Stay up to date with what is happening with COABE by reading the July 2019 issue of the COABE membership update. Remember to read our featured adult education success stories and innovations for July 2019. You can submit your own success story at our award-winning Education and Elevate campaign website. Read NowRead More

CommonTeri Services is a national partner of COABE. They support nonprofits who are using Salesforce©. They have extensive experience optimizing Salesforce for full constituent management including donors, volunteers, and clients. They are the makers of Literacy Nimbus, a software solution built on the Salesforce platform that provides program management and student management for educational services...Read More

In the U.S., 36 million adults lack the basic literacy skills needed to sustain employment — yet education programs for this group serve only about 1.5 million, and funding continues to be cut at state and federal levels. Meanwhile, stigma can keep adults from reconnecting with the classroom. Kavitha Cardoza reports from Maine, whose governor...Read More

The U.S. Department of Education is offering two grant programs with July 2019 application deadlines. Please click the links below to learn more about how these grant programs can support your local program. The Project Prevent grant program provides grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to increase their capacity to help schools in communities with pervasive violence to...Read More

THIS MONTH’S THEME:LEARNING DIFFICULTIES Join us for free webinars on the topic of learning difficulties. FOSTERING METACOGNITIVE SKILLS AND CRITICAL THINKING IN YOUR CLASSROOM DATE: TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2019TIME: 2:00-3:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME Are you teaching your students to think about their thinking? Are you giving them opportunities to build their critical thinking skills to...Read More

Adult learners from left to right: Dylan Redmon, Natasa Paunovic, Samantha Vega, and MAACCE MD state association president, Melanie Chapman Natasa Paunovic immigrated to the U.S. in 1995 with her husband, a baby, and another on the way. She had a good education in Serbia, but knew no English. She lost her unborn baby and...Read More

COABE and Google are partnering to deliver Applied Digital Skills Bootcamps in all 50 states over the next year. The Bootcamps will be held in partnership with COABE’s large group members, which are primarily state associations. Check the schedule here to find out when your state is hosting a boot camp and to save your seat today!...Read More

Stay up to date with what is happening with COABE by reading the June 2019 issue of the COABE membership update. Remember to read our featured adult education success stories and innovations for June 2019. You can submit your own success story at our award-winning Education and Elevate campaign website. Read NowRead More

FIVE HIGH QUALITY WEBINARS500 SEATS/MAX CAPACITY Session 1: “What is Digital Literacy, G Suite and Google’s Applied Digital Skills?”Date: Thursday, May 23, 2019Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern TimePresented by: Tara ReifsteckRegister for Session 1 >Session 2: “Google’s Applied Digital Skills: Get Started with Lessons”Date: Thursday, May 30, 2019Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern TimePresented by: Tara ReifsteckRegister for Session...Read More

COABE XPRIZE Code Unlocks a Winning App for Your Learners! You can now enroll your learners into the XPRIZE winning app Learning Upgrade at no cost with the COABE XPRIZE Code 1177 Learners have access to 21 courses including English, math, and GED® / HiSET® prep. You can track the progress of each learner with...Read More