Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education

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FY '10 Fact Sheet
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Budget Request for FY '10 Word

WHITE PAPER: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

See other legislative materials here

 

Massachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline

Information and referrals for Adult Learners and Volunteers

 

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MCAE is supported by grants from

The Boston Foundation,

The Nellie Mae Education Foundation,

and by the dues of its members.

 

The Change Agent

Save the Date: Network 2009 Adult Education Conference

Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, Massachusetts

October 21 and 22, 2009


Upcoming Meetings

Public Policy Committee:
The next Public Policy Committee meeting will be 10am-12noon July 10, 2009. The meeting will be at UMass Boston and Holyoke Community College, linked by videoconferencing. For more information, please email Executive Director Kenny Tamarkin at KTamarkin@mcae.net. MCAE members: If you want to be added to the Public Policy Committee distribution list, contact KTamarkin@mcae.net.


Links of Interest

Call for Presenters form for Network 2009

2009 ABE Profiles for Massachusetts Senate Districts

MCAE Presss Release: Result of Adult Learners Mock Election November 2008

Preliminary Results from MCAE 2007 ABE Working Conditions Survey

MCAE and ABE in the News

MCAE ABE Research Report on Managed Enrollment by Alisa Povenmire

MCAE ABE Research Report on Performance Based Funding by Elizabeth O'Connor

Updated Standards for Quality Working Conditions in ABE/ESOL Programs

GED and Recidivism in Massachusetts- GED Linked to Lower Rates of Recidivism

2005 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) Reports:

Highlights of the Massachusetts SAAL
Message from the National Coalition for Literacy
National NAAL Report
State SAAL reports for Massachusetts, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and New York


 
Curriculum Available

Your Government, Your Taxes, Your Choices, is a curriculum for ABE/ESOL/GED students that addresses services the state provides, taxes people pay and issues of fairness, and advocacy.

 

 


MCAE has Moved!

Our New Address is 101 Tremont Street, Suite 812

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

New phone:(617)482-MCAE


2008 MCAE Award Winners

Outstanding Teacher
Jennifer Smith

Jackson-Mann Community Center

Outstanding Counselor

Maryclare Forry
Operation Bootstrap

 Outstanding Student
Clifton S. Gethers

Suffolk County House of Corrections  

Outstanding Student
Delmy Rosales

Lawrence Adult Learning Center

Outstanding Business/Labor Partner
Tufts Medical Center
 

Special Recognition
Karen Morgan
Holyoke Public Schools and the Holyoke Adult Leaning Opportunity (HALO) Center

Special Recognition
SABES TECH TEAM

Patty Ball, Northeast SABES
Dan Chisholm, SABES Southeast
Charlie Herbert, SABES West
Akira Kamiya, Adult Literacy Resource Institute
George Kohout, former Network liaison, SABES West
Eunice Snay, Network Liaison, SABES Central

GED High Scorer for 2007
Ian N. Burke

On behalf of the Awards Committee and the membership of MCAE, Congratulations to all of this year's award winners!

 

 
page updated 629/2009