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