Kathleen and Poverty, Race, and Literacy Discussion List Members
I'd like to encourage you to revisit your conception of what is and is not acceptable information to post on the NIFL Discussion Lists. The NIFL guidelines we are operating under (see http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/list_guidelines.html) state:

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The Institute encourages open discourse and an exchange of information, ideas, and practices among all list subscribers. Differences in perspectives and ideas are strongly encouraged, especially when conducted in the spirit of inquiry, curiosity, and mutual respect. 

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As you have seen, I did post your message. You are encouraged to post your views on this and other NIFL lists so long as they are not "lobbying" as defined above, are relevant to the list, and are respectful of other members and their views. These same guidelines apply to the new Poverty, Race, and Women discussion list, to which I hope all members of the current list will subscribe.  Thank you for your response to my query about your feelings about the new list.  It is good to be able to have this discussion.

Donna

Donna Brian, Moderator
Poverty Race and Literacy Discussion List
djgbrian at utk.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathleen de la Peña McCook 
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:16 PM
To: Brian, Dr Donna J G; The Poverty, Race, & Literacy Discussion List; povertyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov
Subject: Discussion list quiet

Well, we really can't ever say anything we believe on these lists anyway since the government controls what we can say on any government list.
That's a big reason why it has been moribund. Do we dare talk about the Reading First scandal? I mean the fact that McGraw-Hill and Chris Doherty conspired?
We're just watchers as Big Education gets the funds. If we say we are aware we are told to desist. Poor people aren't well served by fraud.

On 19 Oct 2006 at 11:56, Brian, Dr Donna J G wrote:


> Poverty, Race, and Literacy Discussion List members,

> 

> Yesterday the announcement was posted on the list that NIFL has 

> decided to merge this list with the Women and Literacy list, making

a

> new list to be called the Poverty, Race, and Women Literacy

Discussion

> List. There will be more information about how the actual list will

be

> formed in a later e-mail.  

> 

> I'm wondering what your reactions are to this announcement.  Do you 

> see this as a way to invigorate the list?  Are you happy?

> Apprehensive? Nonchalant? Resigned? Excited? Pleased?  Feel free to 

> share your thoughts about the merger with the list.

> 

> I do want to let you know that the moderator of the new list,

Daphne

> Greenberg, has been moderating the Women and Literacy list for some 

> time, and she is a great moderator.  You will find her helpful, 

> sensitive, and very approachable.  She is encouraging without being 

> too directive.  Although I also applied to moderate the new list,

I'm

> not displeased that Daphne got the job. I admire Daphne greatly,

and I

> plan to stay on the merged list as a participant. I'm hoping all of 

> you will migrate to the new list as well.

> 

> As ever,

> Donna

> 

> Donna Brian, Moderator

> Poverty, Race, and Literacy Discussion List djgbrian at utk.edu

> 

>