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Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy 2010 Maryland Grant Competition
The Foundation's grant-making program seeks to develop or expand projects that are designed to support the development of literacy skills for adult primary care givers and their children.  Applications are due by the close of business December 7, 2009.

Regina L. Milio Scholarship Program (64KB)
A Maryland Association for Adult Community and Continuing Education (MAACCE) scholarship program. It offers assistance to qualified individuals pursuing post-secondary education and training after passing the GED Tests.

Raising the Bar 2009 Conference: Maximizing our Strengths
An annual event of the Workforce Investment Network of Maryland

Issue Brief: English Literacy of Foreign-Born Adult in the United States 2003 (191KB)

1 in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections, Maryland Fact Sheet by the Pew Center on the States (80KB)

Adult Learning in Focus: National and State-by-State Data (1.62MB)
This comprehensive report produced by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) and The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) contains national and state-by-state data on adult learning. Included are data and comparative charts on adult educational attainment, adult learning participation, affordability, accessibility and aspiration. How well does Maryland serve adult learners? See Maryland Profile of Adult Learners. (53KB)

Basic Reading Skills and the Literacy of the America's Least Literate Adults (1.5MB) Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) Supplemental Studies

Revisions to the Maryland State Plan for The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and Sections of the Approved Maryland Unified Plan, FY 2010 (105KB)

Organizational Chart, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (98KB)