Boston’s adult basic education (ABE) programs have long equipped students with the skills they need to advance in the workforce – ESOL English instruction, general education, and high school credentials. But in a post-pandemic world, another set of skills has
It’s only natural for a teacher to wonder how her students use their knowledge in the real world, or what becomes of them after graduation. English instructor Lisa Garrone doesn’t have to wonder too hard. She can often just pop
Ruben Colon was hard at work in the packaging department of the Piantedosi Baking Company when the company’s co-owner, Bob Piantedosi, happened through. He stopped to ask Colon about his family and learned he had two daughters. “You have no
Just over a year ago, the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development awarded technical assistance grants to four adult education programs in the City of Boston. The goal was to help these programs explore new ways to assist students with their
Congratulations to OWD staffperson Ann Wong for receiving the PIC Achiever Award from the Boston Private Industry Council this week. She was nominated for the award by colleagues from several agencies. Ann Wong is a familiar face to many in
For these night students – from countries like China, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia – American life is a riddle wrapped in a stranger riddle: the English language. What does it mean to “get” the door? Why is “pants” plural? And
The Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) has awarded $113,094 in technical assistance grants to four Boston organizations for the integration of workforce preparedness with adult basic education. The OWD issued the grants after seeking input from the Boston Adult
An adult education classroom is hardly an end unto itself. Adult students attend high school equivalency and English classes – often on nights or weekends or whatever time they can wrest from work and family obligations – because they want
The Boston Adult Literacy Initiative (ALI) recently launched a new website to streamline access to the initiative’s resources. The new website features the initiative’s programming, events, workshops, job opportunities and more. ALI is a consortium of 29 adult literacy programs throughout the
When he first arrived in the United States 10 years ago, Richard Mutyabule made ends meet for his family by taking a job as a pathology research assistant. For some, it might have been a decent job. But Mutyabule had