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
We are delighted to share that COABE has rescheduled the COABE 2020 conference to take place on August 16-19, 2020 in Baltimore, MD! If you have already registered, you do not need to take further action to maintain your registration. Read MoreRead More
Long time COABE member, David Rosen, has assembled a summary of resources to share with adult basic education programs dealing with closures due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. As more programs move instruction online, you may wish to join a LINCS moderated discussion on this topic. Learn MoreRead More
In light of ongoing developments surrounding the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), COABE is moving its April 8th Capitol Hill Day to a virtual format. We are asking COABE members to reach out to Hill offices and request phone calls or online meetings in place of in-person meetings. While we were initially disappointed to not have a show of...Read More
At the World Health Organization press conference, Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated regarding the Coronavirus, “Our greatest enemy right now is not the virus itself. It’s fear, rumours and stigma. And our greatest assets are facts, reason and solidarity.” COABE takes the health of our conference attendees, board members, and staff very seriously. Some...Read More
On Monday, February 10 the President released his budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2021, signaling the Administration’s funding priorities and kicking off the FY21 appropriations process. Learn MoreRead More
The next edition of the COABE Journal will focus on workforce development and workforce literacy. We will be accepting manuscripts of original papers on issues related to workforce development and workforce literacy. Read MoreRead More
The Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE), considered the leader in the field of adult basic education, earned Guidestar’s Platinum Seal of Transparency on November 1, 2019. Read MoreRead More
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