May 15 Coalition Letter to the House supporting literacy funding for Literacy for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) program

Abstract

On behalf of Advocates for Literacy, a coalition of over 60 organizations that understands the imperative role of literacy – reading and writing – in creating a globally competent workforce, thank you for your past support of the Literacy for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) program, which builds on the success of the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (SRCL) program. As you work to address the tremendous impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on K-12 schools and draft the FY 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, we urge you to fund this critically important comprehensive literacy program at no less than $500 million.