1. Re: CIAW letter gets traction on adult ed funding (Sharon Bonney)

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Thanks, Sharon. We appreciate COABE's sign-on and are very glad that you are continuing to build momentum and pressure from the field. Congress needs to keep hearing about the vital role of adult education at this difficult moment! On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 11:06 AM < members-request@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> wrote: > Send Members mailing list submissions to > members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > members-request@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > members-owner@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Members digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: CIAW letter gets traction on adult ed funding (Sharon Bonney) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:05:51 +0000 > From: Sharon Bonney <sharonmbonney@coabe.org> > To: "members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org" > <members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> > Subject: Re: [NCL Members] CIAW letter gets traction on adult ed > funding > Message-ID: > < > BN7PR08MB497755DA97EF2A60CD83638FB1F10@BN7PR08MB4977.namprd08.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Hi Amanda, > Our public policy firm sent that to us this morning, and we were so happy > to see the pick up this received! COABE signed on to the letter as well, > but we also pushed forward to our members what we felt was more reasonable > and would possibly get funded. As of this morning, more than 600 members in > the field have responded, making just under 3,000 connections for our $200 > Million ask. > > https://coabe.org/take-action-today-adult-educations-request-for-200m-to-deal-with-covid-19/ > TAKE ACTION TODAY: Adult Education?s Request for $200M to deal with > COVID-19 ? Coalition on Adult Basic Education - coabe.org< > https://coabe.org/take-action-today-adult-educations-request-for-200m-to-deal-with-covid-19/ > > > Dear COABE Member, Please contact your legislators with our 3 click > software today to send an urgent request regarding the COVID-19 relief > packages. > coabe.org > > > I would also like to encourage everyone that can participate in the COABE > Virtual Hill Day on 4/8 to do so. It's actually a lot less work for > participants than in the past but can be quite impactful! Details are > available for those that are interested: > https://coabe.org/capitol-hill-day/ > > Thanks, > > > Sharon Bonney > > Chief Executive Officer | Coalition on Adult Basic Education | > sharonmbonney@coabe.org > P: 888-44-COABE (888-442-6223) | F: 866-941-5129 | www.COABE.org< > http://www.coabe.org/> | PO Box 1820 Cicero, NY 13039 > > [cid:e4768ee3-7eaa-4d44-bca8-998df8902c86]< > https://www.facebook.com/COABEHQ/> > [cid:231f37fa-eca5-43f0-bd69-5f070dbb90e4] <https://twitter.com/COABEHQ> > [cid:8799b21f-1087-4945-adfb-18d520bdb830] < > https://www.linkedin.com/company/coalition-on-adult-basic-education/> > [cid:c2ebae5f-04a0-40f4-8b92-14e1cd178ebe] < > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCmd7QzQq3e5XzawnVgnTg> > > > [cid:4f1ec924-fb90-45d7-96a9-d4646a10b96f][cid:9eaea0d9-b71c-4b75-8eb1-5696fd0dabd2]< > https://coabe.org/>[cid:42573fcc-8394-4db7-88c5-c36ac1c35083] > > > > ________________________________ > From: Members <members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> on > behalf of Amanda Bergson-Shilcock <amandabs@nationalskillscoalition.org> > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 10:47 AM > To: members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org < > members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> > Subject: [NCL Members] CIAW letter gets traction on adult ed funding > > Hello colleagues, > > Thanks to all of you who signed on to the letter that the Coalition to > Invest in America's Workforce sent up to the Hill in support of greater > WIOA investments. We got great coverage in this morning's Politico, which > spelled out our ask on adult ed in particular (yay!). Read it here: > > > * POLITICO: Trump suggests schools will reopen< > https://www.politico.com/morningeducation/> > * WORKFORCE GROUPS ASK FOR INVESTMENTS IN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION > FUNDING IN STIMULUS BILL: The Campaign to Invest in America?s Workforce, a > coalition of 30 education, workforce, and national nonprofit groups > organized by the National Skills Coalition, sent a letter to congressional > leaders outlining workforce policy recommendations to include in future > coronavirus stimulus packages. > * ?There is no question that the demand for reemployment, skilling > and reskilling services will increase substantially during the COVID-19 > crisis and its aftermath,? the groups wrote< > https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/Campaign-to-Invest-in-Americas-Workforce-Letter-to-Congress.pdf > >. > * ? Among other things, the groups are asking for an additional $1 > billion in investments in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act's > Title II Adult Basic Education funding. The funds would be used for > education and training for workers who the groups say will need literacy, > numeracy and digital skills to succeed in the workforce. The groups said > the pandemic has highlighted the speed of how adult education programs can > shift to online and blended formats. > * ? ?WIOA Title II funding is critical to states? ability to serve > the more than 36 million U.S. workers who have basic skills needs, as well > as the 48 million who lack digital literacy skills,? the groups wrote. > ?Preparing workers with these skills today ? and ensuring support for this > training over the next program year ? will be critical to addressing worker > shortage in in-demand industries." > > Read the full CIAW letter here: > https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/Campaign-to-Invest-in-Americas-Workforce-Letter-to-Congress.pdf > > We're in close communication with partners on the Hill, and hopeful that > there is broad recognition of the depth and urgency of the challenges > facing our sector at this pivotal moment. > > Be well and stay safe-- > > -Amanda > > > -- > 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/> > > [GuideStar Member] >