Hi, all, I hope everyone had a great International Literacy Day yesterday! You may be interested in sharing this September 8 Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity commentary, Adult Basic Skills Programs: A Crucial Tool in Fighting Poverty, with your networks. Written by Steve Reder, it highlights adult education programs and includes several links to new reports and innovative programs. If you haven't seen our new NCL blog on International Literacy Day yet, please check it out, too! We have also added to our Adult Education and Family Literacy Week resources page this week and encourage you to stop by to see the latest. Margaret Margaret Patterson, PhD NCL board secretary Senior Researcher R-ALLY: Research Allies for Lifelong Learning Vienna, VA 703-399-5948 www.researchallies.org