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Adult Education in Rhode Island

What Do we Mean By Adult Education?

Adult education is the collection of educational services available to adults 16 years and older who are not enrolled in high school and either have no high school diploma or whose core academic/English language skills are below a 12th grade level. These services include Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) / English as a Second Language (ESL).

What Do We Know About Adult Education in Rhode island?

Click here to explore the data story developed by the Providence Plan in 2014. The story uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Rhode Island Department of Education, and other sources to answer the question, "What is Adult Education's role in helping Rhode Island's workforce compete more effectively?"

What Was "Building the Critical Links"?

Click here to read "Building the Critical Links: Recommendations of the Rhode Island Governor’s Adult Literacy Taskforce," the report produced in 2004 that shaped Rhode Island's adult education field to be what it is today.

Adult Education in Rhode Island, 2004 - 2015
Summary Brief

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Working Draft: A Retrospective Summary of Adult Education in Rhode Island
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Working Group Meeting Notes

Access Group June 10 Meeting Summary
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Access Group June 17 Meeting Summary
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Resources Group June 29 Meeting Summary
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Resources Group June 22 Meeting Summary
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Connections Group June 12 Meeting Summary
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Connections Group June 19 Meeting Summary
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Connections Group June 26 Meeting Summary
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May 12 Convening Notes

The following are summaries of the notes taken at the May 12, 2014 Adult Education Convening held at New England Institute of Technology.
Notes from Report Outs
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Participant Comments on Working Groups
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Summary of Feedback on Access
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Additional Submitted Comments
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Survey results!


The following are summaries of the survey results categorized by the themes that each working group will address in June 2015.
Working Group 1: Resources - Survey Summary
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Working Group 2: Access - Survey Summary
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Working Group 3: Connections - Survey Summary
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Summary of Input from Adult Ed Classes (Lesson Plans & Meetings)
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Collated survey data

One thing you want to know about adult ed?
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What are your biggest hopes for adult ed in RI?
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input from lesson plans and meetings

How can adult ed in RI be improved?
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What are the biggest strengths of adult ed in RI?
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Collated ABE ASE VOC Student Input on Lesson Plans
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Collated AE Staff Input on Meetings
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Collated ESL Student Input on Lesson PLans
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