Adult Education & Literacy
News & Updates
GED college-goers up, too
More Seek Help for GED Test to Beat Unemployment Odds
In this tight job market, more Missouri adults without a high school diploma are realizing the value of a GED credential.
State AEL Program Soliciting Applications
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Adult Education and Literacy is soliciting applications from interested public and private entities to provide adult education and literacy instruction and services. Deadline to apply is 4:00 p.m., March 31, 2010.
The purpose of the Adult Education and Literacy program is to:
A. Improve the literacy skills of adults, thereby assisting them in obtaining the knowledge and abilities necessary for employment and self-sufficiency;
B. Assist adults to become literate and obtain the educational skills necessary to become a full partner in their educational development; and
C. Assist adults in the completion of a secondary school education.
State AEL Program Fiscal Year 2009 Performance Report
Each year the US Department of Education, Division of Adult Education and Literacy, requires each state to prepare and submit a performance
report on the state’s adult education and literacy (AEL) program. This report has to be submitted by the end of December which describes
services, activities and performance from the previous fiscal year. Missouri’s AEL program report included information on several successful
initiatives that occurred during Fiscal Year 2009, namely, the Student Achievement in Reading program, Missouri's statewide program improvement
effort, and the addition of an ESL online class to the AEL distance learning education program.
More people pursuing GEDs, preparing for college entrance exams as job market changes
The three women worked at Thorngate until it closed its sewing operations in November. Now they spend 20 hours a week reviewing math and writing at the Cape Girardeau School District's adult learning center to prepare for college entrance exams and GED tests for high school equivalency.
- Feature story (Southeast Missourian)
More People Returning to Class for GED
There's record enrollment at Ozarks Technical College for classes, but not necessarily for higher education. Staff say more unemployed people are hitting the books to get their GEDs.
- News story (OzarksFirst.com)