
913/296-3192
Dr. Cheryl King, Commissioner
KY Department for Adult Education
and Literacy
Frankfort, KY 40601
502/564-5114
Ms. Donna Nola-Ganey
Acting Director, Bureau of Adult and
Community Education
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
504/342-3336
Dr. Paul (Randy) Walker
Director, Division of Adult and Community Education
Bureau of Applied Technology & Adult Learning
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
207/287-5854
cc: Mr. Robert Crotzer
State Coordinator of ABE
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
207/287-5854
Mr. Charles Talbert, Chief
Division of Career Technology
and Adult Learning - 3rd Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410/767-0160
Mr. Robert Bickerton, Director
Adult and Community Service
Malden, MA 02148-5023
781/388-3300, ext 429
Ms. Naomi Bryson, Interim Director
Office of Adult Extended Learning Service
Lansing, MI 48909
517/373-8358
Dr. Barry Shaffer, Director
Adult Basic Education
St. Paul, MN 55101
612/297-7910
Ms. Eloise J. Richardson
Director of Adult Literacy
State Board for Community
and Junior Colleges
Jackson, MS 39211
601/982-6687
Mr. Elvin Long
Director, Adult Education
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-0887
Mr. David C. Huff
Director, Adult Basic Education
Helena, MT 59602-2501
406/444-4396
cc: Mr. James Burns
Adult Basic Education
Helena, MT 59620-2501
406/444-4396
Ms. Vicki Bauer, Director,
Adult & Community Education
Lincoln, NE 68509
402/471-4807
Dr. Vicky Ramakka
Adult Education Consultant
Carson City, NV 89710
702/687-9167
Mr. Art Ellison, Administrator
Bureau of Adult Education
Concord, NH 03301
603/271-6698
Ms. Arlene Roth
Director, Office of Specialized Populations
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
609/633-9715
Ms. Patricia Chavez
State Director, ABE
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505/827-6672
Ms. Jean C. Stevens
Assistant Commissioner
Office of Workforce Preparation
and Continuing Education
Albany, New York 12234
518/474-3981
cc: Dr. Barbara Shay
Office of Workforce Preparation
and Continuing Education
Albany, NY 12234
518/474-5808
Dr. Randy Whitfield
Director, Department of Community Colleges
Raleigh, NC 27063-1379
919/733-7051
Mr. David Massey
Director, Adult Education
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
701/328-2393
Mr. James A. Bowling
Assistant Director, Division of
Vocational and Adult Education, ODE
Worthington, OH 43085-4087
614/466-5015
Ms. Linda Young
Director, Lifelong Learning
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
405/521-3321
Ms. Sharlene Walker
Team Leader, Human Resource Partnerships
Office of Community College Services
Salem, OR 97310-0203
503/378-8648, ext 368
Ms. Cheryl Keenan
Director, Bureau of Adult,
Basic and Literacy Education
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
717/772-3737
Mr. Robert Mason
Adult Education Specialist
Providence, RI 02903-3400
401/222-4600, ext 2180
Mr. Sam Drew, State Director
Office of Community Education
Columbia, SC 29201
803/734-8071
cc: Dr. Nancy C. Dunlap
Senior Executive Assistant for Collaboration
Columbia, SC 29201
803/734-8071
Mr. Gene K. Dickson
State Administrator of ABE/GED/Literacy
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
605/773-4716
Mr. Phil White , Executive Director
Division of Adult and Community Education
Nashville, TN 37243-0387
615/741-7054
Dr. Pavlos Roussos, Program Director
Division of A.E./Employment Training,
Funding, and Compliance
Austin, TX 78701
512/463-9294
cc: Dr. Deborah Stedman
Division Director
Adult/Community Education Programs
Austin, TX 78701
512/463-9447
Mr. Larry Horyna
State Director
Adult Education Services
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111-3204
801/538-7824
cc: Ms. Shauna South
Adult Education Specialist
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3204
801/538-7824
Ms. Sandra Robinson
Chief, Adult Education Unit
Montpelier, VT 05602
802/828-3134
Dr. Lennox L. McLendon
Associate Director
Adult and Employment Training
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
804/225-2293
Mr. Israel David Mendoza, Director
Office of Adult Literacy
Olympia, WA 98504-2495
360/753-366
Ms. Kathi Polis
Assistant Director, Adult Education
Charleston, WV 25305
304/558-6318
Mr. Edward Chin, State Director
Madison, WI 53707-7874
608/266-1770
cc: Ms. Mary Ann Jackson
ABE Consultant
Madison, WI 53707-7874
608/267-9684
Ms. Karen Ross-Milmont
Coordinator, ABE, GED, and Voc. Education
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
307/777-3545