When you return to classes after April break, try the latest Teaching Idea from Facing History and Ourselves: Accountability, Justice, and Healing After Derek Chauvin's Trial. And in early June, join us for PD led by Facing History's Charles FitzGibbon: Facing History: Equipping Ourselves and Our...

We are pleased to announce that the newest issue of The Change Agent is now available online. Thanks to our partnership with the New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC), The Change Agent is available to all Massachusetts adult educators for free. If you have not already, please go here to...

The SABES Mathematics and Adult Numeracy Curriculum & Instruction PD Center is pleased to announce that translations of our popular vaccine materials are now available in the following languages: Spanish (teacher & student materials) Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, Khmer...

MCAE's NETWORK 2021 Conference registration is open! Conference Dates: March 25 – 26, 2021 Registration deadline: March 22 Where: From your home or office on Zoom Register: https://mcae.net/annual-conference/network-2021/

You've seen from our SABES Spring Newsletter many resources and suggestions on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Culturally Responsive Teaching. We'd now like to hear from you, our partners in adult education in Massachusetts. Please share your thoughts on the survey below.

Have you heard any of these questions from colleagues, from your students, or inside your own head? I am confused. The January 6 th riot at the Capitol is something I never expected to see here in the U.S. However, some people are saying the signs were there all along, and that this points to...

Without a doubt, the transition from in-person to remote work has had an impact on all of us. Some Massachusetts adult education programs have found creative ways to promote greater access to technology and improved inclusion of students into the current reality by engaging volunteers. During the...

Making our programs more diverse, equitable, and inclusive is a long, sustained process, not a quick fix, and requires that all staff, with excellent leadership, collaborate on all efforts. Students thrive in programs where collaboration and common understanding of values is known by all staff. The...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the role of distance and blended learning classes. As the pivot to remote teaching and learning highlighted the great digital divide in this country, it also created avenues of access for many learners who might not otherwise be able to participate in...

Adult education programs in Massachusetts include programs in corrections settings, and programs that work closely with learners involved in the carceral system ( the entire system of law enforcement from all forms of monitoring to arrest, to the courts and through sentencing and release). The data...