[GLCnews] Re: [GLC] FW: [AAACE-NLA] Literacy President State Update

[Nell Eckersley]

The deadline has been extended to Monday, June 7.  By all means lets show
that New York is not asleep!

Nell
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Lyons" <johnlyons at nmic.org>
To: <glc at lists.literacytent.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 7:44 AM
Subject: [GLC] FW: [AAACE-NLA] Literacy President State Update


> Hey NYers, where are we on this list?  I thought you guys were fighting
> for a voice.  Answering the questions takes just a few minutes.  If you
> go to http://www.litpresident.org, you can take the survey quickly.
> Teachers, if you have computers in your classes, you could do it as a
> lesson.  There is a great pre-made lesson that could be used for ABE, or
> level 3 or higher ESOL classes.  If not, at least we can all vote.  New
> York's voice needs to be heard.
>
> John Lyons - Director
> Adult Education Program
> Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
> 76 Wadsworth Avenue
> New York, NY 10033
> TEL:  (212) 822-8320
> FAX: (212) 928-4180
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aaace-nla-bounces at lists.literacytent.org
> [mailto:aaace-nla-bounces at lists.literacytent.org] On Behalf Of David
> Rosen
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 5:29 PM
> To: aaace-nla at lists.literacytent.org
> Subject: [AAACE-NLA] Literacy President State Update
>
> Colleagues,
>
> We're going great now.  As of 4:45 Tuesday, June 1st, we have 590
> participants (43 of them, adult learners)  who have completed the
> Literacy President survey.  We have until June 4th to make our goal of
> 1,000, and we may get there.
>
> The Top Six
>
> 1. In the lead, but not by much, is New Jersey : 130
> 2. California, leading the West, is close with: 117
> 3. Then, Massachusetts:     75
> 4. Pennsylvania:
> 38
> 5. The midwestern  "show me" state, Missouri:   30
> 6. And for the south, Texas now has:   27
>
> How do the leading states do it, you may wonder?  First, they are
> organized.  They have been working for some time to get practitioners
> on state and sub-regional adult literacy e-lists.  Second, a few,
> determined people work at it.  They get the word out, they send
> e-reminders, they let people in their state know how it's going.  They
> use messages like this one  to rally others.
>
> At this point, some of you may be wondering, how important is this
> anyway?
>
> Very important.  First, we may be able to raise the priority of adult
> literacy in the administration, one of the goals of this campaign.  But
> in my mind there is another goal -- equally important.  This has to do
> with how well adult literacy is organized at the state level.  The
> Literacy President survey is one barometer;  there are others, of
> course.  I have been getting e-mails from people in Texas, Connecticut,
> and other states asking how they can get their states organized.
> That's good. And I am glad to offer help.
>
> Notice New Jersey.  What's going on there?  Leadership -- by the state
> adult education organization, NJALL. A leading adult education state 20
> years ago, New Jersey adult literacy fell on hard times.  But in the
> last few years leadership has emerged again.  A dozen people, perhaps
> more, determined to strengthen adult literacy in their state, have
> systematically been building NJALL, and with it a strong adult literacy
> advocacy network.
> And in California, California Literacy has been getting the word out,
> and is fiercely determined to have California take the lead.
>
> How about your state?  Are you organized for adult literacy advocacy?
> If not now, when? Need help?  Post your questions to the  AAACE-NLA
> list -- or e-mail me.
>
> David J. Rosen
> djrosen at comcast.net
>
>
>
>
>
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