COABE has selected activists and leaders to champion the cause of adult education WIOA Title II programs. The State Advocates for Adult Education Fellowship (SAAEF) is a hands-on advocacy training program for adult educators, adult learners, and friends of adult education. During the yearlong program, fellows will learn how to work with the media, their...Read More

Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year – $10,000Charlotte Knox – WIOutstanding Teacher of the Year – $10,000Consuelo Carrillo – AZPima Community CollegeOutstanding Administrator of the Year – $10,000Konnie McCollum – INRiver Valley Resources, Inc.Outstanding State Innovation of the Year – $2,000Network2Work@PVCC – VAOutstanding Local Excellence in Advocacy – $2,000Morgan VonHaden – SDSouth Dakota Statewide Family Engagement Center (SDSFEC)Advancing Workforce Development...Read More

Register Now Member: $385; Non-Member: $450; Adult Student: $199 Registration rates reflect our “Early Bird” pricing available until 2/15/2021.  We are excited to share that despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, our national conference will go forward! We have retooled to a virtual format that will still have all of the components we were planning in the past. I hope...Read More

Thursday, February 25 at 2:00 pm EST Today, 51.4 million adults in the United States lack basic literacy skills and 75.1 million Americans are low-skilled in numeracy. Adult education programs around the country serve these adults by providing numeracy, literacy, English language skills, digital literacy, work readiness, high school equivalency and more – all essential...Read More