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In Remembrance of Ruth J. Colvin, 1916–2024

Ruth Johnson Colvin, a visionary and adult literacy pioneer, passed away August 18, 2024, at 107.

August 19, 2024

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ProLiteracy Partners with Career Opportunity Platform Guild to Support Working Adult Learners

Through a new partnership with Guild, employees at innovative employers will now have employer-funded access to the New Readers Press High School Equivalency Preparation distance learning program.

June 7, 2023

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Partner in Colombia Tests New App to Improve Digital Literacy

In Colombia, Fundación Bien Humano and ProLiteracy will work together to implement a basic Spanish literacy program with the use of the new digital app Podemos Leer.

June 6, 2023

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New Issue of Research Journal Dives into Innovation in Adult Education

The focus of Adult Literacy Education Volume 5, Issue 2, is innovation in adult education and this theme is woven throughout the journal's research articles.

June 5, 2023

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Instructor Spotlight: Norma Penn

At the Northwest Ohio Literacy Council, a ProLiteracy member program in Lima, Ohio, instructor Norma Penn always does what it takes to make sure she can meet the needs of her students.

May 15, 2023

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ProLiteracy Launches Employability in a Digital World Courses

ProLiteracy has created six new online direct-to-student courses designed to help adults thrive in the digital workplace.

May 1, 2023

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Adult ESOL Students’ Stories Added to Library’s Permanent Collection

Librarian Tara Moreno asked students in the intermediate ESOL class to write about a life event, no matter how big or small—it resulted in the Our Own Authors series.

April 25, 2023

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