Minnesota ABE
Recent Newsletter Articles
Listening Session for Adult Literacy Volunteers of Color and Indigenous Volunteers
Please share with your volunteers! The Minnesota Literacy Council is holding listening sessions with adult literacy volunteers who are people of color and indigenous people to ensure we are fostering an organizational culture that is welcoming and inclusive to all. Read More
Here’s Your Chance to Recognize the Fabulous People Who Contribute to Your Program!
Honor your students, volunteers and community partners with a statewide award! We are excited to announce that nomination forms are online for the Minnesota Literacy Council’s annual ABE awards event. Read on to find out about our new event location this year. Read More
More Retired Minnesota ABE Manager Wisdom!
Read this year's version of combined answers and advice! Twelve recently retired or retiring ABE managers graciously share their accomplishments, frustrations, and hard-earned manager wisdom with us. Read More
21st Century Demands on Adult Education
Are we, with current WIOA guidelines, required solely to prepare students to be good workers for the U.S. workforce, or do we also have a responsibility to be agents for social change, or at least to equip learners to be active, informed citizens? Read More
New Evidence about Persistence
A summary of the findings from two studies on persistence and motivation in adult literacy programs. Reading skill development requires thousands of hours of instruction and practice; therefore, it takes persistence and motivation for adult readers to regularly attend reading classes and make educational level gains. Read More
Retired ABE Manager Wisdom
Eight wonderful recently retired ABE managers participated in an email interview or lively in-person discussion over the past year or so. Their honest and insightful answers to several questions were combined into the "Retired ABE Manager Tips" presented here. Read More