National Coalition for Literacy » ESEA 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 Public Policy Updates http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2011/11/public-policy-updates/ http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2011/11/public-policy-updates/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:47:14 +0000 Jackie Taylor http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=4729 By Washington Partners

Budget and Appropriations

Though the House was in recess this week, Members of the Super Committee were meeting around the clock to try to reach agreement on a debt reduction proposal before the approaching November 23rd deadline.  From outside, it appears that discussions have reached a stalemate, despite assertions that “progress is being made” from the Committee leadership.  Pressure is mounting, however, and lobbying from all sides to protect interests that, rumor has it, are on the chopping block is in full swing.

Another fast-approaching deadline is the November…

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—October 2011

By Jackie Taylor and Ellen Fern

Action items are listed first in this month’s update:

  • American Jobs Act (Action)
  • WIA Reauthorization (Action)
  • Budget and Appropriations (Update)
  • Joint Deficit Reduction Committee (Update)
  • ESEA Reauthorization (Update)
  • Advocacy Workshops & Tools
  • 2012 House Calendar and Congressional Visits

American Jobs Act

A few weeks ago, the American Jobs Act was brought to the Senate floor where it died quickly. The only way both Democrats and Republicans…

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Reauthorizing ESEA

What a week.  The scheduled October 18th markup of a proposal to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee is still on.  When asked whether the markup might really happen, one Senate staffer replied, “This is not a drill.”  As a result, many education groups and interests spent this week making the rounds with Senate HELP Committee members trying to discern the content of Chairman Tom Harkin’s (D-IA) proposal.

While a draft of the bill…

]]> http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2011/10/the-education-report-week-in-review/feed/ 0 The National Coalition for Literacy to Present at USCAL, Houston, Texas http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2011/10/the-national-coalition-for-literacy-to-present-at-uscal-houston-texas/ http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2011/10/the-national-coalition-for-literacy-to-present-at-uscal-houston-texas/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:57:07 +0000 Jackie Taylor http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=4462 The National Coalition for Literacy will be presenting several interactive public policy advocacy sessions at the US Conference on Adult Literacy (USCAL) in Houston, Texas, November 2-5, 2011. We hope you will join us! Come share your experiences and recommendations in advocating for adult and family literacy and have a voice in strengthening NCL’s advocacy nationwide. Leave armed with resources for strategically developing your advocacy campaigns.

Add a preconference to your schedule: Register today for our day long preconference on Effective Advocacy Strategies. Early registration has been extended until October 21. Register here.

http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=3694 By Washington Partners

Budget and Appropriations

The best 4th of July fireworks in Washington this year might just be under the dome of the U.S. Capitol versus on the National Mall. The inability of the Congress to come to consensus on a plan to raise the federal debt ceiling has led to fiery remarks and partisan sparks all week.

In his first news conference in months, President Obama compared the slow progress on negotiations to kids unable to finish their homework. He soundly criticized Republicans for drawing a line in the sand…

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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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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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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 The Latest on Adult Education in Congress http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2011/05/the-latest-on-adult-education-in-congress/ http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2011/05/the-latest-on-adult-education-in-congress/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 21:47:32 +0000 Jackie Taylor http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=3227 —Budget and Appropriations Update and Action Alert

By Ellin Nolan and Jackie Taylor

No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session. —Judge Gideon J. Tucker, 1866

Friday the 13th. It always has an ominous ring and, for education advocates, given last week’s events, this day was no exception. On Wednesday, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) announced…

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By Washington Partners

DollarsEvents in Japan and Libya, a presidential trip to Latin America and a congressional recess period took the Fiscal Year 2011 budget debate out of the headlines this week. Regardless, it was not far from the minds of nervous education advocates who fear deep cuts in spending for the Department of Education in a final FY 2011 budget agreement. The 6th continuing resolution (CR) is now in effect and will expire on April 8th. Finding common ground between the Republican-led House of Representatives, the…

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