Good morning everyone, A few updates on education relief funding and Committee activity: 1) Attached are charts from CEF showing education funding in the major COVID-relief proposals. · Matrix showing education funding components of the major relief proposals (enacted and not) including President-elect Biden’s proposed American Rescue Plan (left column) · Chart showing enacted and proposed education funding for COVID-relief · Chart showing enacted and pending, including state and local relief 2) The Senate HELP Committee is seeking letters of support for Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona. A hearing could happen as soon as the last week of January or first week of February. For positive messaging or letters of support, you can contact Committee education staffers and two staffers working on the nominations process. Madeleine_Pannell@help.senate.gov<mailto:Madeleine_Pannell@help.senate.gov> (taking letters); Carly_Rush@help.senate.gov<mailto:Carly_Rush@help.senate.gov> (heading nominations team) 3) On Friday, House Appropriations Committee chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) announced that she is promoting Robin Juliano to be the Staff Director for the full Appropriations Committee. Read more here<https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/delauro-names-robin-juliano-as-appropriations-committee-staff-director>. Best, Michele MICHELE DIECUCH | Senior Director of Programs Pronouns: She, Her, Hers ________________________________ ProLiteracy<http://www.proliteracy.org/> | 101 Wyoming St. | Syracuse, NY 13204 p 315.214.2576 | f 315.422.6369 | mdiecuch@proliteracy.org<mailto:mdiecuch@proliteracy.org> Find us and follow us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/ProLiteracy/59618669707> and Twitter<http://twitter.com/#!/ProLitWorld>. Help ProLiteracy advance the cause of adult literacy.<http://www.proliteracy.org/give> [2020-11-PL-EmailSignatures-Advocacy-1042 (003)]<https://www.proliteracy.org/What-We-Do/Advocacy>