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EDITORIAL COMMENT Audrey Thomas Here is another "bumper" Newsletter, thanks to those of you who were stimulated by the last one, to send in contributions for this edition! Our intent is to have a quarterly publication, but lack of funds meant a slow start in this regard. The good news since the last issue is that we received a call from the Secretary of State on April 6th indicating that we would receive half of the amount requested last July. On June 10th (after some additional 'phone calls) the cheque eventually arrived. We're grateful for half a loaf . The bad news is that the good news we were hoping for concerning the Hamilton pilot cooperative program utilizing the media as a tool 'to reach adult illiterates did not materialize. The proposal which was submitted originally in November and went through the "committee circuit" twice with strong words of enthusiasm, encouragement and hope from both the province and the Regional Office of Manpower and Immigration, was eventually turned down by the "feds" in Ottawa, as not meeting the criteria!! We are still assured that it is a worthwhile project. We have now waited for over three months for provincial funding. Why is something which was considered "a priority" so slow to be funded? There is no doubt that funding is one of the major issues facing those involved in Adult Basic Education. How patient are we expected to be? |
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