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NCL Update, February 2011
Public Policy Advocacy Update
 By Jackie Taylor with Washington Partners
Act on these alerts: Save Even Start and the Congressional Visit Campaign.
If the 2-week stop gap continuing resolution (CR) is passed without changes to Even Start, then Even Start will be eliminated. In addition to calling your legislators about saving Even Start, it is critical that we get all Members of Congress to visit adult education and family literacy programs while they are back home. Congress has scheduled Constituent Work Weeks each month for legislators to travel back home and meet with constituents. Schedule your legislators to come to your program for the next Constituent Work Week, March 21-25. Keep us posted by emailing your plans to ncl@ncladvocacy.org .
We continue to monitor progress on the short-term and year long continuing resolutions (CRs). Please read more at the link below for details.
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Hinojosa Becomes Co-chair for House Adult Literacy Caucus, Meets with National Coalition for Literacy
Congressman Rubén Hinojosa, Democrat from Texas District 15, became the new co-chair of the bipartisan House Adult Literacy Caucus, joining Congressman Phil Roe, Republican from Tennessee District 1. The formation of the Caucus was announced last September at the National Coalition for Literacy (NCL) Literacy Leadership Awards reception. The House Adult Literacy Caucus aims to bring attention to the connections between literacy, economics and health and promote local, national, and global adult literacy initiatives.
Members of the National Coalition for Literacy gathered in Washington, DC for their annual Hill Day visits and had the opportunity to meet with the Caucus Co-chairs. Read more at the link below and find photos from the event.
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NCL Launches Social Media Campaign, Grows Grassroots Advocacy for Adult Education and Family Literacy
 By Jackie Taylor
The National Coalition for Literacy recently launched a social media campaign to grow the grassroots advocacy base for adult education and family literacy. On February 14, the Coalition began by launching a redesign of its main website, folding the Advocacy Clearinghouse and Toolkit and its blog under one umbrella web presence. See how the Coalition is changing its use of technology to advocate for adult education and family literacy and how you can get involved.
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NCL Hosts Spring Advocacy Symposia and Webinars
By Marsha Tait
The National Coalition for Literacy is pleased to announce that it will hold two public policy advocacy symposia this spring with generous support from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. The first event will be held in Nashville, TN on March 15, 2011 in partnership with the TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Adult Education, and the TN Association of Adult and Community Education. Newly appointed Commissioner of the TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Karla Davis, will speak. The event will take place at the Sheraton Nashville Downtown Hotel. We are pleased to be offering this event in the city that is home to Dollar General.
The second event will take place on May 3 in partnership with the Florida Literacy Coalition at their annual conference. This symposium will be held at the Orlando Marriott Lake Mary. Visit the Florida Literacy Coalition's registration page to register for the symposium. Stay tuned for further details.
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Closing the Gap: The Challenge of Certification & Credentialing in Adult Education
A new report has just been released by the Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL). CLOSING THE GAP: The Challenge of Certification & Credentialing in Adult Education should interest professionals involved in professional development, service provision, and planning reforms in any area of adult education and workforce/workplace skills development including family literacy. This report is by CAAL Vice President and project director Forrest Chisman. It is the final report on a CAAL project to examine issues of adult education teacher certification and credentialing. A background information paper released last month is an important supplement to CLOSING THE GAP-- Certifying Adult Education Faculty and Staff (Cristine Smith and Ricardo Gomez).
Mark Your Calendars
May 11: NCL Board Meeting (begins @ 12:30 pm ET)
May 12: NCL Quarterly Membership Meeting
Upcoming 2011 Adult Education and Literacy Events
- March 16-19: TESOL 2011 Annual Convention and Exhibit: Examining the "E" in TESOL, New Orleans, LA
- March 31-April 2: TLC at the Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC
- April 1-5: National Center for Family Literacy Conference, Louisville, KY
- April 17-24: COABE / CCAE Conference: Literacy to Work: Adult Education for a Global Economy, San Francisco, CA
- May 4-6: Florida Literacy Conference, Orlando, FL
- November 2-5: ProLiteracy's United States Conference on Adult Literacy™ (USCAL), Houston, TX
To add your event to this list, email the information to ncl@ncladvocacy.org by the 10th of each month.
 
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