Advocacy Resources
Resources from NCL
- Adult Education Fact Sheet on the need for and power of adult education
- Links to Adult Learners’ Stories
- Links to Exemplary Adult Education Programs
- Links to Effective Program Models
- NCL Fact Sheet on the Coalition’s purpose, activities, and impact
Resources from NCL Member Organizations
American Library Association
- Free online course Adult Literacy Through Libraries. The course is designed to help literacy providers, librarians, and library workers nationwide develop and advocate for accessible and innovative adult literacy services and resources.
- Literacy for All: Adult Literacy Through Libraries
- ALA Literacy Clearinghouse
- ALA Literacy advocacy resource page
COABE
National Center for Families Learning
- Report Transformative Parent Leadership and School Engagement. This report demonstrates how participation in family literacy programs increases parents’ self-efficacy and their leadership skills.
- Brief on Community Development, the practice of residents, neighbors, and stakeholders coming together to remove barriers to well-being and build on the community’s strengths and assets.
National Council of State Directors of Adult Education
- NASDAE Adult Education Fact Sheet and state-level fact sheets
- NASDAE Issue Briefs
National Skills Coalition
ProLiteracy
- AEFL Week Toolkit
- Advocacy Toolkit for Adult Education and Literacy
- Fact sheet: Adult Literacy Facts
- Advocacy Toolkit Webinars
TESOL International
- TESOL Advocacy Action Center
- Resource kit on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
edTech Center at World Education
- Series of briefs on Effective Practice and Policy in Remote ESOL from the Remote ESOL Project
- Series of Case Studies Illustrating Innovative Remote ESOL