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New Innovations and Best Practices under the Workforce Investment Act

Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness Subcommittee | 2175 Rayburn H.O.B Washington, DC | May 5, 2009 10:00am

On Tuesday, May 5, the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness held a hearing to examine best practices for improving adult education and family literacy. This is the fourth hearing the committee is holding as it works toward reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act, which provides job training, education programs, vocational rehabilitation and other services to Americans.

Opening Statements

Rubén Hinojosa (TX)

Witnesses

David Beré, president and chief strategy officer
Dollar General Corporation
Goodlettsville, TN

Kathy Cooper, Policy Associate
Office of Adult Basic Education
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Olympia, WA

Martin Finsterbusch, Executive Director
VALUE, Inc. (Voice of Adult Learners United to Educate)
Media, PA

Donna Kinerney, Ph.D., Instructional Dean
Adult ESOL & Literacy Programs
Montgomery College
Wheaton, MD

Roberta Lanterman, Program Director
Long Beach Family Literacy
Long Beach, CA

Stephen Reder, Ph.D., University Professor and Chair
Department of Applied Linguistics
Portland State University
Portland, OR

Gretchen Wilson, Grammy winning recording artist and GED graduate
Nashville, TN

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