Public Service Award to Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2011 Media Contact: Adam Sarvana (202) 225-2435; (202) 573-2562 cell Grijalva Will Receive American Library Association 2011 Public Service Award for Support of Libraries in Public Education Washington, D.C. – The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced [...]

Visit with Congressman Raul Grijalva

On April 27, 2011 alumni, staff and community leaders met with Congressman Raúl Grijalva at El Rio Learning Center in Tucson, Arizona to hear about the latest budget news in relation to WIA, adult education and family literacy funding. Lina Prieto, a graduate of adult education at El Rio Learning Center, welcomed the round table [...]

Update on federal budget for Adult Education

Federal FY2011 Budget: (This impacts our July 1, 2011- June 30, 2012) The House, Senate and White house have come to agreement on a final Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution that will prevent a government shutdown and will fund the federal government through September 30, 2011 – the end of federal FY2011. This agreement also [...]

Congress Updates for fiscal year 2011

From: COABE (Commission on Adult Basic Education) As you know, for the last six months, Congress has been debating a final budget for fiscal year 2011. Currently the government is being funded by a Continuing Resolution (CR) that will expire at midnight tonight, April 8th, unless an agreement is reached by the House and Senate. [...]

Adult Basic Education Strengthens Tucson’s Workforce and Builds Local Business

AGM Container Controls (AGM),is a manufacturing company with approximately 110 employees, and is based in Tucson, AZ. Like several other businesses, AGM has greatly benefited from Adult Basic Education. The Adult Education program has helped AGM create an educated workforce and a thriving company. Howard Stewart, CEO/President of AGM had this to say: “About three [...]

Arizona Adult Basic Education highlighted in two radio interviews

Arizona Adult Basic Education being highlighted on “Pima Comunity College Perspectives”, which is a radio program highlighting the programs and services that the College provides to students and the community. Click on the links below to hear the shows. Jan. 25, 2011: Adult Education / Teaching Languages Online Regina Suitt, Advanced Program Manager, discusses how [...]

11 Ways to Recommit to Advocacy in 2011 to protect Adult Basic Educationa and Family Literacy

By Jackie Taylor We have the important task ahead of us for 2011 in educating a new Congress, protecting adult education and family literacy funding at the federal level, and advocating for the priorities we want to see included in a new WIA reauthorization bill. Here are 11 ways you can recommit to adult education [...]

Community Grants Aid Adult Learners

Alumni from PCC’s Adult Education program were honored at a ceremony in which posters featuring their success stories were unveiled. Pictured from left: Sara Silva, now an elementary school teacher; Dr. Sylvia Lee, president of PCC’s Community Campus; Tom Hardy, a healthcare worker, Elizabeth Pino, AmeriCorps member; and David DeLeon, a small business owner. Two [...]

Gabrielle Giffords and Raul Grijalva have joined the House Adult Literacy Caucus!

The House Adult Literacy Caucus now has 18 Members. If your House Member is one, see list below.   Here is a Press Release Template you can use to issue a local press release letting others know what your Member is doing for adult education:   House Adult Literacy Caucus Members thus far:   Dan Maffei (D-NY), [...]

Arizona Daily Star – Pima Community College getting funds for citizenship-education classes

Pima Community College will receive $100,000 in federal money to expand its citizenship classes for legal permanent residents. The college will use the funds to enroll 200 legal permanent residents in eight new citizenship-education classes, according to a news release from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which awarded the funding. The college has offered citizenship [...]

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