[NLA] Alert: Is the NIFL Advisory Board Just the Beginning?

Wed May 15 13:34:04 EDT 2002

Perhaps we were not organized enough to make a difference this year, but it seems that some of the nominees are for 1 year terms and others for 2 year terms, and yet others are for 3 year terms. So, what do we need to do as a field to try to make a difference in one year, 2 years, or 3 years from now? What can we realistically do?
Daphne

Daphne Greenberg
Associate Director
Center for the Study of Adult Literacy
Georgia State University
University Plaza
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
phone: 404-651-0127
fax:404-651-4901
dgreenberg at gsu.edu

>>> DJRosen at theworld.com 05/15/02 07:39AM >>>
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 thefield about the fact that none of these nominees have substantialbackground in adult literacy?  If so, can someone shed light on what thepublic response of his office is to the nominees? If not,one wonders whatthat says about the power of citizenry advocacy given the letters, faxesand phone calls that his office has received on this.I realize the issues are complex and the president generally gets a passon his/her nominees, but not always when there is significant fieldconcern/protest, which, admittedly hasn't risen to the level of what onemay refer to as mobilization.George DemetrionA concerned citizenOn Tue, 14 May 2002 14:18:47 -0400 "Gullion, Christy"<Christy.Gullion at ed.gov> writes:
As of today, all ten National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board nomineeshave been sent from the White House to the Senate for confirmation.  TheSenate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee is nowresponsible for confirming the board nominees.  To the best of my knowledge,the HELP Committee has not yet scheduled a date for that hearing and/orvote.The nominees and proposed terms are as follows:Carmel Borders of Kentucky, 3-year termDouglas Carnine or Oregon, 3-year termBlanc Enriquez of Texas, 3-year termCarol Gambill of Tennessee, 3-year termMark Yudof of Minnesota, 2-year termJean Osborn of Illinois, 2-year termPhyllis Hunter of Texas, 2-year termJuan Olivarez of Michigan, 1-year termWilliam Hiller of Ohio, 1-year termRobin Morris of Georgia, 1-year termI have also confirmed with Senator Kennedy's office that after one of the1-year terms
 expires, that position will be replaced by a field nominee.Unfortunately, I don't have any information at this time about how thisfield nomination process will work. Christy GullionAssociate Director for Federal PolicyNational Institute for Literacy1775 I Street, NW, Suite 730Washington, DC  20006-2417ph. (202) 233-2033 fax (202) 233-2050------_=_NextPart_001_01C1FB73.C9EA2260Content-Type: text/html;	charset="iso-8859-1"Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><HTML><HEAD><META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; =charset=3Diso-8859-1"><META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version =5.5.2654.45"><TITLE>NIFL Advisory Board Nominees</TITLE></HEAD><BODY><P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">As of today, all ten Natio
nal =Institute for Literacy Advisory Board nominees have been sent from the =White House to the Senate for confirmation.&nbsp; The Senate Health, =Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee is now responsible for =confirming the board nominees.&nbsp; To the best of my knowledge, the =HELP Committee has not yet scheduled a date for that hearing and/or =vote.</FONT></P><P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The nominees and proposed terms are as =follows:</FONT></P><P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Carmel Borders of Kentucky, 3-year =term</FONT><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Douglas Carnine or Oregon, 3-year =term</FONT><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Blanc Enriquez of Texas, 3-year =term</FONT><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Carol Gambill of Tennessee, 3-year =term</FONT&
gt;<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Mark Yudof of Minnesota, 2-year =term</FONT><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Jean Osborn of Illinois, 2-year =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><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">William Hiller of Ohio, 1-year =term</FONT><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Robin Morris of Georgia, 1-year =term</FONT></P><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.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I =don't have any information at this time about how this field nomination =process will work. </F
ONT></P><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 =Federal Policy</FONT></I><BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial Unicode MS">National Institute for =Literacy</FONT></I><BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial Unicode MS">1775 I Street, NW, =Suite 730</FONT></I><BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial Unicode MS">Washington, DC&nbsp; =20006-2417</FONT></I><BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial Unicode MS">ph. (202) 233-2033 =</FONT></I><BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial Unicode MS">fax (202) =233-2050</FONT></I></P></BODY></HTML>------_=
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