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Literacy
President Campaign
The Literacy President Campaign has been in action for the past year.
The campaign has been raising the issue of adult education with all of
the candidates for President in both parties. The primary goal of the
campaign is to make adult education and literacy one of the top three
education priorities for the next President. Listed below are the links
to two resources that have been developed by the campaign.
The Literacy President Website will connect you with lots of information
about each campaign. http://www.litpresident.org/
The Candidates’ Response web page will allow you and your students
to connect to the websites for any and all of the candidates. http://www.litpresident.org/Candidatesresponses.html
You can use this link to communicate with a particular candidate’s
campaign with questions related to the candidate’s position on adult
education. Note that the Edwards and Obama campaigns have issued detailed
positions papers on their support for adult education.
Public Policy Advocacy and Lobbying Resources
National Council of State Directors of Adult Education continues to provide resources and information about advocacy. The newest page features how to access the Single Point of Contact Network in your state and How to Contact your Congressman. Look for the Advocacy Resources page.
Legislators’ Resource Book, Adult Education Services: The Success, the Impact and the Need. This resource from the National Council of State Directors of Adult Education provides Program Fact Sheets for 2003-2004, that are state by state snapshots of adult education. Statistics include the number of graduates, a breakdown of enrollment, participant status (employment, on public assistance), Federal and State funding levels, and more. Click here to link to the NCSDAE site and the book.
FAQs Click on the questions below to read the answers in pdf and doc format.
- How do I find my legislator’s contact information?
- How do I meet my legislator or invite her/him to visit my program?
- Who is on the House Appropriations Committee?
- Who is on the Senate Appropriations Committee?
- I want to write my legislator. How should my letter read?
Information
on legislation and action
http://www.ncsdae.org/
http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org/
http://www.coabe.org/
Discussion
List
AAACE/NLA List: To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
http://lists.literacytent.org/mailman/listinfo/aaace-nla
Appropriations:
FY 2008 US Dept of Ed budget – President’s proposal
http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/tables.html?src=rt
Explanation
of the USDE budget process
http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/process.html?src=rt
Get to House
and Senate appropriations committees:
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html
If you have a response you would like to give immediately to the White House concerning the budget allocation for Adult Education, an email today would be appropriate. As you know, they look for quick feedback for a pulse on their actions.
Phone Numbers
Comments: 202-456-1111 TTY/TDD Comments: 202-456-6213
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461
E-Mail
President George W. Bush: president@whitehouse.gov
Side-by Side
comparison of current legislation and proposed reauthorizations
http://www.ncsdae.org/myweb/Policy_Updates.htm
Congressional Reps Contact Information http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/