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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Central Oregon Community College has been busy expanding their Adult Basic Skills program and is now able to help nearly twice as many students achieve their goals as just a year ...

In this October photo, Leslie Estrada Burgos stands outside the Boyle Education Center where she took courses to earn her GED at Central Oregon Community College in Bend. She received her GED in May ...

"I was too afraid" was how Madlen Sarti described her feelings about taking her GED, or the General Educational Development, tests that would certify that she has high-school level academic skills.

Eight years ago, a national survey on adult literacy offered data on the extent to which Americans -- even those with college credentials -- were declining in their proficiency to do the basic kinds ...

In the U.S., 36 million adults lack the basic literacy skills needed to land family-supporting jobs—they struggle to read a street sign, a pay stub, or a menu. Yet education programs for this group ...

Eighteen job training programs are receiving $1.45 million total to train and place 707 workers across the state, according to a Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development news ...

Tiina Parviainen, Kaisa Räty, and Markku Jahnukainen examined the support for adults’ basic skills in vocational education in their recent research article. The study focused on OPVA studies, which ...

Community colleges in Washington state could be forced to turn away thousands of adult-education students starting next year now that Congress has voted to slash education funding. Although community ...