Join NCTE Members for Advocacy Day on Thursday, April 22,
in Washington, DC!
Plan now to be a part of NCTE's Literacy Education Advocacy Day on Thursday, April 22, 2010. NCTE members will meet for
Registration is now open (the event is free to NCTE members) and details will be posted as soon as they become available.
Nearly 50 NCTE Members Met with Congressional Staff and Legislators
at Last Year's Advocacy Day
See the May 2009 SLATE Update for stories from NCTE members about their experiences meeting with Congressional staff and legislators. In their discussions members focused on asking for support for a resolution recognizing October 20, 2009, as the National Day on Writing and for a comprehensive literacy bill.
Two NCTE Members from Virginia Met with Their Congressman
(from left to right, above: Janice Suppa-Friedman,
Congressman Tom Perriello, Sarah Tanner-Anderson)
Six NCTE Members from Florida Attended the 2009 Advocacy Day
(left to right, above: FCTE's Clarissa West-White, April Blaze, Joan Kaywell;
Clint Cates, legislative aide to Senator Bill Nelson;
FCTE's Christiana Succar, Susan Houser, and Kathleen Blake Yancey)
Tell Us What You Did to Advocate for Literacy Education during Literacy Education Advocacy Month by Completing this Short Survey.