Literacy Ohio
National Coalition for Literacy has introduced the "Adult Education Supports National Priorities" fact and information sheet.
Titled, "Adult Education: A Good Investment in National Priorities" makes the case for investing in Adult Education. Download a copy from NCL by clicking on their web link under "Advocacy Resources online" or for a pdf, click here Adult Education Supports National Priorities.
ON-LINE ADVOCACY MATERIALS:
As an additional service to the field, we are developing a new series
of online advocacy materials. The series begins with "Beginning Advocacy",
a 10 week on-line course designed to help programs create an advocacy
plan. The activities help new advocates work through the advocacy planning
process. Anyone may participate in the course by using a "guest
log-in or use the "create your own account"
option. Guest logins do not have access to some services that
are available to full users. For example, posting to course forums and
uploading materials is not available to "guest" log-in users.
To access these new resources, click on the "On-Line
Advocacy Forum" menu item at the top of the page.
UPDATES
"Policy Matters Ohio", has issues a two page analysis that attempts to project the overall impact of the Governor's budget proposal. Policy Matters Ohio has been criticized as a "Right wing" organization but their analysis is worth reading. Here's an excerpt from this two page analysis.
THE SLASH, SEIZE AND SELL BUDGET SELLS OHIO CITIZENS SHORT Throughout most of the twentieth century, Ohio was known as a place with good jobs and strong communities. A central location, natural resources, first‐rate transportation assets and good infrastructure supported a growing economy and population. A strong union movement ensured shared prosperity in which a growing middle class emerged as industry grew. We invested in
education, raising high school degree levels from under 25% of the population in 1940 to over 86% by 2009 and college degree rates from under 5% in 1940 to over 23% by 2009. Today, Ohio is among the most urbanized states with 23 universities supporting industries and educating students from across the nation and around the world.
Assaults on jobs, communities and services
Over the past generation, we’ve deregulated a lot of the economy, reduced business contributions to the state and local budget, and allowed union levels to decline. For these reasons and more, many Ohio jobs have been lost and many Ohio communities weakened. Governor John Kasich has now proposed a biennial budget that seizes, slashes and sells taxpayer assets. The budget seizes funding that usually goes to local government, libraries and schools, instead using it to fill gaps at the state level. It makes deep cuts to public education and diverts more public money for private schools. And it gives this governor and the administration much more power to privatize, reducing legislative oversight. The slash, seize and sell budget sells state assets financed by generations of Ohioans without assuring savings, a market rate of return or adequate service delivery. Download the entire pdf from news and views.
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