[AAACE-NLA] Summary of News from the States

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 I have had similar problems finding out about job availability  in Georgia and  the criteria to work in the state even after I sent a written request to one of the program offices of Adult Education. No  formal answer, just a  short message left  in my voice mail telling me to move there,  wait three months and then contact them again, THEN,  they will give me the information!!  With that kind of welcome, I decided that I really didn't want to work  there .
Tanya Tweeton
ESOL and GED Program
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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> David, 
> Thanks for sending us this update. The reason why GA is not on the list is 
> because Georgia's Dept. of Technical and Adult Education either will not or 
> cannot supply me with this information. I have tried numerous phone calls, 
> to different people in their office and everyone states that they will get 
> back to me, but they don't. 
> Daphne Greenberg 
> Georgia State University 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Rosen" 
> To: 
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 7:41 PM 
> Subject: [AAACE-NLA] Summary of News from the States 
> 
> 
> > AAACE-NLA Colleagues, 
> > 
> > Here's a summary of what I have learned from the 26 states from which I 
> > have received reports : 
> > 
> > Arizona 
> > California 
> > Colorado 
> > Connecticut 
> > Delaware 
> > Florida 
> > Illinois 
> > Kentucky 
> > Maine 
> > Massachusetts 
> > Michigan 
> > Missouri 
> > Montana 
> > New Hampshire 
> > New Jersey 
> > New Mexico 
> > New York 
> > Pennsylvania 
> > Rhode Island 
> > South Dakota 
> > Tennessee 
> > Texas 
> > Vermont 
> > Virginia 
> > Washington, D.C. 
> > Wyoming 
> > 
> > I suppose there isn't anything to report from the other states, that 
> > advocacy in those states is either dormant or under the radar. 
> > 
> > Overall State Adult Literacy Funding Trends 
> > 
> > The news is not bad considering the tough fiscal climate for most 
> > states. The only state which had a severe setback appears to be 
> > Michigan. Florida and Washington, D.C. had significant gains. Most 
> > states held their ground or had small cuts, and a few (California, 
> > Delaware, New Jersey, New Mexico and Vermont) saw small gains. Although 
> > the future is uncertain, and the prognoses are mixed, on the whole many 
> > states reporting were cautiously optimistic about increased funding. 
> > 
> > Advocacy Strategies: 
> > 
> > Arizona and California’s Virtual Marches, California’s Mayor’s Literacy 
> > Network, New York’s regularly sending elected representatives student 
> > success stories, Pennsylvania’s asking presidential and senatorial 
> > candidates for their opinions on a detailed set of statements (the 
> > precursor of the national Literacy President campaign) and New Mexico’s 
> > Decision Maker Awareness Plan appear to be new strategies. 
> > 
> > Other strategies include: 
> > • calls, postcards, letters, e-mail, and faxes to legislators 
> > • testimony, inviting legislators to visit programs and to attend 
> > events of all types (e.g., GED graduations, and literacy program fund 
> > raisers) which creates opportunities for them to talk with adult 
> > learners and see the work programs do 
> > • holding “a day on the hill” annual visit to the legislature 
> > • public awareness campaigns 
> > • hiring a lobbying firm 
> > • getting state adult educators involved, through State councils, local 
> > WIBS, and state adult education organizations 
> > • holding an ABE and Literacy Day at the Legislature 
> > • engaging the Governor or First Spouse as a literacy champion 
> > • sending annual fact sheets on ABE to legislators and business 
> > partners. 
> > 
> > David J. Rosen 
> > Adult Literacy Advocate 
> > 
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