> > > Dear Colleagues, > > This issue of the NCAL Newsletter carries two features: the leadership shift of Johan Uvin from OCTAE to the Institute for Educational Leadership, and an effort by the Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy to make the case for increased visibility and funding for family literacy. News In Brief and Events and Other Resources include an action item on the new Jobs Act. Numerous other items include announcement of the Inaugural Education Innovation and Research Competition of 2017, changes at ERIC, new work from the Migration Policy Institute, New Skills for Youth, formation of a new International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, a major new report on developing America’s frontline workers, leadership at LaGuardia Community College, latest PIAAC resources, UNESCO’s Using Libraries to Support National Literacy, and a wide variety of new resources from the U.S. Department of Education. > > We draw your attention to the ENews action item on the recently introduced Jobs Act. This item refers to S.206, which would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the Secretary of Education to award Pell grants for certain job training purposes. To examine the bill, go to Congress.gov <http://congress.gov/> and search for S.206. > > To access ENews #19 of Jan. 27, go to http://www.ncalamerica.org/enews.html <http://www.ncalamerica.org/enews.html>, and select the first item in the newsletter listing. > > > > Gail Spangenberg > President > National Council for Adult Learning > 440 East 23rd St - Ste 11c > New York, NY 10010 > gspangenberg@ncalamerica.org <mailto:gspangenberg@ncalamerica.org> > > >