Investing Wisely in Adult Learning is Key to State Prosperity

By James Mingle, Bruce Chaloux and Angela Birkes

This report, a part of the Challenge to Lead education goals series, documents the benefits of providing more education for adults who did not complete high school and the urgency of increasing the number of high school dropouts who pursue further education. It focuses on three key indicators of progress: enrollments in Adult Basic Education, GED completion and enrollments of students who earned the GED credential in postsecondary education. Some SREB states have made strides in developing policies and programs for adult learners, and the report profiles their efforts and results. The report offers some promising practices for addressing the adult learning challenge facing SREB states.

Keywords: adult learning, adult education, GED, workforce training, literacy, high school dropout, equivalency credential, Adult Basic Education, English as a Second Language

Goal that it reflects: Adults who are not high school graduates participate in literacy and job-skills training and further education.

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Catalog Information: (05E04); 18 pages; 2005; $5 each
 

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