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...

“Everyone is an advisor now” is a familiar refrain these days, as we all recognize that learners need many supports normally relegated to advising programs. To support a programmatic approach to advising, the Program Support Professional Development Center (PSPDC) developed and circulated The...

Since 1993, the Massachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline (Hotline), has connected adults with over 300 adult education programs that offer one-on-one, small-group, or classroom tutoring and instruction to adult learners. The Hotline provides access to information about reading, writing, math, English...

Please consider responding to this national survey, launched by the EdTech Center at World Education in partnership with Literacy Minnesota and its Open Door Collective project. This survey of adult educators (teachers and administrators) is designed to capture and help better understand how...

The Program Support PD Center (PSPDC) has written an outstationing brief that highlights the work of outstationed staff across the state, including successful partnerships within workforce areas and resulting student success. In developing this brief, the PSPDC identified and interviewed current...

The National College Transition Network (NCTN) conference is returning to Massachusetts and will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge from November 11 – 13, 2019. This year's conference theme is Advancing College and Career Readiness: Preparing Adult Learners for the Digital World. Thanks to...

Extracted from a longer report covering New England, the Massachusetts data make a clear case for attainment of a college degree. Compared to persons holding a high school diploma, an associate's degree can boost annual earnings by nearly $7,000, and a bachelor's degree by over $25,000. The gains...

We've got a lot planned to help you plan PD for program directors, instructors, advisors, ADA coordinators, technology coordinators and more. You'll find it all in our new FY20 PD Catalog. Our Program Support PD Center team strives to provide a flexible, adaptive system that has the potential to...

Designing Integrated Education and Training: Tips and Tools for Success is for you!Increasingly, adult educators assist students in accessing occupational training and academic instruction by offering Integrated Education and Training (IET). IET programs enable students to achieve their educational...

World Education, Inc. (WEI) is delighted to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Massachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline, which, thanks to funding from ACLS, we have been privileged to develop and coordinate since its inception in 1992. For 25 years, the Hotline has found resources for adult learners...