Advancing Adult Literacy in NY since 1974
In NYS, there are over
3.4 Million
Individuals who lack their HS Diploma, English
language proficiency, or both
In NYS, there are over
Individuals who lack their HS Diploma, English
language proficiency, or both
In December 2020, the National Coalition for Literacy and the Open Door Collective submitted a memo to the Biden-Harris Transition Team highlighting recommendations for policy shifts in adult education that would support the incoming administration's "build-back-better" priorities of economic recovery and racial equity.
Read MoreLiteracy New York wishes a Happy New Year to all as we move from a very trying 2020 to a hopeful 2021. We commend the adult learners, tutors, teachers, and program staff who "advanced adult literacy" against all odds this past year.
Read MoreLiteracy New York is thrilled to announce that we have another Janice Cuddaheee Fund grantee-- the Literacy Council of Alabama! The organization was awarded 6 "seats" in the Intake to Outcomes (I2O) training platform, and plans to use them to train tutors in math and reading. Their program director, Steve Hannum, completed the I2O Math Basics workshop and said, "The course was very helpful. So much has changed since I learned math!" He says that the availability of math tutor training is allowing his program to offer their adult learners a math program for the first time.
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
Calling for "bold actions to reshape New York's labor market" in light of both persistent labor market issues and the global COVID-19 pandemic. The report offers specific action steps with immediate, short, and long term actions that "urge a collaborative approach to enable business leaders,workforce experts and providers, labor unions, postsecondary institutions, among others to tackle this work together." It is a comprehensive document that can be a resource as we move forward. Take a look!
Read MoreNew Economic Study Finds the U.S. Could Be Losing $2.2 Trillion Annually Due to Low Adult Literacy Rates.
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy just released this report that shows the impact of adult literacy on the U.S. economy. This report underscores the importance of basic skills education and the work of adult literacy providers, like those supported by Adult Literacy Education funding in New York State.
Read More22% 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.
