We work to help our clients achieve results that improve education around the world.
The National Immigration Forum's Skills and Opportunity for the New American Workforce initiative provides English language instruction for immigrants working in retail in Houston, Miami, and New York City. Classes are held at retail work sites right before or after shifts to encourage participation. The courses take a blended learning approach with 40% of instruction…
Migrant labor is fundamental to the U.S. economy. However, migrant youth are often invisible and highly mobile. This project was designed to address the needs of those out-of-school migrant youth residing in the New England area who want to earn a high-school equivalency. While New England states work hard to provide quality universal education for…
Networks for Integrating New Americans was an innovative, national initiative that worked to position adult education programs as key contributors to local, multi-sector networks formed to advance immigrant integration. The initiative identified, strengthened, and documented place-based models of immigrant integration to: 1) improve immigrants’ access to effective and innovative English language programs; 2) support immigrants…
Public libraries are effective and welcoming community hubs for lifelong learning, digital inclusion, and economic equity. This project amplifies this role and expands access to adult learning, in partnership with the Providence, Chicago, and Los Angeles public libraries. We documented and disseminated three innovative, technology-enabled practices in place at those partner libraries: Learning Lounges, Mobile…
Saint Lucia’s youth face challenges around increased unemployment, a shortage of opportunities for personal and professional growth, and a greater divide of digital haves and have nots – exacerbated by the global COVID-19 pandemic. In response, World Education, in partnership with Saint Lucia’s Department of Education, Innovation, and Gender Relations (DEIGR), have designed the Saint…
Through the SABES Program Support Professional Development Center’s (PSPDC) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative, we use our resources to forward the values of DEI, and importantly, to offer concrete and actionable strategies that help adult education (AE) programs become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning places for all staff and learners. As adult educators,…
The SABES Program Support Professional Development (PSPDC) Career Pathways team supports adult educators in developing effective career pathways programs and service delivery options that lead to greater employment and economic opportunities for all students. While the majority of Massachusetts adult education (AE) students are employed, most are in low-wage, poor-quality jobs without benefits, schedule stability,…
At World Education, our Program Support Professional Development Center (PSPDC) Educational Leadership and Educator Effectiveness team understands that educational leadership makes a difference and has a significant correlation with high quality teaching and student achievement. Our professional development (PD) is designed to build the capacity of directors to cultivate an inclusive culture of shared ownership…
The SABES Program Support Professional Development Center (PSPDC) Digital Literacy and Distance Education initiative supports adult education (AE) programs in adopting evidence-based distance and blended learning models that expand access and accelerate learning. Our high quality professional development (PD) addresses the optimum conditions, audiences, purposes, and digital literacy skills necessary to effectively implement these models….
In partnership with Grapes for Humanity Global Foundation, World Education is supporting landmine survivors and persons with disabilities living in Southeast Myanmar in covering expenses associated with medical and rehabilitation services such as shrapnel removal and prosthetics and prosthetic repair. The project also provides beneficiaries with assistive mobility devices such as wheelchairs and crutches. More…
World Education strives to build lasting relationships with partners across diverse geographic regions and technical sectors to produce better education outcomes for all.
