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National Coalition for Literacy

Marsha L. Tait
National Coalition for Literacy
Public Policy Committee Co-Chair
National Coalition for Literacy
PO Box 2932
Washington, DC 20013-2932
Ph: 315-682-8030
Email: mltait09@twcny.rr.com

Peter Waite, President
National Coalition for Literacy
PO Box 2932
Washington, DC 20013-2932
Ph: 315-422-9121
Email: pwaite@proliteracy.org

American Council on Education (ACE) News Room
GED Testing Service, a program of the American Council on Education, develops, delivers and safeguards the GED Tests. Start here for accurate and reliable information about the GED Testing program.

National Council of State Directors of Adult Education (NCSDAE)
The NCSDAE is the national professional association for adult education state directors. They attend to legislative needs and concerns, work with other adult education organizations, exchange ideas and solve common problems, and maintain a nationwide communication network regarding national policy and legislative issues. The NCSDAE issues press releases. Contact information is located at the bottom of each page on their web site.

ProLiteracy Media Room
ProLiteracy’s Media Room lists the media contact, latest news releases, and an archive of news events.

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
TESOL is the professional association for teachers of English to speakers of other languages. Find press releases and other news items from the home page of their web site.

Major Reports on Adult Literacy

2007 GED Testing Program Statistical Report
The 2007 GED Statistical Report provides data on adults who passed the GED exam. The report gives demographics and GED Tests performance statistics as well as background on the GED testing program.

Adult Learning in Focus: National State-by-State Data
Adult Learning in Focus: National State-by-State Data provides a comprehensive look at adult learners in America at the national and state levels. Downloadable state-by-state profiles include charts of how education pays off in earnings, how a state compares nationally, levels of service, and more. The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning in partnership with the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems issued this report.

National Assessment of Adult Literacy
The 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy is a nationally representative assessment of English literacy among American adults age 16 and up. The NAAL is the nation's most comprehensive measure of adult literacy since the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey  (NALS).

Reach Higher America: Overcoming Crisis in the U.S. Workforce
Reach Higher, AMERICA: Overcoming Crisis in the U.S. Workforce, calls to revamp the Adult Education and Literacy System. The report calls for the system to effectively serve 20 million adults annually by 2020. It also calls for policymakers to reset the system’s mission to prepare adults for postsecondary education and job training. It recommends how to accomplish this. The National Commission on Adult Literacy issued this report.

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