Adult Education is Needed NOW!
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Description
More than 36 million adults in America can not read or write at the most basic level. More than 60 million lack basic math skills necessary to work a cash register or understand a bus schedule. Every year , one in three young adults drop out of high school. Nearly half of the U.S. workforce today, approximately 52 million adults, has only a high school education or less, while 25 million workers aged 18 to 64 lack even a high school diploma or GED. This is an important conversation with Ryan Breisch. Adult Education is needed NOW.
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Meet Marsalena Parr, part six of this six part series. Ryan talks to the students of the High School Equivalency Program about why they came to the Literacy Council and what it means to them to achieve success with this program. Age is no limit and the goal is their future!
Published 07/06/18
Meet Carmen Davila in part five of this six part series. Ryan talks to the students of the High School Equivalency Program about why they came to the Literacy Council and what it means to them to achieve success with this program. Age is no limit and the goal is their future!
Published 07/06/18