State Public Policy

State Level Public Policy

Leading from the Middle: The State Role in Adult Education and Literacy Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL). 2002. http://www.caalusa.org/leadingfrommiddle.pdf
State, Regional and Urban Organizations which advocate for adult literacy/basic education and ESL/ESOL http://alri.org/Rosen/advocacy/advocacy.html
The Advocacy Page (on the Literacy Resources/Rhode Island Web page.) LR/RI's Director, Janet Isserlis, has put together documents and links to adult education public policy and advocacy nationally, in Rhode Island and elsewhere http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Swearer_Center/Literacy_Resources/advocate.html
Some Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island adult literacy public policy advocacy history and strategies http://www.alri.org/Rosen/advocacy/advocacydocs.html
Comings, John and Soricone, Lisa. "Massachusetts: A Case Study of Improvement and Growth of Adult Education Services" Review of Adult Learning and Literacy Chapter 4, Volume 5. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 2005 ISBN 0-8058-5139-9.
- Chapter Summary http://www.ncsall.net/?id=779
- Full chapter (downloadable in .pdf) http://www.ncsall.net/?id=779