National Coalition for Literacy

—A guest blog article in the discussion series on Cut the Excuses, Not Education! How SaveAdultEd.org Is Fighting the Proposal to Eliminate Adult Education in L.A.

By Robert D. Skeels

“I’m an adult ed teacher, and I just want to say thanks to those of you outside of adult ed who understand the importance of what we do, and are willing to stand with us as we fight to survive this year. When I go back to work tomorrow morning and greet my

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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…