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2010 Legislators of the Year Named:

Senators Jack Donahue, Robert Adley and Ben Nevers have been named "State Senator of the Year" by the Louisiana Literacy Alliance

State Representatives Cedric Richmond, Pat Smith and Austin Badon have all been named "State Representatives of the Year" by the Louisiana Literacy Alliance

Senator Jack Donahue is being recognized for his outstanding contributions in the public policy arena with regard to his Senate Bill 297 which transfers the adult education program to the Louisiana Community and Technical College System.

Senator Robert Adley is being recognized for his active role in ensuring that funding for the adult literacy program was included in the state's budget.

Senator Ben Nevers of Bogalusa is being recognized for his outstanding leadership as chairman of the Senate Education Committee.

Representative Cedric Richmond is being recognized for his outstanding contributions in the public policy arena with regard to his House Bill 1055 which transfers the adult education program to the Louisiana Community and Technical College System.

Representative Pat Smith is being recognized for her active role in ensuring that funding for the adult literacy program was included in the state's budget.

Representative Austin Badon is being recognized for his outstanding leadership as chairman of the House Education Committee.

Please take a moment to email them to offer your congratulations on this honor and to personally thank them. Tell them a little bit about your program so that we continue our education efforts around the state.

Thursday, April 8th, 9:00am-12:00pm

Warren Easton Senior High School Auditorium, 2^nd Floor

3019 Canal St.

At the request of the USDE, we are pleased to facilitate a FREE workshop, Teaching Citizenship and Civics to Immigrants. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office is conducting regional workshops nationwide to provide materials to help prepare immigrants for the citizenship test. Their expected outcome is to see a higher passage rate on the citizenship test than is currently found in Louisiana. The target audience for the workshop includes adult education supervisors, teachers and communty or faith-based organizations who work with immigrant students.

You will learn about:

The naturalization test
The naturalization process
How to prepare students for the naturalization interview and test

Please consider attending and feel free to share this invitation with other interested persons/organizations working to promote U.S. citizenship for immigrant students.

A registration form is attached. Please fax the completed registration form to 202-272-1316 by April 5, 2010. You will receive a confirmation email upon receipt of your registration. There will be no on-site registration.