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From the Desk of the CEO: Changing the Systems that Perpetuate Poverty and Low Literacy

Adults don’t stay low literate because they didn’t want to learn how to read—their economic status set them up to fail from the time they were young.

February 27, 2024

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English Language Tutor Gives Employees the Tools to Succeed at Work

Mary Krenceski has created her own curriculum based on what she sees—literally—at the ceramics factory where she teaches English as a second language.

February 22, 2023

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4 Apps That Empower Adult Learners

Educational apps have become more popular, instructing on topics from basic education and literacy to workplace readiness, financial literacy, and more. This is good news for the adult literacy field.

January 20, 2023

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The Personal Reason one Tutor Got Involved with Citizenship Program

Tutor Dan Shern was inspired to tutor citizenship after helping his wife navigate the process.

October 25, 2022

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Just-in-Time Training: What You Need, When You Need It

It can be difficult to prepare new tutors for the different learning styles and situations they might encounter when they meet their students.

May 5, 2022

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Former Chemistry Teacher Builds New Life in the U.S. with EnGen

With a grant from the Write Her Future Institute, Sheilla was able to use EnGen, a digital English language platform.

May 3, 2022

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Volunteering in Adult Literacy is its Own Reward

Louwane and Mark Courtney volunteer as remote ESL tutors through ProLiteracy member program Aspire.

April 20, 2022

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