Loading ...Reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act: What is a priority for you?
Date: July 9, 2010
Join Members of the National Coalition for Literacy for an online discussion of reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act, July 19 – August 6, 2010. Using the NCL Priorities for WIA Reauthorization as a springboard for discussion, comment on the priorities that are important to you and why, discuss the issues with guest bloggers, add your own priorities for WIA reauthorization, and vote on issues most important to you. During National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, NCL will share your comments and questions with legislative staffs over WIA reauthorization.
To participate: Visit the NCL Advocacy Blog. An NCL WIA reauthorization priority will be featured each day. Post comments and questions; tell us why this priority is important to you. Subscribe to the discussion thread if you wish to receive replies to comments via email. Participate in the WIA Poll located in the right hand navigation. Select the top three items that are priorities for you.
Schedule for Featuring Priorities
| Feature Date: | NCL WIA Reauthorization Priority (In no particular order): |
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Week One |
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| July 19: | Authorize Annual Appropriations for Adult Ed of $1 Billion or More |
| July 20: | Amend State Grant Formula to Include ELLs with HS Diploma or Equivalent |
| July 21: | Fund and Improve the Use of Technology for Teaching and Learning |
| July 22: | Align Title I and II |
| July 23: | Strengthen Direct and Equitable Provisions of the Law |
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Week Two |
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| July 26: | Increase State Leadership from 12.5% to a Minimum of 15% |
| July 27: | Fund a Review of, and Update, the National Reporting System |
| July 28: | Authorize and Codify EL/Civics |
| July 29: | Eliminate the Current Incentive Grant Program/Allow Funds to be Added to Formula Grants for States |
| July 30: | Establish Independent National Center for Adult Education, Literacy, and Workforce Skills |
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Week Three |
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| August 2: | Fund Research and Development Projects |
| August 3: | Fund programs of sufficient intensity and duration for participants to achieve substantial learning gains, recognizing that programs providing individual instruction may provide fewer hours than programs employing group instruction. |
| August 4 | Create a Separate Funding Stream in Title I for Operating One-Stops |
| August 5: | Use Consistent Definitions of Adult Ed and Allowable Activities in Title I/II |
| August 6: | What are YOUR Priorities? |
Guest Bloggers
- Eunice “(Nickie)” Askov, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Education and former Co-Director of the Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy and of the Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy at Penn State University
- Jeff Carter, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, ProLiteracy
- Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social Policy
- Art Ellison, Public Policy Chair, National Council of State Directors of Adult Education
- Peggy McGuire, Senior Research Associate and Training Specialist, UT Center for Literacy Studies
- Andy Nash, Staff Development Specialist, New England Literacy Resource Center / World Education
- John Segota, Director of Advocacy and Professional Relations, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Senior Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research
Discussion Resources
Related Resources
- National Center for Adult Education, Literacy, and Workforce Skills Policy Principles
- National Center for Adult Education, Literacy, and Workforce Skills Recommendations
- Professional Quality Policy Principles
- Response to the National Education Technology Plan, an Adult Education Perspective
- NRS Reform Recommendations Coming Soon!
The National Coalition for Literacy is a coalition of 24 national organizations that impacts legislation and public policy on adult education, family literacy, and English language acquisition for adults. Through consensus, Coalition members unite to form NCL positions on legislative issues, creating a national, unified voice in advocating for adult education and literacy.
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