Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, July 23, 1994                   TAG: 9407260056
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-8   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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AROUND NEW RIVER

RADFORD - Radford University will sponsor a conference of the Virginia Adult Institute of Lifelong Learning Wednesday through July 29. About 250 literacy and adult education teachers from throughout the state are expected to attend.

"Choices and Challenges" will be the theme of the conference, and will focus on issues, materials and legislation, said Jane Swing, Radford University's coordinator of adult education.

The Clinton administration has called for closer coordination among agencies that encourage adult education. Some adult-education teachers fear possible funding cuts when the federal Adult Education Act is reviewed next year.

In addition to legislative concerns, the conference will also look at the use of new technology, new ways of assessing learning, research and a trend toward providing educational services at the workplace. Call 831-5324 .

Va. 114 meeting

CHRISTIANSBURG - The Route 114 Citizen Network meets Tuesday, July 26, 7:30 p.m., at Belmont Community Center on Dominion Drive. The proposed widening of Virginia 114 (Peppers Ferry Road) and other issues will be discussed. Lance Terpenny, assistant to the town manager of Christiansburg, will attend. Call Ann Hess, 382-8235.