An overview of the characteristics of and multiple challenges faced by parents pursuing their won literacy skill improvement, along with concrete...

A concise summary of the benefits of participation in adult literacy programs, both for individual participants and for the broader society.

Making Skills Everyone's Business: A Call to Transform Adult Learning in the United States is a significant report that was published in February 2015...

A report giving a demographic breakdown of adults who hold either a certification, license, or post-secondary educational certificate. The data tables...

An extensive analysis of the impact of low literacy skills – covering reading, math, and digital proficiency – on workers in service sector jobs. The...

In this brief article, Dr. Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy, and Culture at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, delineates...

The full title of this paper is Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices of Adult Speakers of Other Languages and English for Academic Purposes...

The new February 2023 issue of The Change Agent: Finding our Voices has been published! In this issue, learners share how they dug deep into...

Amina is learning English at the Worcester Adult Learning Center. Here, she shares her story and her plans for the future. Transcript - Amina on...

Emily is studying to take her high school equivalency exam at the Worcester Adult Learning Center. Here, she shares her story and her plans for the...