Esther Prins, Ph.D.
Professor and Co-Director
Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy<http://www.ed.psu.edu/goodlinginstitute/> and Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy<http://www.ed.psu.edu/isal>
http://www.ed.psu.edu/educ/adult-education/faculty/esther-prins

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education Program<http://www.ed.psu.edu/lps/adult-education>
Pennsylvania State University
305B Keller Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-0597
814-865-0128 (fax)

I thought NCL members would be interested in this article from the New York Times Magazine. It is worth reading in its entirety. (The author wrote Evicted, which I have heard great things about.) As people who are committed to helping adults pursue education and obtain jobs, we need to realize exactly what learners are up against—even and especially those who are working. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/magazine/americans-jobs-poverty-homeless.html Cuts to the social safety net, work requirements, and the creation of low-wage, insecure jobs are detrimental to adult learners and their families. Best, Esther ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Esther Prins, Ph.D. Professor and Co-Director Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy<http://www.ed.psu.edu/goodlinginstitute/> and Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy<http://www.ed.psu.edu/isal> http://www.ed.psu.edu/educ/adult-education/faculty/esther-prins Lifelong Learning and Adult Education Program<http://www.ed.psu.edu/lps/adult-education> Pennsylvania State University 305B Keller Building University Park, PA 16802 814-865-0597 814-865-0128 (fax)