The National Coalition for Literacy applauds TIME Magazine for its selection of Tracie D. Hall as a member of the TIME 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2023. Tracie Hall has worked to strengthen public libraries and promote broad access to books and literacy throughout her career, culminating in her position as…
Congress will return from its August recess on September 13, with just three weeks to complete the appropriations process for the fiscal 2023 federal budget before the end of fiscal 2022 on September 30. Our sources indicate that completion of the process within that time frame is unlikely. Congress is therefore likely to adopt…
The Evolution of a New Name for Our Field David J. Rosen, Steering Committee Member, Open Door Collective Deborah Kennedy, Executive Director, National Coalition for Literacy Our field has a variety of names. Some are confusing to those who work in the field, and several are especially puzzling to those outside it, including stakeholders,…
The House Education and Labor Committee will mark up the WIOA reauthorization bill on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 10:15 AM eastern time. Watch the markup session at this link Download and read the text of the draft legislation (H.R. 7309, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022) at this link The committee…