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Recommendation Ten
Provide postsecondary opportunities as an essential element of adult education programs
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Recommendation Ten

We Recommend...

a renewed commitment to adult education opportunities, one that supplements existing basic skills training with a new “honors GED,” and better coordination of federal and state efforts to provide adult education, veterans benefits, outreach programs and student aid.

Core indicators for this recommendation
  • Educational Attainment for Adults Ages 25 to 34
    Most Recent Estimate
    As of 2009
    61.3%
    of adults ages 25 to 34 do not have a college degree.
    1.0ppts
    2008–2009
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  • Adults Ages 25 to 34 with No High School Diploma Who Attain a GED
    Most Recent Estimate
    As of 2009
    2.7%
    of adults ages 25 to 34 with no high school diploma are GED candidates.
    No change
    2008–09
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  • Enrollment of Nontraditional Students in Postsecondary Education
    Most Recent Estimate
    As of 2007
    6.9%
    of adults ages 25 to 34 are enrolled in undergraduate study at postsecondary institutions in the United States.
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Georgia
enables the University System of Georgia (USG) and its partners to target the two-thirds of adult Georgians who do not hold a college degree.
Rhode Island
conducted a listening process with policymakers, funders, employers, advocates and nonprofit organizations to identify common ground and potential strategies to align resources and actions around a set of shared core values for a high-performing workforce development system.
Montana
will revise its funding formula to reward institutions for student progress and for raising the overall percentage of state residents who are college graduates or have postsecondary credentials.

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