Literacy Texas Newsletter, June 16, 2025
Rebuilding Lives
Dear literacy friends,
Oftentimes, men and women in Texas correctional facilities have faced significant educational and personal challenges. Academic opportunities can empower them to rebuild their lives and have a fresh start. Our friends at Texas 2036 are helping support this cause.
Their recent report outlines the need for higher education opportunities for those who are incarcerated, and we know there are some incredible instructors working in Texas correctional facilities to provide vital adult literacy and GED support. This support serves as the foundation needed in order to pursue college degrees or occupational licenses. Learn more at this month’s Best of Texas, featuring special guests from the Windham School District.
Additionally, I encourage adult education and literacy programs to partner with reentry and probation offices to provide support for this population as they reintegrate into our communities. Some of the most rewarding work I have had the privilege to do stems from some of these partnerships. Recently, the Texas Standard produced a feature on that work, and you can listen or read here.
If you need help knowing how to start those conversations, please don’t hesitate to reach out!
QUICK POLL!
Thank you for being on Team Literacy,
Dr. Jenny McCormack Walker
Executive Director, Literacy Texas
P.S. Since our last newsletter, adult education funding allocations for Fiscal Year 2025 have been announced, and we were overjoyed to learn that states will receive level funding for most programs. That’s a welcome reprieve – but we’re not out of the woods yet. Read more here.
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Checked/updated: 6/16/25