Announcing....

WASHINGTON – The National Coalition for Literacy (NCL) will present the 2010 NCL Literacy Leadership Awards at a reception in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. The awards recognize individuals and/or organizations that have made extraordinary national contributions to improving literacy and raising awareness of the adult literacy and English language learning needs in the United States.

NCL will recognize the following outstanding individuals and organizations:

• Senator Thomas Harkin (IA), and his staff of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee have been instrumental in supporting adult education at the federal level as well as representing the needs of America’s working families.
• Representative John Yarmuth (KY), a tireless advocate for literacy since his election in 2007, supporting family literacy programs, championing Even Start programs for the most vulnerable families in poverty, and introducing the 2009 Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act.
• English Under the Arches led by Betsy McKay, Director of Bilingual Leadership Development for McDonald’s USA LLC, an award-winning program for developing English language and literacy skills for its bilingual managers and manager trainees.
• Kentucky Education Television (KET), Kentucky’s public broadcasting network since 1968, a leading producer of adult basic skills and workplace education programming. LiteracyLink’s Workplace Essential Skills and GED Connection series, both produced by KET, and made available to 87% of American households through public broadcasting.
• Archie Willard, long time student advocate and leader who has nurtured the development of adult learner leaders, through his early support and leadership of VALUE, the national student organization.