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Completion rates are low, overall, for postsecondary career and technical education (CTE) in the United States and even lower for students of color, who have long faced challenges accessing and completing high-quality credit-bearing CTE programs that meet their needs. During the COVID-19 pandemic these challenges have intensified as colleges shifted to remote CTE instruction. Although…
World Education's National College Transition Network (NCTN) is a nationally-recognized leader in developing the role of college and career navigators and career coaches and programming that foster student persistence and success. Hundreds of frontline staff and administrators in adult education, postsecondary education and workforce developmentprograms have particiated in our our face-to-face and online training programs. The…
Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center employees developed their English literacy and communication skills in work-based English classes in a program called English for Seaport Team Members, a five-year partnership between World Education and Boston's Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center (Seaport). Seaport employees built English, teamwork, cultural awareness, and digital literacy skills while studying workplace-related…
Since December 2018, the EdTech Center has provided technical assistance to the National Immigration Forum on their English at Work initiative (formerly the Skills and Opportunity for the New American Workforce) to develop, test, and scale new delivery models that would support anytime, anywhere mobile learning, making it possible to reach more immigrant working adults….
Single mothers make up an increasing part of the postsecondary student population in the United States. Their educational success has the potential to reap intergenerational benefits, forging a path for economic mobility and success for their families. College Success for Single Mothers is a three-year project (2020-2022) of the National College Transition Network (NCTN) funded by ECMC Foundation….
This project responds to a growing demand by immigrant adults for remote English learning opportunities by documenting and disseminating promising, technology-enabled, remote ESL practices for program design, instruction, and support services. It has identified key considerations for policy and scaling in anticipation of comprehensive immigration reform that is likely to include a language requirement for citizenship….
World Education is implementing phase two of the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (MGD17), 2017-2022, in Benin. Under the program, World Education supports 144 schools, 274 teachers and 97 Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) through teacher training and community mobilization activities. As in the first phase of the program, World Education is responsible for institutional…
English Now! blended learning circles increase access to learning for English Language Learners (ELLs). Learning circles combine independent online learning with group sessions that foster peer learning and leadership development. Learners build digital literacy skills, become comfortable learning online, and develop self-efficacy as lifelong learners. World Education has hosted learning circles with over 20 project partners across 10 states over…
The EdTech Center @ World Education was commissioned by the US Department of Education (Office of Career, Technical, Adult Education) to develop professional learning modules for practitioners teaching adult basic academic skills, ESOL, and literacy at a distance. The three-month contract funded a rapid development of the course as well as the launch of a Equity…
World Education’s SABES Program Support Professional Development Center works in creative and responsive ways to help educators maximize equitable access for their learners to education, career opportunities, and economic self-sufficiency. To achieve these goals, our team supports the 1,100 teachers, advisors, and program directors in the Massachusetts adult education (AE) system by providing professional development…