Minnesota ABE
Recent Newsletter Articles
Adult Education Day On The Hill
On April 8, 2025 over 500 people from 14 different ABE programs gathered at the MN State Capitol for Adult Education Day on the Hill! Students toured the Capitol and gathered in the Rotunda for speeches from fellow ABE students, instructors, and legislators. This year, the LAN Legislative Committee advocated for increased funding to eliminate waitlists, removal of barriers to online testing in Greater Minnesota, and making the Highschool Equivalency Waiver permanent. Read More
Digital Equity Act Update: What Does It Mean for MN Adult Education?
$12 million in Digital Equity Act funds will be coming to Minnesota starting in 2025. Is your adult education program ready to apply and make use of these funds? Read More
Charting a New Path!
Changes are a comin’ to PANDA! Wendy and Moira are charting a new path towards retirement. Friday, December 20 will be our last day. Read on to see who our wonderful replacements are! Read More
Adult Education: Providing High Value to Under-Prepared Students in Minnesota State Colleges
This article features the partnership work involving the Minnesota State System and Adult Education to serve college enrolled students who are under-prepared for the rigors of college courses and programs of study. Find out about the new corequisite model, as well as the Affinity Group you can join to explore and promote effective partnership models for student success in the co-req environment. Read More
How to Update Hotline Information
Does your program have full classes, long waitlists, or even classes that need filling? Update your hotline subsite description to best inform potential learners of what is available, or not available, today with these easy steps. Read More
Racial Equity Grant Update
As required for round 1 of the Statewide Racial Equity in Adult Education Supplemental Service Grant, a research analysis was conducted to help us better understand the status of equity work in MN’s ABE system and the experience of the learners. See Moua-Leske (Program Manager of SW ABE, and Grantee) and Addy Wolbaum (Grant Assistant) now share the results of the Adult Learner survey. Read More
PANDA’s Lending Library
PANDA has a lending library of materials, adaptive equipment, and assistive technology on hand which are available to Minnesota Adult Education teachers and volunteers to access for use with their students. Read More
Everyone Wins When Discussing the Electoral Process
Many recent education-related articles have noted that teachers are reluctant to discuss this year’s election. While there are a variety of reasons for this hesitancy, educators should never be afraid to limit election and/or civics-related instruction in their respective ABE classrooms at all levels. Read More
Adult Literacy Hotline Overview
The Adult Literacy Hotline is a fantastic resource for prospective learners and ABE centers. In this article we will give a quick overview of the Hotline as well as some helpful advice. Read More
ABE, ACES, and CCRS Foundations Online Courses All on Canvas: New and Improved!
We are so excited that our revamped online ABE, ACES, and CCRS Foundations courses are up and running on Canvas! All of these courses have revised content, more opportunities for interaction, and the most updated information to support your work in the MN Adult Education system. Read More