Hello NCL members,

Happy New Year!

While there is a lot going on in Washington this week, there aren't a lot of education-related policy items for discussion, so we'll be cancelling the public policy call for this month. That said, NCL will be sharing an update related to the transition document via the listserv, and I will continue to update you on any legislative updates from CEF or others.

Best,
Michele

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Colleagues, the memo that NCL and the Open Door Collective submitted to the Biden-Harris transition team is now posted on the https://national-coalition-literacy.org/2021/01/access-and-inclusion-adult-education-and-literacy-priorities-for-2021-and-beyond/.

Happy 2021 to all!

Deborah

Deborah Kennedy

Executive Director

http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org/

---- On Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:02:27 -0500 Michele Diecuch MDiecuch@proliteracy.org wrote ----

Hello NCL members,

Happy New Year! 

While there is a lot going on in Washington this week, there aren’t a lot of education-related policy items for discussion, so we’ll be cancelling the public policy call for this month. That said, NCL will be sharing an update related to
the transition document via the listserv, and I will continue to update you on any legislative updates from CEF or others.

Best,

Michele

MICHELE DIECUCH |  Senior Director of Programs

Pronouns: She, Her, Hers

http://www.proliteracy.org/  | 101 Wyoming St. | 
Syracuse, NY 13204
p 315.214.2576 |  f 315.422.6369 | mailto:mdiecuch@proliteracy.org
 

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Hello, NCL Members,

In case you aren’t on the AAACE-NLA list, I’m sending you the following email and attachment FYI.

In the section in the article related to “Early 2000s to 2021,” I briefly mention NCL-ODC’s recent policy recommendations for the new federal administration.

NCL and ODC can play important roles in shaping the administration’s and the field’s thinking on how to strengthen and expand our nation’s adult basic skills development systems. This should include a renewed, more intentional, and more systematic focus on helping learners participate in democratic institutions and deal with social justice issues.  This would require stronger, more active partnerships with other stakeholders who are working on the kinds of social justice issues described in the article.

Best wishes,

Paul Jurmo
www.pauljurmo.info

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EMAIL TO AAACE-NLA on Jan 20, 2021

Greetings, AAACE-NLA Colleagues,

As our new President and Vice President are sworn in today, I’m sending you the attached article, “A Different Way:  Re-Orienting Adult Education toward Democracy and Social Justice:”  https://pauljurmo.info/pauljurmo/Writings_(US_&_Canada)_files/A%20Different%20Way%20-%20Jurmo%201-20-21%2012pm.pdf https://pauljurmo.info/pauljurmo/Writings_(US_&_Canada)_files/A%20Different%20Way%20-%20Jurmo%201-20-21%2012pm.pdf
I originally wrote it last July and August when our nation was being hit hard by COVID-19, racial conflict, income insecurity, environmental crises, and threats to our democratic institutions.  I put the article on hold until this month, when we are in an even more deadly phase of the pandemic and – now – under attack by violent extremists.  Some good news, though:

— A new national leadership is forming.

— January 2021 is also a time when discussions on the AAACE-NLA have focused on what adult education might do to support social justice for the learners, families, and communities we try to serve.

The article is written to be a resource for adult educators and other stakeholders who want to support democracy and social justice.  It (a) identifies four strategies adult educators and partners can use help adult learners deal with social justice challenges, (b) summarizes arguments for and examples of using adult education to support social justice, and (c) recommends actions that might be taken at national, state, and local levels to develop, implement, and sustain adult education for social justice.

I welcome you to read it, share it, and use it as a resource.  I also welcome feedback on the contents and how we might re-orient our field to more intentionally and systematically supporting democracy and social justice.

Best wishes in this time of challenges and opportunities.

Paul Jurmo

www.pauljurmo.info http://www.pauljurmo.info/