Adult Academies Alternative
As is reasonably well known, older adolescents and adults who have not completed high school can obtain an equivalency diploma by passing the GED Tests (the Tests of General Educational Development). A 2010 estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau placed the number of adults in New York State without high
An Argument for Literacy
I’d like to briefly summarize my thinking about literacy as a large issue and then turn to some thoughts about reading and writing within academic contexts and close with some suggestions regarding the implications for instruction. With opportunities to participate in a literate community and to engage in literate activities,
Beneath the Surface of Education Reform
This four part article was originally published in the Field Notes section of The Brooklyn Rail. Part I In this multi- part article, I hope to describe the motivations and methods of the dominant forces in education reform circles, assess the consequences of those reforms, and sketch out an alternative
Beyond the New GED Tests
In 2010, the organization that had been responsible for the development of the GED Tests for more than half a century, the American Council on Education (ACE), announced that it had decided to terminate its work on the development of a new test series and, instead, would pursue the development
Contextualized Learning Technical Assistance Project
Introduction In July of 1992, the Division of Adult & Continuing Education at CUNY’s Office of Academic Affairs received funding from the New York State Education Department to conduct a year-long, state-wide technical assistance project for programs interested in exploring and implementing contextualized learning approaches. The Division worked with