[NLA] Alert: Is the NIFL Advisory Board Just the Beginning?
Dave Speights
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Wed May 15 09:47:23 EDT 2002
David: If not the National Literacy Advocacy listserv, who? If
not now, when?
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From: David J. Rosen [mailto:DJRosen at theworld.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 7:40 AM
To: nla at lists.literacytent.org
Subject: [NLA] Alert: Is the NIFL Advisory Board Just the Beginning?
George, and other NLA Colleagues,
Senator Kennedy's staff -- and perhaps other Senators and Congresspeople --
are aware of the concern of the field, but I don't think Congress heard from
many people on this issue. I don't think that we have a strong national
organizational structure to mobilize the field. At the time when we most
need national advocacy, we are least organized to respond. I hope that this
will alert leaders in national adult literacy organizations. I would like to
see these questions as an item for discussion on the next Board meeting of
every organization which is a member of the National Coalition for Literacy:
"If Congress proposed a 20% cut to WIA adult education funding, would our
field be prepared to respond? Would we be able to stop this? Or if there
were an opportunity to increase funding, could we get hundreds or thousands
of phone calls and faxes to Congress to make this happen? If you can't
answer these questions satisfactorily, then what needs to be done? And who
is going to do it?"
David J. Rosen
NLA List Moderator
George E. Demetrion wrote:
Christi and or others:
Is Senator Kennedy's office aware about the widespread concern within the
field about the fact that none of these nominees have substantial
background in adult literacy? If so, can someone shed light on what the
public response of his office is to the nominees? If not,one wonders what
that says about the power of citizenry advocacy given the letters, faxes
and phone calls that his office has received on this.
I realize the issues are complex and the president generally gets a pass
on his/her nominees, but not always when there is significant field
concern/protest, which, admittedly hasn't risen to the level of what one
may refer to as mobilization.
George Demetrion
A concerned citizen
On Tue, 14 May 2002 14:18:47 -0400 "Gullion, Christy"
<mailto:Christy.Gullion at ed.gov> <Christy.Gullion at ed.gov> writes:
As of today, all ten National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board
nominees
have been sent from the White House to the Senate for confirmation.
The
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee is now
responsible for confirming the board nominees. To the best of my
knowledge,
the HELP Committee has not yet scheduled a date for that hearing
and/or
vote.
The nominees and proposed terms are as follows:
Carmel Borders of Kentucky, 3-year term
Douglas Carnine or Oregon, 3-year term
Blanc Enriquez of Texas, 3-year term
Carol Gambill of Tennessee, 3-year term
Mark Yudof of Minnesota, 2-year term
Jean Osborn of Illinois, 2-year term
Phyllis Hunter of Texas, 2-year term
Juan Olivarez of Michigan, 1-year term
William Hiller of Ohio, 1-year term
Robin Morris of Georgia, 1-year term
I have also confirmed with Senator Kennedy's office that after one of
the
1-year terms
expires, that position will be replaced by a field
nominee.
Unfortunately, I don't have any information at this time about how
this
field nomination process will work.
Christy Gullion
Associate Director for Federal Policy
National Institute for Literacy
1775 I Street, NW, Suite 730
Washington, DC 20006-2417
ph. (202) 233-2033
fax (202) 233-2050
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term</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Phyllis Hunter of Texas, 2-year =
term</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Juan Olivarez of Michigan, 1-year =
term</FONT>
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term</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I have also confirmed with Senator =
Kennedy's office that after one of the 1-year terms expires, that =
position will be replaced by a field nominee. Unfortunately, I =
don't have any information at this time about how this field
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<P><B><I><FONT FACE=3D"Arial Unicode MS">Christy =
Gullion</FONT></I></B><I></I>
<BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial Unicode MS">Associate Director for
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Federal Policy</FONT></I>
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20006-2417</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial Unicode MS">ph. (202) 233-2033 =
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233-2050</FONT></I>
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