Hello NCL colleagues, I'm thrilled to share with you National Skills Coalition's latest publication, a set of 10 state policy recommendations <https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/resources/events/text/State-digital-literacy-policy-recommendations.pdf> focusing on *digital literacy*. These recommendations are divided into two parts: The first group is *revenue-neutral *and can be done by the *executive *branch -- perfect for advocates who are dealing with a tough state budget environment and have a friendly governor or state agency that is eager to take action. (They can also be used at the local level in many cases.) The second group of recommendations requires *additional **investment *and *legislative *action -- so they are a bit more mid-term or long-term in focus. We hope these recommendations will be useful for adult education and digital inclusion advocates. We'll be using these recommendations with many of NSC's 20 SkillSPAN state affiliates, who are planning their 2021 advocacy strategies now. Would love to hear if these resonate with other NCL-ers (and of course open to feedback of any kind as always). -Amanda P.S. You may remember that we released a California-specific set of recommendations <https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/news/blog/the-four-steps-state-policymakers-can-take-to-bridge-the-digital-divide-for-all-of-californias-workers> a few weeks ago. There is overlap between our four recs for CA and the 10 for a national audience, but we're very aware that CA is a unique political and social climate, so it didn't make sense to just carbon-copy our CA materials for other states. -- *Amanda Bergson-Shilcock*, Senior Fellow *National Skills Coalition* Pronouns: she/her/hers 1250 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20036 215-285-2860 (mobile) *www.nationalskillscoalition.org <http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/>* [image: GuideStar Member] -- *Amanda Bergson-Shilcock*, Senior Fellow *National Skills Coalition* Pronouns: she/her/hers 1250 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20036 215-285-2860 (mobile) *www.nationalskillscoalition.org <http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/>* [image: GuideStar Member]