Build on KAACE’s Advocacy Success  

Advocacy Pays - KAACE thanks you for your support in recent advocacy efforts. Due to the diligence and hard work of adult education supporters:

• Adult Education funding has been restored at the state level

• Adult Education funding has been restored at the national level

• our state and national representatives and senators are more aware of the importance of adult education.

We've only just begun - These recent efforts are just the beginning of an ongoing advocacy campaign being led by KAACE. 

Why is it important to continually participate in advocacy activities? Policymakers influence/decide:

• who you recruit

• what you teach, classroom instruction, and program design

• what data you collect

• how much funding you receive

Let's Keep the momentum going! Click on the links below for more information:

• Letter-Writing Lesson Plan

• Student Postcard Campaign

• Writing a Message to your Legislator

Your students’ voices  can be heard using the advocacy-focused letter-writing lesson plan.

Encourage your students to let their voices be heard while providing them with valuable writing and civics lessons! An easily replicable lesson plan and sample student letter are available here.

Legislators and editors are interested in what students have to say, and your students will love having the opportunity to have their voices heard about a topic that is so relevant to them.

You can find your legislators’ information below.

• Representatives' contact information:  http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/whoswho/hsedist.htm
• Senators' contact information:  http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/whoswho/sendist.htm
• Legislators' contact information:  http://162.114.4.13/whoswho/email.htm
• Legislative Research Commission's Website
  http://www.lrc.ky.gov/org_adm/committe/Standing.htm
• Legislative Research Commission's Home Page
  http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/

 

• One-page letters are best; include your name and contact information.
• If possible, fax and mail your letter. (For members of Congress, fax your letter to the D.C. office and mail your letter to the district office.)
• Clearly state your request in the subject line, just in case this is all that the legislator sees. (Example: “Please increase Adult Education funding by $5 million”)
• Have a concise, one-sentence statement/request prepared when you call your legislator. The more specific you are, the better. (Example: “I am requesting the senator’s support of an increase of $5 million in Adult Education funding.”)
• Your students’ voices are more valuable than those of you and your fellow adult educators; get them involved.

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 Do …

• Call your legislators.
• Fax your legislators.
• E-mail your legislators.
• Write your legislators.
• Visit your legislators.
• Invite your legislators.

 Don't …

• Call, fax, or e-mail your legislators during work hours.
• Call/fax your legislators from your work e-mail address.
• Visit your legislators during work hours.

 * Lunch hours are appropriate for
   contacting legislators.
 

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