National Coalition for Literacy » advocacy http://blog.ncladvocacy.org Advocating for public policies that support adult literacy Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:56:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 NCL Receives a Gift from Students in Missouri http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2011/07/ncl-receives-a-gift-from-students-in-missouri/ http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2011/07/ncl-receives-a-gift-from-students-in-missouri/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:40:19 +0000 Jackie Taylor http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=3723 .

Middle school students at Our Lady Queen of Peace in House Springs, Missouri donated a portion of the proceeds from their fundraiser to Sink Ignorance to the Coalition. This was part of their unit on social justice and in recognition of link between poverty and literacy. See the letter describing their study and what they learned.

Their interactive website and videos document how the inquiry project progressed and what the students learned about the many…

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WIA Reauthorization

On June 17, 2011, the National Coalition for Literacy and several adult education and family literacy organizations submitted their recommendations for the Senate Discussion Draft of the Workforce Investment Act of 2011. Many adult education advocacy groups, such as the Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers (AALPD), Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE),…

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By Jackie Taylor with Ellen Fern and Heidi Silver-Pacuilla

Advocacy Groups Meet Deadline to Comment on the Senate’s Discussion Draft of the Workforce Investment Act of 2011

Last week, the National Coalition for Literacy met the Senate’s June 17 deadline to submit feedback on the Senate Discussion Draft of the Workforce Investment Act of 2011. The Coalition’s feedback, as well as feedback submitted by several Coalition Member organizations, is available here on the NCL Advocacy Blog. …

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The National Coalition for Literacy (NCL) is honored to be the recipient of a generous gift from the late Roxanne Shelton. Ms Shelton bequeathed to NCL a portion of her estate to fund advocacy work on behalf of adult learners. As a volunteer tutor in Colorado and a clinical social worker, Ms. Shelton believed in people – and in the power of a helping hand. We are deeply indebted to her gift of over $11,400 and will be able to use this money to enhance our outreach, strengthen our federal advocacy, and keep the issues of adult learners in…

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Advocacy Updates

WIA Reauthorization

On Thursday, June 9, the Senate released a discussion draft of Title I of the proposed Workforce Investment Act reauthorization for stakeholder comment. Titles II – VI are being released separately over the next several days. The National Coalition for Literacy is analyzing the draft and preparing recommendations to submit to the HELP Committee staff by this Friday, June 17. To ensure you receive a copy of NCL’s recommendations, subscribe to our blog’s RSS feed or follow us on…

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On Thursday, June 9, the Senate released a discussion draft of Title I of the proposed Workforce Investment Act reauthorization for stakeholder comment. Titles II – VI will be released separately over the next several days.

The National Coalition for Literacy is scheduling calls to organize a strong response from NCL Members and to prioritize our top recommendations. We believe the draft bill will be introduced next Wednesday, June 15, and the deadline for comments back to staff is Friday, June 17. While the Senate HELP Committee has…

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By Washington Partners and Jackie Taylor

FY2012 Appropriations

On May 20, the House reached its deadline to submit its programmatic funding priorities to Chairman Rehberg (R-MT), as reported in NCL’s May 22 Update. This was a quick turnaround for signatures, and advocates did well in calling attention to this opportunity to their House Members. Final Copy of Roe-Hinojosa Letter

Several of you received commitments from your House Member to sign on, but given the time constraints…

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Dear Colleagues:

The National Coalition for Literacy is seeking award nominations for its annual Literacy Leadership Award Celebration.  The event will be held at Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Wednesday, September 14 at 5:30 PM.

Award winners are required to be present. To be accepted, a nominee must have made a significant contribution to the field of adult education and literacy that is national in scope or has national significance.  Nominees may be program administrators, advocates, instructors, financial supporters, colleagues or partners.  For previous award event information, please http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=3310 —Education Advocates Stay Vigilant, Engaged

By Washington Partners and Jackie Taylor

ESEA Reauthorization

With the House of Representatives in recess, Capitol Hill was relatively quiet last week. Before leaving town for a district work period, House Education and the Workforce Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chair Duncan Hunter (R-CA) introduced the first installment for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which would make good on one of the first Republican promises regarding reform of this law—making it smaller and less costly. The bill repeals the authorizations…

]]> http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2011/05/public-policy-advocacy-updates/feed/ 0 What the Proposed Long-Term FY2011 Continuing Resolution Means for Adult Education & Family Literacy http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2011/04/budget-approps-advocacy-updates/ http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2011/04/budget-approps-advocacy-updates/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:42:01 +0000 Jackie Taylor http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=3159 —A Budget, Appropriations, and Advocacy Update

By Jackie Taylor and Ellen Fern

FY2011 Appropriations

Congressional leaders agreed late Friday to a compromise that will keep the federal government funded for the remainder of the fiscal year—averting a government shutdown less than an hour before it was set to start. They also passed a short-term resolution that would fund the federal government through Friday, April 15.

By passing  a new, one-week extension, both chambers were given the time to work out the legislative language for a final agreement to cut an…

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