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Next NYCCAL General Meeting: Friday, April 17, from 9:30am to 11:30am
Register for the next meeting on Zoom Full Calendar of General Meetings Over the past two weeks, adult literacy advocates across New York raised their voices together for stronger investment in adult education. From classrooms across New York City to the halls of the State Capitol in Albany, teachers, students, program leaders, and allies came together to advocate for adult learners and the programs that support them. A Day in AlbanyLast Thursday, members of the New York City Coalition for Adult Literacy (NYCCAL) traveled to Albany alongside our statewide partners at NYACCE for State Advocacy Day. Advocates met with legislators and their staff to talk about the impact of adult literacy programs and the urgent need to expand access to them. Next NYCCAL General Meeting: Friday, March 13, from 9:30am to 11:30am
Register for the next meeting on Zoom Full Calendar of General Meetings Next NYCCAL General Meeting: Friday, February 27, from 9:30am to 11:30am
Register for the next meeting on Zoom Full Calendar of General Meetings We stand in solidarity with Minnesota TESOL and the educators, learners, and families affected by recent immigration enforcement activity in Minnesota. As Minnesota TESOL powerfully names in their statement, fear, violence, and injustice are bringing learning to a halt, with people afraid to leave their homes regardless of immigration status. When fear takes hold, education cannot continue as usual. Below, we share a screenshot and link to Minnesota TESOL, which calls on us to affirm the dignity of multilingual learners, recognize the extraordinary and unsustainable labor educators are carrying, and recommit to classrooms as places of safety, welcome, and care. 
Modeled after the highly successful New York City Adult Literacy Pilot Project with components from Migration Policy Institute's English Plus Integration, NYCCAL is excited to share this proposal for a new $20 million investment in adult education, providing new seats and seamless access to English language, basic education, digital literacy, high school equivalency, and civics education classes to immigrant New Yorkers, regardless of their status.
Click Read More for the Education for Integration and Equity proposal in its entirety or go to https://link.lacnyc.org/EIE25
Next NYCCAL General Meeting: Friday, January 16, from 9:30am to 11:30am
Register by clicking here Full Calendar of General Meetings Next NYCCAL General Meeting: Friday, December 19, from 9:30am to 11:30am
Register by clicking here Full Calendar of General Meetings  NYCCAL has developed a new New York State one-pager that outlines our state budget priorities for FY26. The one-pager includes background and historical data to support our requests. The two FY26 priorities are:
- Increase NYSED’s Adult Literacy Education (ALE) funding from $9.8 million to $12 million to support education programs and serve an additional 1,600 adult students in FY26. - Pass the New York for All Act, Dignity Not Detention Act, and the Access to Representation Act to protect immigrant students and communities. |
NYCCALThe New York City Coalition for Adult Literacy (NYCCAL) is comprised of adult literacy teachers, managers, students, and allies from community -based organizations, CUNY campuses, and library programs across NYC. Archives
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