3.9 million New Yorkers with limited English proficiency or without a high school diploma 🎓 need adult education. We call on @govkathyhochul , @andreastewartcousins , and @cheastie to invest $15 million in FY27 to support Adult Literacy Education (ALE) funding.
#LiteracyLiftsNY @NYCCAL
Thank you @nilyrozic.bsky.social for meeting with NYCCAL yesterday to talk about strengthening adult education across New York.
We're advocating for:
📚 $15M for Adult Literacy Education
🛡️ Passage of the New York for All Act #NY4All
#LiteracyLiftsNY
Yesterday we met with Aman Patel in @liunewyork.bsky.social's office to talk about the urgent need for adult literacy funding in New York. Thank you for the conversation and your time.
We're advocating for:
- $15M for Adult Literacy Education
- Passage of the New York for All Act
#LiteracyLiftsNY
Adult literacy advocates in Albany yesterday. Thank you to @claireforny.bsky.social and your Legislative Director, Simon, for taking the time to meet with us and talk about the needs of adult learners across New York.
Next steps:
📚 $15M for Adult Literacy Education
🛡️ Pass the New York for All Act
Thank you so much to Senator @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social and her session assistant Kristen for meeting with us.
It means a lot to be able to share how Adult Literacy Education empowers our adults and why we need to pass #NY4All to protect immigrant communities! #LiteracyLiftsNY
Great conversation today with Senator Gustavo Rivera’s office in Albany. Thank you for your time and for hearing directly from adult literacy advocates.
We’re calling for:
📚 $15M for Adult Literacy Education
🛡️ Pass the New York for All Act
#LiteracyLiftsNY @nmicnyc.bsky.social @thenyic.bsky.social
Thank you @votejgr.bsky.social and @PatFahy for your leadership! #LiteracyLiftsNY
Adult literacy means better jobs, better health, safer communities, and stronger families.
Students at @maketheroadny.bsky.social share why adult education matters.
📚 Invest $15M in Adult Literacy Education
🛡️ Pass the New York for All Act
#LiteracyLiftsNY
Thanks @votejgr.bsky.social @patfahy for your leadership.
Adult literacy means better jobs, better health, safer communities, and stronger families 📚 $15M for Adult Literacy Education, pass the New York for All Act. #LiteracyLiftsNY @nyccal.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @leaderasc.bsky.social @emilyassembly.bsky.social
Angela is an adult ESOL student in Literacy Partners, in NYC.
“I am Angela, an immigrant from Colombia. I was a nurse in my country. I came in 2020 and stayed because of the pandemic. Now I study English so I can have more opportunities. My dream is to become a nurse anesthetist.”
Invest $15M in Adult Literacy Education. Pass New York for All.
#LiteracyLiftsNY
Adult literacy is an economic strategy.
If all adults reached a 6th grade reading level, U.S. income would grow by $2.2 trillion a year.
In NY:
• A HS diploma = 24% higher earnings
• Strong English skills = lower poverty rates
Invest $15M in Adult Literacy Education. Pass NY for All.
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Adult literacy programs help adults improve English skills, earn diplomas, secure better jobs, and support their families. Yet funding remains far below what communities need.
#LiteracyLiftsNY #AdultEdu #GED #HSE #ESOL
✋HOLD UP! Reality Check:
𝟑.𝟗 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 need literacy and education support. Only about 3% are served by state-funded programs each year.
Join us on March 5. We're going to Albany to push for:
✅ $15M for Adult Literacy Education
✅ New York for All
🔗Read on: t.ly/BszA5
Standing in solidarity with @minnetesol.bsky.social and the educators, learners, and families impacted by recent immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
Violence, fear, and injustice are bringing learning to a halt. Our classrooms must remain places of safety, dignity, and care.
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Our top two priorities:
- Increase NYSED’s Adult Literacy Education (ALE) funding to $15 million to support education programs and serve 3,500 more adult students in FY27.
- Pass the New York for All Act to protect immigrant students.
Hot off the press! Our new New York State one-pager that outlines our state budget priorities for FY27. #LiteracyLiftsNY
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Everyone deserves legal representation, regardless of status. We owe it to the NYS immigrant community to pass the Access to Representation Act now!
Visit nyic.me/ara to join the campaign
Proud to propose a $20M investment to expand adult education in New York City - opening new seats and seamless access to English, digital literacy, HSE, civics, and more for immigrant New Yorkers, no matter their status. 🎓🗽#LiteracyLiftsNYC
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The National Institutes of Health found that the greatest determinant of a child’s academic success is the mother’s reading level. March celebrates reading and women’s history. Continue to #SupportAdultLiteracy programs and help all students reach their full potential.
