New fees drive down adult education enrollment in Florida Many of Florida’s high school dropouts are giving up the chance to go back to school because they now are required to pay tuition. Enrollment in GED preparation classes has fallen Read more…
Author: Florida Literacy Coalition
What is one of the more difficult tasks for adult basic education students? Often it is writing. They (and we) have difficulty thinking of topics and developing them into interesting and detailed compositions. In order to write we must have Read more…
In the adult education classroom, where people come from a variety of ethnic, economic and social backgrounds, it is important to create an environment where all students have the opportunity to learn. In order to do this, one must create Read more…
How did you get involved with this project? I was very pleased to be invited by Greg Smith, Director, FLC, to join an Online Study Committee established to explore the viability of developing and offering on-line training for potential tutors Read more…
Smart phones are becoming increasingly popular. Now that they are becoming more affordable, it is not that uncommon to see people in every economic bracket with one. The PEW Research Center has completed surveys about the demographics of smart phone Read more…
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