Listen to Episode 10: “Organizing Effective Rallies”:  In this episode, we discuss the process for organizing effective rallies. You will hear from Jeff Campbell of the Illinois Adult and Continuing Educators Association (IACEA) about adapting to virtual events, managing tasks, and engaging participants. We are also joined by Madison Flannery, a former adult education student...Read More

When learners graduate from adult education programs, they move forward with the skills that they need to get a job or enroll in a community college. We also know intuitively that getting a high school diploma, gaining digital literacy skills, and achieving workforce readiness skills is transformational for adult learners- it truly changes their. lives!...Read More

The “Professional Development” edition of the COABE Journal seeks article submissions focusing on the importance, value, and impact of quality professional development for adult education teachers. Submissions highlighting PD programs and techniques in face-to-face, online, and hybrid settings are of particular interest. Works focusing on PD for adult-focused program types and settings, such as high school equivalency,...Read More

The virtual Correctional Education Symposium, hosted by COABE and CEA, will be held on May 16, 2023. The goal of the symposium is to bring together correctional education practitioners and administrators to learn what other states are doing in order to enhance their own programs, specifically in the areas of innovative practices, equity in corrections,...Read More

One of the ongoing issues we hear from our members when they speak to members of congress, funders, and the general public is a lack of research in the field of adult education. We are trying to understand member engagement in research, specifically as it relates to adult learners and have put together a short,...Read More

Mark your calendars to join us on May 16, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern for the Correctional Education Symposium, hosted by COABE in partnership with leading organizations in the field of adult education. The symposium will focus on innovative practices, overcoming barriers to reentry, higher education, and equity in correction education.  The CE...Read More

Are you passionate about providing leadership opportunities to your adult learners? Stop into our NEW Students as Leaders office hours. Come with questions, ideas, or just to chat with others to value student leadership in the many forms it takes. Learn more about Students as Leaders. Upcoming office hours will be at 2:00 pm eastern, and are...Read More

COABE’s Prison Literacy Committee is conducting a survey of administrators, educators, and individuals connected to correctional education programs to assess how these programs have provided services and how staff and students have coped during the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee is also looking for information on how programs adapted to better serve students during the pandemic and now....Read More

Entrepreneurship is an excellent real-world context for teaching ESL/ABE/IET skills and HSE core academic subjects (English, math, social studies, science) while simultaneously developing workforce-based skills and unleashing individual potential to pursue unique interests, hobbies, and passions in the new Innovation and Gig Economy. Using experiential and adult learning theories plus a field-tested curriculum, Institute participants...Read More

We are pleased to announce the application process for our 2023 prestigious, national level awards has opened. The winner will receive a cash prize of $2,000, along with an expense-paid trip to the 2023 COABE conference, and the successful nominator’s registration will be paid in full! A complete list of awards and links to apply...Read More