About NCL Members

The National Coalition for Literacy impacts legislation and public policy on adult education, family literacy, and English language acquisition for adults. Through consensus, Coalition members unite to form NCL positions on legislative issues, creating a national, unified voice in advocating for adult education and literacy.

Additionally, many NCL members have their own policy positions on issues that address their constituents’ unique interests and concerns. Public policy positions of NCL members may differ from NCL positions, or some NCL members may have spoken out in greater depth on specific issues. Learn more about NCL members by visiting their web sites below and reviewing their distinct policy positions. See NCL Legislative Priorities to learn about NCL issues and positions developed through consensus with the NCL members listed below.

Voting Members

• American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
• American Institutes for Research
• American Library Association
  • ALA Issues and Advocacy
• Center for Literacy Studies
• Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE)
• GED Testing Services
• Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy And Goodling Institute
  • Goodling Institute Policy Papers
• International Reading Association
  • IRA Position Statements
• National Center for Family Literacy
  • See Federal Policy and Funding for a full range of family literacy issues where the NCFL is interested and involved.
• National Council of State Directors of Adult Education
  • NCSDAE Policy Updates
• ProLiteracy
  • ProLiteracy Legislative Priorities and Policy Principles
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL)
  • TESOL Position Statements
• World Education

Nonvoting Members

• Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers (AALPD)
  • AALPD Issues Papers
  • AALPD Recommended Policies to Support Professional Development for Adult Education Practitioners
• Center for Applied Linguistics
• The Center for the Book
• Center for Law and Social Policy
• Correctional Education Association
• MPR Associates, Inc
• National Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs
• National Center on Adult Literacy, University of Pennsylvania
• Senior Service America, Inc.
• Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE)
• Voice for Adult Literacy United for Education (VALUE)
  • VALUE’s Social Change Initiative

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