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Free Teacher/ Tutor Symposiums: Evidence-Based Strategies for Teaching Listening and Conversation Skills to ESOL Learners

Free Facilitated Online Tutor Training Course

Free Webinar – Using Free Tech Tools to Create Your Own Online Courses

2023 Literacy Leadership Institute – Virtual Event

Registration Open! Ed Tech Maker Space Financial Literacy Project Showcase

Now Available! E-Book featuring Adult Learners Stories

COABE Journal - Edition on Leadership

FLC Announces 2019 Financial Literacy Grantees

COVID-19 Financial Assistance Resources for Adult Learners

Silent Killer: Epidemic of Low Health Literacy Makes COVID-19 Worse

Helping Adult Learners Understand COVID-19

2020 Health Literacy Grant Recipients Announced by Florida Blue Foundation and FLC

Call for Presenters - Now Accepting Submissions to Present at the 2023 Florida Literacy Conference

Call for Essays - Now Accepting Submissions for the 2023 Adult Learner Book

Save the Date! The 39th Annual Florida Literacy Conference will be held in Daytona Beach Shores, FL on May 10-12, 2023

Online Tutor Training Course January 17 - February 7

Seeking Nominations for the 2023 Florida Literacy Awards!

English For Families Grant Deadline is April 27th, 2023

Online Tutor Training Course October 5 - 26

Free Webinar on November 17 - Strategies for Recruiting Adult Learners

Enter by November 14, 2022 for a chance to win two Southwest Airlines tickets to support your literacy program

Deadline Extended for the Florida Literacy Grant Application

Register Today for the virtual Florida Health Literacy Summit on October 26th from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm

Don't Miss 2022 ACE of Florida Conference, Oct 17-19, Orlando

Special Southwest Ticket Auction Ends August 1

FLC and Kislak Family Foundation Offer Family Literacy Planning Grant Opportunity

Free Webinar: Developing a Deeper Understanding of Algebraic Concepts - NEW DATE October 13

Free Webinar: Small Business Development Course for Adult Learner Entrepreneurs

Free Webinar: Beyond Remote Teaching: Exploring Deeper Engagement in Online Learning — June 23

Free Webinar: Developing an Impactful Two-Generational Family Literacy Program

Free Webinar: Reading Strategies for Struggling Readers — June 9

Free Webinar - Write Now! Instructional Strategies for Teaching Writing in F2F, Blended, and Virtual Classes

FLC Grant Opportunity — Promoting Program Innovation

FLC Literacy Leadership Institute, March 10-11

Deadline Extended — Florida Literacy Awards

ESOL Webinar Series - Registration Open

Ed Tech Maker Space - Health Literacy Content Creation Project

Small Business Development Course for Adult Learners — Registration Open

Registration Now Open for the 2022 Florida Literacy Conference

2022 Florida Health Literacy Grant Application — Deadline Extended

Deadline Extended — Now Accepting Submissions for the 2022 Adult Learner Essay Book

Call for Presenters: Submit a Session for the 2022 Florida Literacy Conference

Free Webinar — Digital Literacy and Adult Learning — Dec. 16

Free Webinar — Do the "Write" Thing: Writing Strategy Instructions for ESOL Learners — Dec. 10

Deadline Extended: 2021 Florida Financial Literacy Initiative Grant Application
is Now Available

Online Management & Leadership Training: A Special Offering for Community-based Literacy Program Managers — Beginning Nov. 15

Free Webinar - Unite Us: Connecting People to Critical Social Services — Nov. 3

Deadline Extended - Enter by October 22 for a chance to win two Southwest Airlines e-passes to support your literacy program

Facilitated Online Tutor Training Course — September 14 - October 5

Legislative Update on Adult Education Bills in Congress

New Stimulus Benefit Offers Free Health Insurance Through Dec. 2021

Free Webinar - Sharing Across State Lines: Teaching and Learning Resources from Literacy Minnesota

Free Webinar - Google Applications for Improving Digital Literacy in Our IET World

2021-22 Volunteer Generation Fund - Request for Proposals due Aug. 13

Volunteer Instructors Needed - Online English Conversation Classes

USCIS Announces Citizenship & Immigration Services Grant Opportunities - Deadline Jul. 16, 2021

Free Webinar - I Only Need Math! Math Teaching Strategies for Adults

FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Offers Subsidized Internet Access

Free ESOL Webinars - Strategies for Teaching ESOL Listening, Conversation, and Grammar Through Distance Learning

FLDOE Announces Adult Education and Family Literacy Grant Opportunity

Facilitated Online Tutor Training Course — May 24 - June 14

Free Webinar - Sharing Across State Lines: Teaching and Learning Resources from Literacy Minnesota — Jun. 23

Train the Tutor Trainer Free Online Course — Registration Open

Free Webinar - The Pains and the Gains: Retaining Students and Making Gains in a Blended Learning Environment — May 20

New from ProLiteracy — Advocacy Toolkit for Adult Education and Literacy: How to Increase Public and Private Support Using PIAAC Data

Free Webinar - ESOL Teaching Strategies: Dialogues, Drills, and Other Classroom Tips

Free Webinar - Increasing Workforce Readiness with the Integration of Entry-Level Certifications

Free Webinar - Evidence-Based Literacy Strategies for Adult Educators

18th Annual Florida Literacy Leadership Institute — March 8-9 — Register Today!

Free Webinar - Close Reading Strategies to Improve Comprehension of Informational Text — Feb. 25

Call for Essays — Now Accepting Submissions for the 2021 Adult Learner Essay Book

Dollar General Literacy Foundation Adult Literacy Grants Now Available — Applications Due February 18

Join us for Facilitated Online Tutor Training Courses — Feb. 16 - Mar. 8

Now Accepting Applications for Distance Learning and Digital Literacy Software Grants — Apply by Feb. 10, 2021

Free Online Course - Digital Strategy Reality Check: Moving Beyond Emergency Remote Teaching

Call for Presenters Deadline Extended — Submit Proposals by Feb. 9

Article - Considering the New Citizenship Exam

2021 Florida Health Literacy Grant Application Now Available

Call for Presenters: Submit a Session for the 2021 Florida Literacy Conference

Free Webinar - Write Now! Instructional Strategies for Teaching Writing in F2F, Blended, and Virtual Classes — Dec. 7

Free Webinar - Hands On Banking: Incorporate Financial Literacy Into Your Curriculum — Nov. 30

ProLiteracy Advocacy Toolkit Webinar: Making Persuasive Arguments for Adult Education and Literacy — Dec. 2

2020 Florida Voting Guide for Adult Learners

Join us for Facilitated Online Tutor Training Courses — Oct. 26 - Nov. 16

Free Webinar - ESOL Teaching Strategies: Dialogues, Drills, and Other Classroom Tips — Nov. 12

Enter by November 5, 2020 for a chance to win two Southwest Airlines tickets to support your literacy program

Volunteer Generation Fund - Request For Proposals

Free Webinar: Increasing Workforce Readiness with the Integration of Entry-Level Certifications — Oct. 29

Free Volunteer Leadership Virtual Conference, Presented by Volunteer Florida — Oct. 27-29, 2020

Free Webinar: Evidence-Based Literacy Practices for Adult Educators — Oct. 23

2020 Census Resources: Prepare Your Students for the US Census

Free Webinar - Encouraging Adult Learners to Vote — September 17

USCIS Announces Citizenship & Immigration Services Grant Opportunities - Deadline Aug 31

Free Webinar - Strategies for Recruiting Adult ESOL Learners — August 21

Deadline Extended: Florida Financial Literacy Initiative Call for Grant Proposals

GuideWell Launches Reshaping Health Access Challenge, to Include Health Literacy

FLC Online Silent Auction Now Open. Place Your Bids Today!

Free Webinar - Math Strategies for Adults-At a Distance! — June 18

Free Webinar: Reboot Your Digital Strategy — April 23

Join us for Facilitated Online Tutor Training Courses — April 20 - May 11

Apply Now through April 15 for the Advancing Innovation in Adult Education Project

Free Webinar - Virtual Insanity: An Overview of Popular Distance Learning Resources — April 13

Resource Roundup: Helping Adult Learners Identify Key Health & Financial Resources During the COVID-19 Emergency — Friday, April 10

Register for a Census Training Webinar — March 30 & April 1

Travel Assistance Now Available for the 2020 Florida Literacy Conference

Apply for the Kerri Masley Conference Scholarship Here

Registration Now Open for the 2020 Florida Literacy Conference

Register for the 17th Annual Literacy Leadership Institute — March 9-10

Call for 2020 Literacy Award Nominations — Deadline Extended to March 3

Join us for Facilitated Online Tutor Training Courses — February 12 - March 3

Dollar General Adult Literacy Grants — Applications Due February 20

Call for Essays Deadline Extended — Now Accepting Submissions for 2020 Adult Learner Essay Book until February 18

Making a Difference in Adult and Family Literacy: Is Hosting a Literacy Program A Good Fit for Your Library?

Free Webinar: Strategies for Recruiting Adult Learners — February 4

2020 Health Literacy Grant Opportunity Now Available

Register for Upcoming Regional Teacher/Tutor Symposiums

Call for Presenters: Deadline Extended — Submit Your presentation for the 2020 Florida Literacy Conference by Jan. 17

FLDOE Announces Workforce Education Listening Tour

Free Webinar: Strategies for Essay Writing - Helping Adult Learners Become Strong Writers — Dec. 12

What Works Symposium - Research and Practice in Adult Education — Dec. 7

Free Webinar: Let's Speak English! Teaching English Conversation Skills - November 12

Deadline Extended — Enter by Nov. 8, 2019 for a chance to win two Southwest Airlines tickets to support your literacy program

Governor Ron DeSantis Signs CS/HB 7071: Workforce Education

New ODC White Paper on How U.S. Adult Basic Skills Programs Can Collaborate with Health Partners

COABE Journal - Edition on Prison Literacy

ProLiteracy Launches New Research Journal - Adult Literacy Education (ALE), Volume 1

FL. Health Literacy Initiative Featured in Blue Cross Blue Shield National
e-Publication

New Release - Health Careers Guide Now Available in Print and Digital Versions. Order Your Copies Today

New Release - GED Math Videos Resource Page

COABE Journal - Special Edition on Career Pathways

2019 Florida Financial Literacy Grant Application – Deadline Extended

Join Us for our Facilitated Online Tutor Training Courses June 13 - July 3

Free Webinar: Strategies for Reading Comprehension June 28 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Access Free Award Winning XPrize Apps and Help Support ProLiteracy

IEL Hosts Adult Career Pathways Festival, August 6-8, Miami

Florida Blue Foundation Sponsors Statewide Health Literacy Grants Program

Florida Blue Foundation Recognized as Outstanding Community Partner at 2019 Florida Literacy Awards

FLC Releases 2019 Adult Learner Essay Book - Actually, I Can

Annual Community-Based Organization Report Shows Programs Doing Great Work

RW Johnson Foundation Releases 2018 County Health Rankings

Governor DeSantis Issues Executive Order on Workforce Education

FLDOE Appoints Carol Bailey as new Director of Adult Education

2018 Financial Literacy Grant Recipients Announced by Wells Fargo and FLC

VALUEUSA Adult Learner Leadership Institute is Coming to Florida - June 2-4, Orlando

Call for Papers - Adult Literacy Education: Journal of Literacy, Language, and Numeracy

Free Webinar - Math Solutions: Results Oriented Strategies for Teaching Math to Adults

Funding Opportunities: Florida Department of Education

Finalists Announced for Adult Literacy XPRIZE

Funding Opportunity for Citizenship Preparation Programs

On Our Way: A Collection of Essays by Florida's Adult Learners - NOW ONLINE!

Free Webinar: Digital Literacy for Low Level Learners - June 22

Florida Literacy Awards Presented at 34th Annual Florida Literacy Conference

Florida Blue Foundation Sponsors Statewide Health Literacy Grants Program

Free Webinar: Teaching Digital Literacy Strategies to Help Adult Learners Develop Computer & Technology Basics - March 28th

Join Us for Our Facilitated Online Tutor Training Courses on March 14 - April 4. Sign up here!

Grant Opportunity - Supporting Adult Ed Partnerships with Domestic Violence Centers

Essays Wanted! We Are Now Accepting Submissions for the 15th Annual Adult Learner Essay Book - Deadline Extended February 20

Call For Award Nominations - Deadline Extended to March 5th

2019 Literacy Leadership Institute - Registration is Now Open!

Free Webinar: Building Partnerships and Community Collaborations with Certified Domestic Violence Centers - January 25, 2019

Grant Opportunity - The American Dream Literacy Initiative

2019 Florida Health Literacy Grant Application - Now Available

Registration for the 2019 Florida Literacy Conference is Now Open! Register Here.

Free Webinar - Getting it "Write" Helping Our English Learners Edit and Revise their Written Work - December 18

Calling All Teachers and Tutors! Sign Up for the Regional Teacher/Tutor Symposiums Today

Free Webinar - Reading Aloud to Improve the Vocabulary and Comprehension Skills of English Language Learners - November 28

Call for Presenters - Submit a Session for the 2019 Florida Literacy Conference

Grant Opportunity for Library Based Adult Literacy and ESOL Programs

Free Workshop - Educating Students about Opportunities in Health Care

Free Workshop - Cultivating A Growth Mindset To Help Adult Learners Persist & Succeed. Nov 10, Jacksonville

Facilitated Online Tutor Training Course - Oct 15 - Nov 5. Sign Up Today!

Southwest Ticket Contest - Apply Now!

Free Webinars: Strategies for Reading Instruction - June 27 and 29

Facilitated ESOL and Basic Literacy Online Tutor Training - June 12 - July 3. Sign up Today!

In September 2017, Wells Fargo and FLC Awarded 8 Organizations with Financial Literacy Grants of Up to $5,000

Governor Scott Recognizes September as Florida Adult and Family Literacy Month

Romance Writers Event Raises $44,000 in Florida to Support Literacy

USCIS Announces Citizenship and Integration Grant Opportunities

Volunteer Florida's Volunteer Generation Fund Grant Application Now Open

Learning to Read and Write Alters Brain Wiring in Adults

National Governor's Association asks Congress to Support WIOA and Other Education Programs

ProLiteracy Releases Report -The Case for Investment in Adult Basic Education

Florida Health Literacy Initiative Featured in Open Door Collective White Paper

Certificates in Oregon: A Model for Workers to Jump-Start or Reboot Careers

New Study Examines Reasons Why People Don't Participate in Adult Ed and Programs Can Address These Deterrents

New ODC White Paper: Basic Skills, a Key to Advancing the Workforce

New Release: Investing in Quality: A Blueprint for Adult Literacy Programs and Funders

Tutor Training Material Grants Now Available

Why Healthy Communities Need Adult Basic Skills Education

Federal Agencies Release Final WIOA Regulations

Immigrants and WIOA: Comparison of Characteristics of Native and Foreign-born Adults in Florida

Virtual Tutoring Portal: Sign Up Today!

The Widespread Problem of Low Health Literacy

Skills of U.S. Unemployed, Young, and Older Adults in Sharper Focus

New Release – Health Careers: A guide to Finding Entry-Level Jobs in Health Care

Study Shows that ABE Participation Produces Positive Long-Term Outcomes

Making Skills Everyone's Business: A Call to Transform Adult Learning in the U.S.

Balancing School, Work, and Family: Low-Income Parents' Participation in Education and Training

Literacy Students and Tutors Share Their Stories with FLC

Profile of Adult Education in Florida

OECD: Time for the U.S. to Reskill? What the Survey of Adult Skills Says

Center for American Progress: Boosting Adult Educational Skills Can Grow the Middle Class

Turning the Page on Illiteracy - NPR Four Part Series on Adult Education

Education Lowers Prison Recidivism, Study Finds

Policy Brief: WorkAdvance - A New Approach to Increase Employment Advancement for Low-Skilled Adults

NCEE: What Does It Really Mean to Be College and Work Ready?

The Health Toll of Immigration, NY Times

2017 Health Literacy Grant Recipients Announced

Trump Administration Proposes Cuts to Adult Literacy and Other Education Programs

Northwest Fed. Credit Union Partners with FLC to Support Literacy

Failing Grades: The Number of Americans Passing the GED is Dropping. Why? And Who's Left Behind? - Orlando Weekly

Travel Assistance for the Florida Literacy Conference is Now Available. Learn More Here.

2018 Florida Literacy Awards Call for Nominations - Deadline March 12

Pre-Conference Session Added: TABE 11 & 12 Certification Workshop

Adult Learner Day Registration is Open. Find out More Here.

Free Webinar, April 11 - Adult Learner Leadership, An Approach to Promoting Student and Program Success

Teacher/Tutor Symposiums - Sign up today!

Dollar General Literacy Foundation Now Accepting Grant Applications

2017 Florida Health Literacy Grant Application - Deadline Extended - March 24

Virtual Tutoring Webinar - March 23

Facilitated Online Tutor Training Course Starts March 10. Sign Up Today!

14th Annual Literacy Leadership Institute - Sign Up Here

Florida Literacy Award Nominations Extended - March 6

2017 Adult Learner Essay Book: Call for Submissions

Adult Learner Mystery Writing Contest – Deadline October 31

Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida Offer $500 Grant for New Volunteer Literacy Programs

Florida Invites Public Comment on Proposed WIOA Unified Plan

USCIS Accepting Applications for Citizenship Grant Program

Free Webinar: Building a New Financial Literacy Program - June 9th 1:00pm

Grant Applications Now Available for 2016 Florida Financial Literacy Initiative

FLDOE Announces Florida's Integrated Career and Academic Preparation System (FICAPS) Funding Opportunity

Win Southwest Tickets to Support your Program. Deadline: October 18th, 2016

Facilitated Online Tutor Training Course Starts on June 9th - Sign Up Today!

Webinar - Putting the Mystery into Reading and Writing! Sept. 12th

Free Webinar - Teaching Reading in the Adult ESOL Classroom. June 16, 1:00 pm

2016 Florida Literacy Conference Registration Now Open

Webinar: Building or Revamping Your Financial Literacy Program - Register Here

Download Hear Me - The 2015 Essay Book by Florida's Adult Learners

Train the Tutor Trainer Course - Register Today!

Calling all Teachers and Tutors! Upcoming Training Symposiums

Free Online Tutor Training Courses - June 2016

Hotel Cutoff Date is April 11 - Make your Reservations Today

See the Full Conference Session List Here!

Conference Travel Assistance Application Now Available

Call for 2016 Florida Literacy Award Nominations - Deadline Extended

Register Now for the English Forward Workshop: November 13 and 14 in Orlando

GEDTS offers practice tests for $1 through October 31, 2015

Governor Scott Recognizes September as Florida Adult and Family Literacy Month

Announcing the 2015 Southwest Airlines Ticket Contest

Register Today for FLC's New Online Tutor Training Course Introduction Webinar

Call for Presenters Deadline Extended – January 21st

Free Webinar: The ESOL Writing Process: Engaging Learners Through Evidence-Based Learning

Call for Essays: 2016 Adult Learner Essay Book, Now Accepting Submissions

Free Webinar: The Importance of Being Banked

13th Annual Literacy Leadership Institute - Register Today!

Join us for a Free Workshop on Staying Healthy and Staying Healthy for Beginners - June 8th!

ABE and ESOL Online Tutor Training Courses Begin June 29

English and Civics Education Workshop - June 26 and 29

2015 Florida Health Literacy Grant Application - Now Available!

Save the Date: 2015 Florida Literacy Conference, April 29-May 1

WEBINAR - A Writing Toolbox: the “Write” stuff for ESOL Learners – Jan 14, 2015

Calling All Teachers and Tutors! Upcoming Training Symposiums

Facilitated Online Tutor Training Begins March 2. Register Today!

Webinar - Exploring Hands on Banking: A Free Financial Literacy Curriculum from Wells Fargo - February 24, 2015

2015 Health Literacy Summit - March 27, 2015

Click here to see the Final Program for the 2015 Literacy Conference!

Register for the Florida Literacy Conference Adult Learner Day

Apply for Your Organization to Win Southwest Airlines Tickets

Online Tutor Training - September 8 - September 28, 2014

Online Tutor Training - June 2 - June 22, 2014

Winter 2014 E-Newsletter Now Available

2013 Adult Learner Essay Book - Believing That You Can

Spring 2013 e_Newsletter Now Online

Ideas and Resources to Use with English Language Learners Workshop - January 11, 2014

Call for Essays - 2014 Florida Adult Learner Essay Book

FLC Presents Social Media Month Webinars

Webinar - Understanding the Health Insurance Marketplace - November 12

Registration is Now Open for the 2014 Conference!

2014 Conference Exhibitor and Sponsorship Packet

Sign Up for a Free Webinar on Strategies for Multi-level Classrooms!

Early Bird Conference Registration Extended to March 17!

FLC Announces Health Literacy Lesson Plan Contest- Deadline March 17

Join Us! 2014 Florida Literacy Conference - May 7-9 - Hilton Daytona Beach

2014 Florida Literacy Conference Program Now Available

FLDOE Grant Opportunity - Adult General Education and English Literacy/Civics Grants

Deadline Extended for the 2014 State Literacy Awards Nominations!

2014 Florida Health Literacy Grant Application- Now Available

Dollar General Announces Adult and Family Literacy Grants

Sign up for the annual Literacy Leadership Institute!

Literacy Ambassador Workshop - March 14-15, 2014

Sign Up for the next Online Tutor Training Course Offered Sept 9-29

The 4th Annual Leonard Doak Health Literacy Innovator Award- Now Accepting Applications

Win Two Tickets on Southwest Airlines to Support Your Literacy Program – Deadline Extended to October 1

Wonderlic webinars on the 2014 GED® Test

Governor Scott Recognizes Sept as Florida Adult and Family Literacy Month

Webinar on Reading and Writing Strategies for English Language Learners offered June 21

Effective & Efficient Instruction: Helping Students Become Independent Learners, June 28

Grant Opportunity - 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Florida Health Literacy Summit, July 26, 2013

Making a Difference – Annual Statistical Report of Fl Community-Based Literacy Programs

Florida Literacy Coalition Launches Career Pathways Volunteer Training Course

Federal Judge Rules Against Fraudulent Websites Offering Fake GED Credentials

Why Family Literacy Matters: Impact on America's Next Generation - Jeb Bush

Brookings Report: Education, Job Openings, and Unemployment in Metropolitan America

Governor Scott Issues Proclamation Recognizing Sept. as Florida Adult and Family Literacy Month

New Study: Sinking or Swimming: Findings from a Survey of State Adult Education Tuition and Financing Policies

Government Efficiency Task Force Recommends More Vocational and Literacy Skills Training in Florida Prisons

USCIS and the Smithsonian Institution Launch Website to Help Students Prepare for Citizenship Exam

New Report: Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Options for Practice and Research

FLC Announces Annual Florida Literacy Award Winners

New Report Describes Characteristics of the Nation's Foreign-born Population

The Economic & Social Cost of Illiteracy – Report of the World Literacy Foundation

Spring 2012 e-Newsletter Now Online

2012 County Health Rankings Highlight Healthiest, Least Healthy Counties

Adult Education Programs at Daytona State College Hit Hard by Fees

Florida Welcomes Rod Duckworth as New Chancellor of the Division of Career and Adult Education

Spring 2012 Florida Literacy Newsletter #131

Senator Webb Introduces Adult Education and Economic Growth Act of 2012

Florida Graduation Rates Decline Under New Federal Rules

Report Finds More Older Americans Seeking Literacy/Basic Ed Programs

Proposal Emerges to Create Adult Charter Schools in Florida

Grant Opportunity for Refugee Microenterprise Development Projects

Free Workshops about Best Practices in Adult Education in Career Pathways

USCIS Announces Citizenship and Integration Grant Opportunity

Tentative Conference Concurrent Sessions for the 2012 Florida Literacy Conference are Now Posted

More Savings- Register 10 Conference Attendees and Get 1 Additional Free Attendee

FLC Announces Closing Luncheon Keynote: Sarah Entine

Keynote Speaker Mawi Asgedom Presents Guidance Counselors as Heroes - All Guidance Counselors are Welcome!

Adult Learner Day Registration FULL

FLC Receives National Award for Health Literacy Initiative

FLC Releases Health Literacy Video

ProLiteracy Launches National Stand for Literacy Campaign

National Career Pathways Network Features Florida Programs

"Welcome New ESOL Student" Handouts Available Online

Promoting Learner Engagement When Working With Adult English Language Learners

ETA Announces Links for State and Local Employment Projections

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Receives Outstanding Business Partner Award for Contribution to Literacy

Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Center Launches Website

Policy Paper: The Return on Investment (ROI) from Adult Education and Training

New ESOL Assessment Tool from Scotland

Florida District Workforce Education Funding Allocations Announced

Heart Failure Tied to Health Literacy

New Survey of State Adult Education Directors on Implementation of Certificate Programs

Centers for Disease Control Launches Health Literacy Webpage

Beyond Basic Skills: State Strategies to Connect Low-Skilled Students to an Employer-Valued Postsecondary Education

New Report: Sound Investments: Building Immigrants' Skills to Fuel Economic Growth

Summary of OPPAGA Reports Examining Workforce Education Programs and Legislative Options

New Research: Adult English Language Learners with Limited Literacy

New Study - Repeat GED Tests Examinees: Who Persists and Who Passes?

Learn to Read Jacksonville Closes its Doors

“Fantastic, Fabulous, and Free Web Resources”:
Recorded Web Cast

Fast Track Reading System Offered by VALF

Reflections: A Collection of Essays by Florida ’s Adult Learners Now Online

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Now Accepting Grant Applications

Tutorial Released - Health Literacy: New Field, New Opportunities

Just Released: Raising Children In A New Country: An Illustrated Handbook And Accompanying Toolkit

Volunteer USA Announces Scholoarship Awards During Adult Education and Family Literacy Week

U.S. House Designates Oct. 18-23 as Adult Education and Family Literacy Week

Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp Celebrates Literacy Month at State Park Event

Governor Crist recognizes September as Florida Adult and Family Literacy Month

Spanish Becomes Primary Language Spoken In Miami

Adult Learner Essay Book, "Opening A New World " NOW ONLINE!!!

Volunteer Literacy Offers Grants: Deadline is April 7th -
Apply Now

National Center for Family Literacy Grant: Now Accepting Applications

Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grants Now Accepting Applications

Charles Evans Book Fund Offers Material Grants

Big Read Offers Support for Community Reading Projects

Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year Award – Now Accepting Nominations

Study Shows Startling Decline In How Much And How Well Americans Are Reading

Report: State's Immigrants Need Help With English

Free Basic Tutor Training Workshop in Calhoun County

Free Online Tutor In-service on Learning Disabilities Full

FLC Releases 2007 Data And Statistics Reference Guide

Free ESOL Tutor Training in August

Volunteer Opportunities at DePorres P.L.A.C.E.

New Survey Shows Low Health Literacy Costs Economy Billions

"Following Doctor's Orders Isn't Hard, If You Can Read"
New York Times 07/25/07

As Changes Loom, More Immigrants Seek U.S. Citizenship

Adult Learner Essay Book, "Living Your Dreams" NOW ONLINE!!!

Gov. Crist and Florida Cabinet Present Resolution Recognizing Sept 8th As International Literacy Day In Florida: press release

Lt. Governor Kottkamp Announces Ready To Work Credential Program

NAAL Comprehensive Literacy Report Released: Literacy in Everyday Life

ProLiteracy Waiting List Resources Now on the Web

ProLiteracy Trainer Certification Update and Steps to Certification

At 2-Year Colleges, Students Eager but Unready

Supporting Adult English Language Learners' Transitions to Postsecondary Education- a New Brief from CAELA

Results from the Health Literacy component of the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) Were Released

National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) Study Released

Grant Opportunity from Bank of America: Neighborhood Excellence Initiative

Launch of National Commission on Adult Literacy Announced

Webcast on Adults with Basic and Below Basic Literacy Levels: Findings form NAAL and Implications for Practice

Southern Regional Education Board Study Finds Investing Adult Education Is Key to State Prosperity

Most Florida Youths Skip College and Cannot Fill Jobs of Boomers, a Study Warns

2007-08 Funding Opportunity Drive-In Workshop Announcement

Grant Opportunity from NCFL

Governor Bush Recognizes September as Florida Adult and Family Literacy Month

Role of Corporate Giving in Support of Adult Literacy

ESOL Exit Tests Available