KTVZ

‘If I can do it, you can do it too!’: COCC’s Adult Basic Skills program expands to meet the region’s growing need

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Central Oregon Community College has been busy expanding their Adult Basic Skills program and is now able to help nearly twice as many students achieve their goals as just a year ...
Seattle Times

Building job skills and sharing education helps immigrants thrive

Read more about local philanthropic efforts in the Year-end Giving Guide. Born in Sierra Leone just before the Civil War, Idrissa Fofanah was left at age 2 in the care of his uncle while his mother ...
The Victoria Advocate

Program helps transition Adult Education students to training, employment

You can't just sail through the SAIL training. That's what 12 students discovered when they enrolled in the Students Accelerating through Integrated Learning training at Victoria College. Students in ...
Miami University

Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and basic skills of the nonformal distance education participants among adults in the US

Despite increasing demand in distance education, relatively little is known about the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics as well as basic skill levels of adult distance education ...
WHYY

The bottom rung of American education: Stories from an adult literacy class

At the bottom rung of America’s education system, you will find someone like Sandie Knuth. Knuth teaches English for adult learners on the 10th floor of a Center City office building, in a room of ...
Concord Monitor

Concord School District brings adult education program back in-house

Concord High School has restarted classes for adults seeking diplomas for the first time since before the pandemic. The Concord School District’s Adult Diploma Program has been around for decades, but ...