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Publicly-funded adult literacy programs serve only three to four percent of these adults each year. This enormous gap reflects decades of insufficient investment and an underlying lack of understanding and support for adult education.
At the same time, adult literacy students and their communities are on the frontlines of struggles for immigrant rights, workers’ rights, civil rights, gender equity, fair housing, public education, carceral reform, and other pressing justice issues.
We see a pivotal opportunity to lift up adult literacy as a tool for activating democracy and creating a more equitable future. This calls for a strategic, sustained, collaborative effort with community partners organizing for social justice.
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