The paper provides a background on certification in adult education, outlines benefits of certification, and suggests next steps for improving teacher quality in adult education through professionalization, teacher preparation, and related research.

This paper reports on survey findings on certificate programs in use by states.

This report highlights survey findings and describes the educational and career track outcomes of program completers, industries of emphasis, program elements, target populations, and funding streams.

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Thispaper argues that the debate about remediation policy is incomplete without a fuller understanding of the role of assessment.

This resource describes past and current efforts to professionalize the English as a second language (ESL) field.

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This research from the United Kingdom, discusses the importance of numeracy.

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