September 13-17 in National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, a time to celebrate the success of adult education programs around the country.Why does adult education matter? Adult education:
- helps adults get and keep good jobs with family sustaining wages
- ends dependency on public assistance and helps adults contribute to the tax base
- prepares parents to be their child's first and most important teacher
- reduces crime and recidivism
- improves the health of individuals, families, and communities
Each year in Maine, over 3000 adults earn a high school credential. Another 4000 adults enroll in adult education college transition programs. In addition, almost 20,000 adults enroll in adult education for job training and retraining. Beyond that tens of thousands of adults look to adult education to provide accessible and low cost community education programs.
It seems like we have a lot to celebrate!
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