Funders/Partners

In the United States, World Education collaborates with a range of private and public institutions to build the capacity of the adult education field. Our funding comes from foundations, government agencies, corporations, and fees.

Colleges & Universities

ABE Teaching and Learning Advancement System/Hamline University, MN
Benjamin Franklin Institute for Technology, MA
Bossier Parish Community College, LA
Bristol Community College, MA
Bunker Hill Community College, MA
Center for Literacy, Education & Employment Studies/University of Tennessee
Central/Southern Tier Regional Adult Education Network/Cayuga Community College, NY
Chesapeake College Adult Education, MD
College of Western Idaho, ID
Delgado Community College, LA
El Paso Community College, TX
Guided Pathways to Success in STEM - Massachusetts Community Colleges
Green River Community College, WA
Highline Community College, WA
Holyoke Community College, MA
Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy/Pennsylvania State University
Kent State University, OH
LaGuardia Community College, NY
Meridian Community College, MS
Mississippi Delta Community College, MS
North Shore Community College, MA
Northeast Mississippi Community College, MS
Northeastern University, MA
Ohio Literacy Resource Center/Kent State University, OH
Pearl River Community College, MS
Portland State University, OR
Southern Illinois University, IL
South Louisiana Community College, LA
Texas A & M University, Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning (TCALL)
Urban College of Boston, MA
Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, WA
Waubonsee Community College, IL

Corporations and Consulting Firms

Apprion
Aztec Software
Burlington English
Burning Glass Technologies
Cell-Ed
Citizens Bank
Diana Satin Consulting
Entangled Solutions
Essential Education
GED Testing Service, Pearson
John Snow, Inc.
Learning Upgrade
LiteracyWork International
Manhattan Strategy Group
McGraw-Hill Education
Moodle
Nepris
Newsome Associates
Network Impact
NOVA Research and Development
Odysseyware
People's United Bank
Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center
Sidekim Foods/ Elior
SignalVine
SkillSmart
Tyton Partners
Yotel

Foundations

Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Boston Foundation
Dollar General Literacy Foundation
ECMC Foundation
Employment Technology Fund
Joyce Foundation
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
Schott Foundation
Skill Works
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Walmart Foundation
XPrize Foundation

Government Agencies

ACCES/Capitol North Regional Adult Education Network, NY
ACCES/Long Island Regional Adult Education Network, NY
ACCES/West Regional Adult Education Network, NY
Alabama Community College System, Adult Education and GED Testing Program
Alaska Department of Labor
Arizona Department of Education, Adult Education Services
Arkansas Department of Career Education, Adult Education Division
California Department of Education, Career and College Transition Division
California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
Chicago Public Library
City of Boston Mayor's Office of Immigrant Advancement, MA
City of Chelsea, MA
Colorado Department of Education, Office of Adult Education Initiatives
Connecticut Department of Education
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education
Delaware Department of Education
District of Columbia Literacy Resource Center
District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education
District of Columbia Public Library
El Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico
Florida Department of Education
Georgia Technical College System, Office of Adult Education
Hawaii Department of Education, Community Education Section
Idaho Career and Technical Education
Illinois Community College Board, Adult Education and Workforce Development
Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Division of AdultEducation
Institute for Education Leadership
Institute for Museum and Library Services
Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of Adult, Career, and Community College
Kansas Board of Regents
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, Kentucky Adult Education
Los Angeles Public Library
Louisiana Community & Technical College System
Maine Department of Education
Maine State Library
Maryland Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation, Division of Workforce Development & Adult Learning
Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Massachusetts Department of Housing and Economic Development
Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Michigan Workforce Development Agency, Education and Training
Minnesota Department of Education
Mississippi Community College Board
Missouri Department of Elementary/Secondary Education
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Nebraska Department of Education
Nevada Department of Education
New Hampshire Department of Education, Bureau of Adult Education
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
New Mexico Higher Education Department, Adult Education Division
New York City Department of Education
New York City Mayor's Office of Adult Education
New York State Education Department, Adult Education and Workforce Development
North Carolina Community College System, Workforce Continuing Education
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
Northshore Technical Community College, LA
Ohio Department of Higher Education, Aspire
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission, Office of Community Colleges & Workforce Development
Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Postsecondary and Adult Education
Rhode Island Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, Office of Multiple Pathways
Sacramento County Office of Education, Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN), CA
South Carolina Department of Education
South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulations
Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Division of Adult Education
Texas Workforce Commission, Adult Education & Literacy
US Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical & Adult Education
Utah State Board of Education, Adult Education Services
Vermont Agency of Education
Virginia Community College System
Virginia Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
West Virginia Department of Education, Adult Education and Workforce Development
Wisconsin Technical College System
Wyoming Commission on Community Colleges

Nonprofit Organizations

AAMA Adelante Adult Education, TX
Adult Numeracy Network
American Association of Adult and Continuing Education
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
American Library Association
Aspen Institute
Building Skills Partnership, CA
Campaign to Invest in America's Workforce
Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, DC
Cell-Ed
Center for Law And Social Policy (CLASP)
Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD)
Chelsea CONNECT, MA
Coalition of Adult Basic Education (COABE)
Commonwealth Corporation, MA
Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education
Connecticut Association for Adult and Continuing Education
Correctional Education Association
Council for Adult Experiential Learning (CAEL)
D.C. Learns
Digital Promise
Economic Advancement Research Institute
EDCO, MA
Educate Maine
Education Connection, CT
Educational Testing Service
El Paso Independent School District/ San Jacinto Adult Learning, TX
English for New Bostonians, MA
EveryoneOn
Finger Lakes Regional Adult Education Network/WXXI Public Broadcasting Council, NY
First Literacy, MA
Florida Literacy Coalition
Fresno Adult School, CA
Hope Street Group
Hudson Valley-Catskill Partnership Regional Adult Education Network, NY
Idaho Office of Refugees
Immigrant Learning Center, MA
IMPRINT/World Education Services
International Institute of St. Louis, MO
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Iowa Association for Lifelong Learning
Irving Independent School District Adult Education, TX
Jobs for the Future, MA
Lancaster County Refugee Coalition, PA
Literacy Assistance Center of New York City
Literacy New York
Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts
Literacy Volunteers of New Jersey
Maine Adult Education Association
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)
Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education
Massachusetts Workforce Alliance
MDRC
MIT Media Lab, MA
Migration Policy Institute, DC
Minnesota Literacy Council
Minnesota Distance Learning
National Center for Family Learning (NCFL)
National Coalition for Literacy (NCL)
National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE)
National Council of State Directors of Adult Education
National Domestic Workers Alliance
National Endowment for Financial Education
National Immigration Forum
National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA)
National Skills Coalition
Neighbors United, ID
Networks Northwest, MI
New Hampshire Literacy Task Force
New Jersey Association of Lifelong Learning (NJALL)
New Venture Fund
New York City Regional Adult Education Network/Literacy Assistance Center
Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment
Notre dame Education Center, MA
Peer 2 Peer University
Pennsylvania Association of Adult and Continuing Education
Portland Adult Education, ME
ProLiteracy
Providence Public Library, RI
Rhode Island Adult Education Professional Development Center
Rhode Island Workforce Alliance
RTI International
Sacramento County Office of Education, CA
Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, MN
Second Start, NH
Silicon Valley Allies, CA
Southerners Organizing on New Ground, GA
Stairways Behavioral Health
TERC
Tuscarora IU11, PA
Tutors of Literacy in the Commonwealth, PA
Upwardly Global, NY
USA Learns
Welcoming America, Inc.
X-Cel Education, MA
YMCA International, MA

Workforce Development Boards and Unions

California Labor Federation
California Workforce Development Board
Partners for a Skilled Workforce, MA
Service Employees International Union
MetroNorth Regional Employment Board