By Tara Schafer
Executive Director of Literacy New York Buffalo-Niagara
Buffalo News, June 15
Building Literate Communities
In NYS, there are over
3.4 Million
Individuals who lack their HS Diploma, Englishlanguage proficiency, or both
In NYS, there are over
We need to get our advocacy machine revved up! And put in a call to Justin Trudeau while we are at it. Literacy New York just learned that the province of Ontario will be upgrading their literacy, math and computer assistance for adults — with a $185 million boost from the Ontario government.
Read MoreLiteracy New York is in the process of adding password protected areas to its website that will serve as repositories of information for targeted groups of our network. These areas include message boards to promote intra group communications.
Read MoreThe system of 55,000+ adult education leaders stand united in a national campaign to educate policy makers about the importance of investing in adult education and moving opportunities forward for all Americans to achieve economic mobility.
Read More40%of low-skilled Americans
have earnings in the bottom
On average, a
High School Graduate Lives 6 to 9yrs
In the last 30yrs
workers without a High School
Degree experienced an
By Tara Schafer
Executive Director of Literacy New York Buffalo-Niagara
Buffalo News, June 15
22% percent of New York State residents suffer needlessly from low literacy, severely limiting their quality of life and often leading to unemployment, poverty, health issues, and even incarceration.
