This set of 36 newsletters deals with adult literacy programs and issues of interest to the business and literacy communities. Each issue contains either a message to corporate chief executive officers or a Business Council for Effective Literacy (BCEL) editorial, and most issues include brief reports on recent BCEL and corporate literacy actions and/or available BCEL publications. The following are among the topics covered in the individual issues: adult functional illiteracy; literacy initiatives in the public and private sectors; basic skills programs; the urgent need for statewide planning; literacy in the courts; basic skills for youth; computer-assisted instruction; libraries and literacy; supported work programs; English-as-a-Second-Language instruction; access to education; educational legislation; citizenship education; collective bargaining agreements covering education and training; college and university outreach services; community colleges; literacy programs at correctional institutions; programs for special target audiences (disadvantaged persons, dislocated workers, dropouts, single parents, immigrants, minorities); job training; and union-sponsored programs. The adult literacy program-related actions of individual businesses and corporations are highlighted. Indexes to all issues are included. (MN)