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to advance education for adult learners

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Ability to Benefit Resources

Ability to Benefit allows students without a high school diploma to access financial aid and enroll in career pathway college programs through coordinated support services. This collection of documents provides a comprehensive set of resources for implementing Ability to Benefit programs at Minnesota State, including guidance on program design, approval processes, and ongoing compliance. It includes tools for partnership development, program selection, and student participation (checklists, agreements, and forms), as well as detailed implementation support such as a how-to guide and instructions for meeting federal and state requirements for financial aid eligibility.

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Upcoming ABE Events

April 28, 2026 1:00 pm–3:00 pm
Literacy Minnesota
Online

Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics

Online

Registration Deadline: TUE. 4/28/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Teaching intermediate alphabetics (syllables, prefixes, suffixes, root words) is a great way to help students build their decoding and comprehension skills. Come learn a variety of fun and easy-to-use routines and activities for helping intermediate-level readers develop these important… Learn More

Online
April 28, 2026 6:30 pm–8:30 pm
Literacy Minnesota
Online

Volunteer Core Training Module 1: Overview of Minnesota Adult Education and Program Accountability

Online

Registration Deadline: TUE. 4/28/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Participants learn about Adult Basic Education programming in Minnesota, demographics of learners, instructional content standards as well as initial and on-going assessment. This session wraps up with learner motivations, barriers and persistence. Learn More

Online
April 30, 2026 9:00 am–10:30 am
SiD Support
Online

SiD 25–26 Contact Hours Year-End Prep

Online

Registration Deadline: THU. 4/30/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Time to get your SiD data in shape—no last-minute scrambling required. Join us for a webinar on preparing your Contact Hours Year data for your consortium’s 25–26 Annual ABE Grant Application submission. We’ll cover key steps to… Learn More

Online