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
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
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