The next conference will take place on March 14, 15, and 16, 2011 in  State College, PA. The request for proposals is now open and due by October 15, 2010. Visit the conference page to stay up-to-date on all conference developments.

Petition to support funding for Adult Education and Family Literacy

A petition that calls upon the Governor and Pennsylvania state legislators to ensure that the Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education, as an education program and workforce partner, remains funded in 2010/2011 at or very near the 2009/2010 level of funding.

To view and sign the petition, sign here.

On June 28, 2010, PAACE sent a letter to the Governor seeking a balanced approach to the budget and requesting at/near level-funding for Adult Basic and Literacy Education as an education program and workforce partner. Student stories that highlight the impact of adult education programs accompanied the letter.

Letter to Governor

Student Stories

The PAACE Annual Meeting was held on Wednesday, February 17, 2010. For members unable to participate in the webinar, the recordings and a PDF of the slides are now available.

Following the annual meeting, guest speaker Rebecca Carpenter answered members' questions about health literacy. This interview is about 25 minutes long and the first in a series of podcasts sponsored by PAACE.

PAACE Annual Meeting Agenda and Slides 448KB

President's Report 2.5MB - Diane Inverso, Immediate Past President

1st Vice President's Report 847KB - Lori Keefer, President

Treasurer's Report 650 KB - Alex Dow, Treasurer

Legislative Report 4MB - JoAnn Weinberger, Legislation Committee Chair

Membership Report 352KB - Danielle Blanchard-Krane, Membership Committee Chair

Nominations/Elections and Installation of Officers 498KB - Chuck Klinger, former Nominations Committee Chair

Health Literacy Presentation 11.5MB - Rebecca Carpenter, Director of Special Projects, Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council

The Spring Edition of is available online. Get updates on the latest 2010 PAACE Conference plans, learn about recent PAACE advocacy efforts and find helpful resources to use with your adult learners.

PAACE is a nonprofit educational association whose mission is to enable its diverse members to help adults achieve educational goals, to exercise leadership for adult education, and to advocate lifelong learning as vital to economic security and social equality. PAACE is the only statewide professional organization in Pennsylvania which serves as an advocate for adult and continuing education. The membership includes professionals and volunteers from all aspects of adult continuing education.

Contact PAACE at web@paacesite.org
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PAACE
PO Box 295
State College, PA 16804-0295