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“Training Leaders in Adult Basic Education”

SABES promotes high quality adult basic education services through training, support, and resources that improve the skills and knowledge of practitioners and strengthen programs. More about SABES.

What's New and Noteworthy at SABES

FY2011 Year-at-a-Glance: SABES Activities   (9/01/10)
The quick overview of what we're planning for the year. For more details and to register, be sure to visit our online event calendar.

Adult Education & Family Literacy Week (8/26/10)
The National Coalition for Literacy has compiled lists of advocacy and information sources geared towards an awareness-raising week of September 13–19.

New SABES Library Resources (7/16/10)
Four-dozen recent additions to our collection — including a dozen DVDs — with a special focus on food (growing it, selling it, eating it).

US Census Info for Adult Literacy Programs (7/08/10)
The latest on the July-to-September quality assurance operation, along with recent stats and lesson plans.

Program-developed Placement Tests (4/27/10)
Three offerings from Massachusetts programs to start, but the set will grow!

Boston Adult Literacy Initiative: Student Stories (2/12/10)
We present 14 beautiful posters capturing the lives, challenges and accomplishments of 28 current or recent students in ALI programs.

Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE/ESOL Classroom   (7/10/09)
At 132 pages, including three-dozen lessons, this curriculum guide covers the territory. The lessons also are available separately as Rich Text Format files.