Dollar General, CAAL Launch Independent Adult Literacy Commission.GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. & NEW YORK -- Dollar General Corporation and the Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL) today announced the formation of an independent commission, the National Commission on Adult Literacy. The commission will study the role of adult education and adult literacy in civic engagement, quality of life and the country's economic vitality and competitiveness. The commission, comprised of Fortune 500[R] CEOs, policy makers, former cabinet and congressional members, educators, literacy experts and community leaders, will be chaired by David Perdue Perdue may refer to:
n. 1. (Zool.) The peele. International, Ltd.; Ray Marshall, former U.S. Secretary of Labor; George M. Staples, director general of the U.S. Foreign Service and assistant secretary for human resources at the U.S. State Department; and, in an honorary role, best-selling author David Baldacci and former South Carolina governor and U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley. A complete list of the commissioners is attached. "We're proud to lend our name and support to this commission. Its work will help millions of undereducated adults improve their life prospects and find good jobs, strengthening the American workforce," said David Perdue. "We've assembled a distinguished group of leaders from business, government, education and literacy, research, and public policy. They bring enthusiasm and a high sense of purpose to this undertaking." The commission will examine all components of the adult education and literacy enterprise in America and recommend a future course for service. One key goal is to bring about needed legislative change in federal and state policy. Another is to build better awareness and involvement by the business and philanthropic communities. Creating stronger public support is also an expected outcome. The commission's underlying vision is to improve American economic vitality and competitiveness, civic engagement, and quality of life - reinforcing the U.S. as a world leader. Its ultimate goal is to bring adult education out of the shadows into the educational mainstream. The Dollar General Literacy Foundation, with a donation of $1 million, is the lead supporter of the initiative. Because of his longstanding interest in adult literacy, Harold W. McGraw, Jr., Chairman Emeritus of The McGraw-Hill Companies, has personally donated $100,000 to the commission. CAAL, the grantee An individual to whom a transfer or conveyance of property is made. In a case involving the sale of land, the buyer is commonly known as the grantee. grantee n. , will manage the commission study. Dr. Cheryl King, former deputy secretary and commissioner of adult education and workforce development in Kentucky, is the study's director. A resource group of adult literacy and education leaders is being formed for advice in key areas. "We are thrilled by Dollar General's boldness of vision," said CAAL president Gail Spangenberg. "Never before has such an outstanding group of leaders come together for an extended period of time to consider the future of adult literacy. This is an unprecedented opportunity for adult education, for the many millions of adults in need of skills upgrading and further education, and for the nation." About Dollar General Dollar General is a Fortune 500[R] discount retailer with more than 8,000 neighborhood stores. Dollar General stores offer convenience and value to customers by offering consumable basic items that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids and cleaning supplies, as well as a selection of basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices. The company has a longstanding tradition of supporting literacy and education in the U.S. In 2005, the company supported nonprofit organizations that helped more than 81,000 individuals take their first steps toward literacy, a general education diploma, or English proficiency. For more information about Dollar General, go to www.dollargeneral.com. About the Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy CAAL is incorporated as a national public charity. It is dedicated to expanding and strengthening the adult education and literacy system in America through a program of research and analysis, symposia, and special projects - all designed to improve policy, planning, and practice at the state and national levels. For more information about CAAL, go to www.caalusa.org. [TABLE OMITTED] COMMISSIONERS David Perdue - Chairman and CEO, Dollar General Corporation (Commission Chair). Bob Bickerton - Senior Associate Commissioner of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Past President National Council of State Directors of Adult Basic Education. Sherrie Claiborne - President, National Coalition for Literacy and Chair of Public Policy, Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE COABE Commission on Adult Basic Education ); Past President of COABE. Marion Crain - Deputy Director, Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity, University of North Carolina. John Comings - Director, National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University. Sharon Darling - President and Founder, National Center for Family Literacy The National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) is an organization set up to create educational and economic opportunity for the most at-risk children and parents. Background Since its founding in 1989, NCFL has been providing a lot of different services. . Alfredo G. de los Santos De Los Santos is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning of the saints.
Samuel Halperin - President and Founder, American Youth Policy Forum and Institute for Educational Leadership; Director of William T. Grant Foundation studies of non-college-bound youth, "The Forgotten Half." Paul Harrington - President and CEO, Reebok International, Ltd. Bridget Lamont - Vice Chair, U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) is one of the smallest policy agencies in the U.S. government and for the last 20 years has been fighting for its existence. ; Past Chair and current member, Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. The Honorable Ray Marshall - Rapoport Centennial Chair in Economics and Public Affairs, University of Texas (Austin); U.S. Secretary of Labor (Carter)); Member, National Skills Standards Board and Advisory Commission on Labor Diplomacy (Clinton); Co-chair, Commission on Skills of the American Workforce and of Commission on Skills of the American Workforce in a Global Economy. Gail Mellow - President, LaGuardia Community College LaGuardia Community College is a City University of New York (CUNY) community college located in Long Island City in Queens, New York. It is named for former New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. ; On many national higher education boards and commissions; Gubernatorial appointee to New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission; Member, New Jersey Commission on Higher Education The New Jersey Commission on Higher Education is a government agency in New Jersey that is responsible to provide coordination, planning, policy development, and advocacy for the state's higher education system. and Technology. Owen Modeland - President, Correctional Education Association The Correctional Education Association (CEA) was founded in 1930[1] to provide educational services in correctional settings. This non-profit professional association is the largest affiliate of the American Correctional Association. (incoming); Superintendent of Schools, Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Mark Musick - James Quillen Chair, East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is an accredited American university, founded October 21911 and located in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents system of colleges and universities. ; President Emeritus, Southern Regional Education Board (SREB); Chaired Board of National Assessment of Educational Progress The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. under three presidents. Karen Narasaki - President, Asian American Justice Center; Vice Chair Leadership Conference on Civil Rights The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) is an umbrella group of American liberal interest groups. Organizational history It was founded in 1950 by three leaders in the American civil rights movement: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters founder A. ; Vice President of Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform The Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CCIR), also known as CCIR/NAOC or New American Opportunity Campaign is a non-profit immigrant rights advocacy organization based in Washington, DC, established in 2003 to pass comprehensive immigration reform. ; Recipient of award of the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Congressional Black Caucus, organization of African-American members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Founded in 1970, it addresses legislative concerns of African Americans and other minority citizens, such as employment, welfare reform, minority business . Cam Preus-Braly - Commissioner, Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development; President, National Council on State Directors of Community Colleges; Chair-elect Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education Commission on Higher Education can refer to
The Honorable Tom Sawyer - Former member, U.S. House of Representatives (OH); Author, National Literacy Act of 1991; Former Mayor, Akron, OH; Extensive Congressional role in tracking U.S. and world demographic trends and applying them to policy and program purposes. The Honorable George M. Staples - Director General of U.S. Foreign Service and Assistant Secretary for Human Resources, U.S. Department of State; Former political advisor to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe Noun 1. Supreme Allied Commander Europe - commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe SACEUR Allied Command Europe, ACE - a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey (SACEUR SACEUR abbr. Supreme Allied Commander, Europe Noun 1. SACEUR - commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe Supreme Allied Commander Europe ) at NATO in Belgium; Former U.S. ambassador to many countries. Gail Spangenberg - President and Founder, Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy; Former operating head, Business Council for Effective Literacy. Andrew Sum - Professor of Labor Economics, Director of Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University; National leader in labor market research related to adult literacy. Robert Wedgeworth - President, ProLiteracy Worldwide; Former president, American Library Association American Library Association, founded 1876, organization whose purpose is to increase the usefulness of books through the improvement and extension of library services. ; A leader in creating the National Coalition for Literacy in its original form. William White - President and Chairman, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is a charitable foundation founded in 1926 by Charles Stewart Mott of Flint, Michigan. Mott was the leading industrialist in Flint through his association with General Motors. ; Leads Mott's pioneering work in community education. Member, President Ronald Reagan's task force on private sector initiatives; Observer, Carter Center's Delegation to the Palestinian Elections. HONORARY COMMISSIONERS David Baldacci - Author of 13 best-selling novels, translated into 38 languages and sold in more than 80 countries; Playwright; National ambassador for various charities, including the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy; Lawyer, trial and corporate law. The Honorable Richard Riley - Partner, Nelson, Mullins, Riley, and Scarborough; Secretary of Education in Clinton Administration; Former Governor, South Carolina; Recipient Harold W. McGraw Jr. Education Prize for national leadership. |
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