MCAE — Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education

Featured Program

Read/Write/Now

The purpose of Read/Write/Now is to help adults living in the greater Springfield area to achieve their basic education goals as family members, workers and community members. MORE >

Listen to "Learning is Power", created by the B-Ball team (Becoming a Better Adult Learner & Leader).

Featured Programs will showcase the range of Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs in Massachusetts. Click here to view the current Featured ABE Program and to learn how to put your program on this page. Click here to view former Featured ABE Programs.

Massachusetts ABE/ESOL Calendar

WORKING CONDITIONS BLOG

Summer Employment Poll

What's your summer employment situation? I work year-round (and get paid vacation) I'm only paid during the academic year, so I'm taking unpaid vacation . . . READ MORE

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What’s New at MCAE

MCAE SECRETARY ANDY NASH CALLS FOR REAUTHORIZATION OF WIA TO INCLUDE INCREASED FUNDING FOR STATE LEADERSHIP

MCAE Secretary Andy Nash has called for WIA Reauthorization to include an increase State Leadership funding from 12.5% to 15%. She wants those funds be dedicated to strengthening the adult education workforce by supporting professional development and working conditions that stabilize the field.

Andy had been invited by the Commission of Adult Basic Education to contribute to their Advocacy Clearinghouse and Toolkit blog as part of a national discussion on WIA reauthorization.

Click here to see Andy's entire blog post and the discussion that it generated. Andy is staff development specialist for the New England Literacy Resource Center.

Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education

The Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education (MCAE) is the statewide network for practitioners, adult students, individuals and organizations supporting equal educational opportunities for all adults. MCAE is dedicated to the advancement of adult education through high quality services and professionalism in the field from basic literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) through preparation for a high school credential such as the General Educational Development (GED) test to programs such as family literacy, workforce development, and workplace education to transitions to post-secondary education.