 During Teacher Appreciation Week, we honor the educators, learners, and allies who power adult education across New York. Adult literacy and education teachers work every day in community‑based organizations, CUNY campuses, and libraries. They support adults who are gain:
The demand for adult education in New York is immense.
We also recognize the program leaders, staff, and partner organizations who sustain this field. Our collective advocacy helps ensure adult learners receive the resources and opportunities they deserve. Education changes lives—and it takes a community to make it possible. This week, we celebrate everyone advancing adult literacy and educational equity across New York. Thank you for the work you do, the people you serve, and the futures you help build. Register to join the May 15, 2026 NYCCAL General Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/yjU5eD3QTjygFCjjENxN9A 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
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