Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. …For everyone, everywhere, literacy is a basic human right.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, International Literacy Day, 8 September 1997
Coming Events
International Literacy Day, 8 September 2023
National AEFL Week, 17-23 September 2023
NCL Fall Members Meeting, 28 September 2023, Washington DC and virtual
AAACE Annual Conference, 3-6 October 2023, Lexington, KY
National Celebration of Reading, 11 October 2023, Washington, DC
NCFL Annual Conference, 23-25 October 2023, Omaha, NE
COABE National Conference, 17-20 March 2024, Nashville, TN
TESOL Convention and English Language Expo, 21-23 March 2024, Tampa, FL
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- Seize the Day for Digital Equity
- Congratulations, Tracie D. Hall!
- Adult Education WORKS Act Introduced in the Senate
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