Happy 10th Anniversary Plain Writing Act
…to pass the Act with the dedicated advocacy from its founding members. In 2012, the Center began the Federal Plain Language Report Card to gauge agency compliance with the Act….
Who Did the Grading in 2019?
The Center would like to thank the following volunteers who gave their time and expertise to review all the pages in the Federal Report Card. You have made the world…
Who Did the Grading?
The Center would like to thank the following volunteers who gave their time and expertise to review pages for the 2020 Federal Report Card. You have made the world a…
Federal agencies to receive grades on their adherence to the Plain Writing Act
…point of contact to receive and respond to the public’s comments on the agency’s implementation and required reports. About the Report Card The report card gives the agencies a grade…
Who Did the Grading in 2021?
The Center would like to thank the following volunteers who gave their time and expertise to review pages for the 2021 Federal Report Card. You have made the world a…
How We Graded in 2020
…judges completed a “norming exercise” on sample webpages at the beginning of grading, and judges had frequent check-ins with team leads and the overall Report Card lead, David Lipscomb. Once…
How We Graded in 2019
…grading, and judges had frequent check-ins with team leads and the overall Report Card lead, David Lipscomb. Once grading was completed at the beginning of November, we averaged each agency’s…
Donate to the Center
…donation helps support programs such as the ClearMark Awards and the Federal Plain Language Report Card. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law. Please…
On the event of Annetta’s “retirement”
…by President Obama Developed the annual Plain Writing Act Report Card measuring federal agency compliance with the Plain Writing Act. Since the report card gets a lot of media attention,…
A brief interview with two Center volunteers: Casey Mank and Grace Foster
…Awards and the Federal Report Card. In fact, Casey Mank will serve as lead judge for the ClearMarks in 2020. So David Lipscomb was eager to talk with these two…
Center founder wins International Plain Language Achievement Award
…Federal Report Card, with which we give major executive branch agencies a letter grade for writing and compliance with the Plain Writing Act. On her watch, the Center also created…
A Short History of the Center for Plain Language
…Advocate for the passage of legislation that promotes plain language Grade government agencies’ writing with annual Report Cards Celebrate best examples of plain language and design with annual ClearMark Awards…
Plain language classes at Texas state agency welcomed by employees
…to give participants an immediate opportunity to practice the principles of plain language. At the end the class, I pass out the federal report card, so that they can see…
Financial Product Legalese – It’s on you
…arbitration clauses buried in credit card agreements, which bar card holders from disputing card charges in court, allow banks to “sidestep the legal system, avoid accountability, and continue to pursue…
Deputy Executive Director – Volunteer
…ClearMark Awards and the Federal Report Card. Support the Treasurer and Board members in the management of budget and financial planning. Professional Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree Transparent and high integrity…