[AAACE-NLA] 06-07 Funding News from 16 States

[David Rosen]

AAACE-NLA Colleagues

So far, the state funding news is good, modest increases in eight  
states, level  funding for seven, no decision yet in one.

Increases:  Colorado (for Family Literacy), Illinois (2%), Maryland  
($1.5M for 2008), Massachusetts( $3 Million), Michigan  (7.1%),  
Minnesota (3%), New Hampshire (7%), New York ($1 Million)

Level funded: Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South  
Dakota, Vermont (however, they did get  funding for 16-22 year old  
dropouts), Virginia

Still in process: New Jersey

Let's hear from the other 34 states and the District of Columbia.  
Please post to the AAACE- NLA list or e-mail me

David J. Rosen
Adult Literacy Advocate
DJRosen at theworld.com