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Cleveland, OH (November 30, 2017) This fall, Seeds of Literacy (Seeds) was awarded $300,000 from the Cleveland Foundation and $125,000 from Saint Luke’s Foundation in support of its adult education program. These major grants will allow for strategic organizational growth that addresses three major shifts in the adult education landscape. …

~ New HSE Tests Provide Competition for GED, Options for Ohioans ~ The adult education landscape is changing. Until recently, a student’s options were limited — either graduate high school with a diploma, or earn a General Education Diploma / Development (GED). Without either, employment, higher education, or the ability …

“People think you need to be a teacher or retired educator to tutor here, but you don’t,” Dolores Kirn says of the common misconception about volunteers at Seeds. Tutors just need to have patience, compassion, a desire to help, and at least a high school equivalent. “I’m terrible at English,” …

~Understanding the Adult Ed Alphabet Soup~ Most people have childhood memories of letter-shaped SpaghettiOs® or alphabet soup, quick, and inexpensive warm meals served by busy parents.  But as adults, the term “alphabet soup” takes on a far less nostalgic meaning. LOL. IDK. IRS. APB. GED. RTA. Technology has changed the …