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Post-secondary Transition for Adult Literacy Students
This site is a clearinghouse of information and resources for adult educators and community college staff who are working to transition successfully adult students to postsecondary education and training. See Links for NYS Adult Educators.
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Funding Opportunity: Postsecondary Transition
U.S. Department of Education Publishes RFI for Promising and Practical Strategies to Increase Postsecondary Success
The secretary of education has published a Request for Information (RFI) inviting institutions of higher education (IHEs), non-profit organizations, state systems of higher education, adult education providers, researchers, and faculty and staff to provide the Department with information about promising and practical strategies, programs and practices that have improved the rates of postsecondary success, transfer and graduation. While responses to this RFI may be submitted at any time, to be considered in the first round of reviews, responses should be submitted by April 30, 2012.
GED(R) Testing Service: The New Assessment
Press Release
GED(R) Testing Service: The New Assessment
The new GED® test will be a stepping-stone toward a college classroom, better careers, and a family-sustaining wage. The new assessment—scheduled to launch in January 2014—will be built to measure new test-taker skills, while continuing to serve as an opportunity to earn a high school credential.
At the Testing Service new and improved web site, you can:
- download Assessment Guide for Adult Educators
- view assessment guide videos
- learn about the development process for the new assessment
Adult Student Retention - Lessons from a Community College
According to a 2011 report by the National Center for Education Statistics, the retention rate among full-time community-college students was only about 60 percent. Among part-time students, it fell to about 40 percent. And just 27 percent of all students graduated within three years of starting community college, according to "What Works in Student Retention," a 2010 report by ACT, the nonprofit education-assessment organization. The survey, of 305 colleges, reported that the leading reasons for attrition were a student's lack of readiness for college-level work, deficient study skills, and money problems.
Read full article, Online Doorway to Better Grades and Graduation Rates, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2/3/12
Certificates and Degrees Lead to Employment
Certificate and Degree Completors Are More Employable Than Noncompleters
Data from the NCES report Beginning Subbaccalaureate Students’ Labor Market Experiences: Six Years Later compare those who successfully completed certificate and associate degree programs in 2009 with those who became noncompleters.
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