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Membership Benefits
Educate & Elevate Award Winning Tools
Access our award winning campaign toolkit which enables you to educate the public, funders, and legislators about your and our important work of changing lives through adult education.
Quick Access to Legislators
As a field, we united to let legislators know that adult education changes lives and stimulates the economy. Legislators listened and added $82 million and staved off $200 million in funding cuts to our WIOA Title II funding stream. We must continue to contact them!
Amazon Career Choice
The "Reducing Barriers to Employment" initiative enables adult learners to apply for jobs they would otherwise not be eligible for, making $15–$19 per hour, plus retirement package plus, "College Choice" where Amazon will pay for 80%–95% of their education. Amazon also hosts site visits and field trips, enabling adult learners to tour the facility.
National Awards
Do you know an outstanding educator, administrator, or adult learner? COABE awards $2,000 per winner each year!
Adult Educator Resources
Find lesson plans, apps, videos, and much more or upload your own to share with other adult educators!
COABE National Conference
Enjoy our members-only, $75 off registration discount.
Conference Mini Grants
With generous funding provided by our partners, COABE will award mini grants to defray registration costs to our national conference.
Professional Development
Each month you will have the opportunity to join our professional development webinars where you will hear from expert national level presenters on trending topics.
COABE Journal
Access the best research by leading researchers in our field! Purchase individual e-copy articles or entire journals at a discounted rate (hard copy only). Digital and hard copies are available.
Adult Learner Memberships are Free!
Network with adult learners from around the country
Amazon job opportunities
Access to free life insurance for 1 year ($60,000 value)
Eligible to be nominated for COABE’s Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year Award worth $2,000
Make your voice heard with legislators to help increase funding for adult education
Adult learners currently in adult learner programs can attend the COABE National Conference for free.
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Join COABE Today
COABE and TESOL have joined together to offer a deeply discounted joint membership option for individual membership!
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to be a part of two national organizations that offer learners a variety of benefits to help you accomplish your educational goals.
Individual Joint Membership is available for $135.
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Member Insurance Benefits
COABE Membership Insurance Program
Your member insurance program offers many high-value plans chosen exclusively for your personal and professional needs.
More than half of all Americans* are uninsured or say they don’t have enough life insurance … because they overestimate the cost, they think life insurance is hard to get, or they just haven’t taken the time.
Are you one of them?
If the answer is yes, the solution to your “protection gap” may be the Group Term Life Insurance Plan sponsored by Coalition on Adult Basic Education.
Pop Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Liability?
Even the best educators can find themselves at risk when it comes to an incident that wasn’t exactly in the lesson plan. How well do you know your liability in the workplace? Safe or Sorry, a fun interactive quiz, puts your knowledge to the test. See if you make the grade.
In the event of a lawsuit, your school may not defend you. So, play it safe when it comes to protecting your career. Plan Features:
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Your choice of coverage options, with plans as low as $94 a year
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Defense costs paid in addition to the limit of liability you choose
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Job protection benefits if subject to transfer, reassignment, demotion, or dismissal
COABE Dental Insurance Program
The Educators Dental Insurance Plan from MetLife®
As a member of COABE, you can protect your smile with the Educators Dental Plan from MetLife, a leading provider of dental insurance.
Keep up your oral health and get help paying for restorative care with an affordable plan from MetLife starting at just $27.45 per month*.