David Beard called attention to the killing of the Striving Readers and National Writing Project over on the Blogora today. I repost an email posted by David:
David Beard,
Federal legislation for Striving Readers and the National Writing Project passed in both the House and Senate and signed by the President zeros out funding for these two important programs. Unless legislators are convinced by an outpouring of outrage, these programs have little chance of being restored.
NCTE members need to call or write their Representative and Senators NOW to explain the importance of funding these programs in the final budget.
- Striving Readers enables the currently established 44 state literacy teams to apply for federal funds; then each state’s neediest districts can apply to the state for funding for local literacy projects in preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary schools.
- The National Writing Project provides summer institutes in local communities that reach 65,000 students annually and other professional development activities for 130,000 educators who reach 1.4 million students each year.
Call or write immediately for the most impact. We need thousands of NCTE members to take action.
Restore funding for the Striving Readers Program.
Restore funding for the National Writing Project.Sincerely,
Millie Davis
Division Director, Communications and Affiliate Services
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
1111 W. Kenyon Rd.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 800-369-6283, ext. 3634, or 217-278-3634
Fax: 217-278-3761
E-mail: advocacy@ncte.org
Web: http://www.ncte.orgJoin NCTE in Celebrating Literacy Education Advocacy Month!
If you teach in an English department, then you likely know that these are crucial programs we cannot afford to lose.
Please take the time to write your senators and representatives in support of these programs.
