Literacy:
Spanning the U.S.
City’s Plan to Cut
Literacy Funding is a Big Mistake
City
Limits: 6.01.2015 by Kevin Douglas
As Mayor de Blasio, his
administration and the City Council grapple with the tough decisions that must
be made in a world of finite resources, it appears that adult literacy
programming—a lifeline to thousands of New Yorkers with limited English skills
and lacking workforce credentials as basic as a high school diploma is once
again poised to be slashed. That would be a mistake, and, fortunately, it's not
too late for city leaders to correct it. The final city budget agreement isn't
due for another month, and it would be wise for the mayor and City Council
consider the following.
Today New York is home
to 1.7 million individuals over the age of 18 who lack English proficiency and/
or a high school diploma. Even assuming that all 5.5 million New Yorkers
between the ages of 18 and 64 are eligible to work—and they aren't, given
enrollment in college, family care responsibilities, disabilities and other
barriers—that would mean nearly one-third of the city's workforce does not have
the skills to compete in the local economy, much less the global one. If the
mayor is to truly make strides toward his laudable goal of lifting 800,000
people out of poverty, it makes sense that he start by helping these New
Yorkers gain the skills they need to obtain jobs that will allow them to
support themselves and their families. READ
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Calling all Delaware
County Literacy Council alums
Delaware
County Times: 6.02.2015
Did the Delaware County Literacy Council (DCLC)
help you to get your GED or to learn English? Did you tutor a Delaware County
adult through the Literacy Council sometime in the last 40 years? Were you a
student or volunteer working with GED Instructor Gwen Cottman?
If so, mark Thursday,
July 16 on your calendar.
The Delaware County
Literacy Council is inviting all adult students, staff, and volunteer tutors
who participated in the Literacy Council anytime from 1975 to the present to a
40th Reunion and Community Birthday Party 4-7 p.m. Thursday, July 16, on the
lawn of DCLC’s historic building, 2217 Providence Ave. READ
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Volunteer helps jail
inmates turn lives around
Tennessean:
6.06.2105 Submitted by Literacy Council of Williamson County
Cheryl Stanley began
volunteering with the Literacy Council
of Williamson County in 2011, after she and her husband relocated to Middle
Tennessee from Boston. Each week, she teaches two high school equivalency
classes for the Literacy Council at the Williamson County Jail, one for women
and one for men. The classes meet twice weekly, and Stanley teaches the math
and science portions.
“I have always enjoyed
teaching and was especially drawn to teaching in a jail,” Stanley said. “A high
school diploma can be a life-changer for someone coming out of jail. It
represents more than an academic achievement and a basic employment essential.
Passing the high school equivalency brings a measure of pride and self-esteem.”
Among Stanley’s
favorite experiences with the Literacy Council are graduation ceremonies held
occasionally at the jail. Caps and gowns are brought into the class, and
certificates are presented to high school equivalency graduates.
Photographs
are taken for the students to share with their families. READ
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