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The Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center equips the field of adult education and literacy with essential skills and resources to expand access to high-quality instruction and workforce preparation.

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The Latest from VALRC

February 2026

SPOTLIGHT 2025

Read the fourth volume of collected writing by Virginia adult education learners. Read More

January 2026 / Uncategorized

January & February Opportunities

VALRC offers a host of professional development opportunities to Virginia adult education practitioners as well as adult education partner organizations. You can find… Read More

December 2025 / Uncategorized

Happy Holidays and 2026 Preview

VALRC will close for winter break on December 22, 2025, and will reopen January 5, 2026. Wishing peace and joy to you and yours this… Read More

March 2025 / Career Pathways, ESL/ESOL, High School Equivalency (HSE), Integrated Education and Training, Literacy, Math/Numeracy, Program Management, Reading, Tutors, Virtual Learning, Writing

2025, Volume 35, No. 1, March Issue

Read this issue of PROGRESS. Download the PROGRESS March 2025 Issue PDF. Adult educators are, by nature, innovative and creative. We have… Read More

Latest Resources

Teacher Leadership

U.S. Department of Labor’s Artificial Intelligence Literacy Framework

Instruction

Civic Online Reasoning

Memo 62-23

TextProject

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Upcoming Events

Fri, February 27, 2026 | 12:00 PM–1:30 PM
PLC

Career Pathways PLC #3: Career Coaching and Supporting Learners for What’s Next

Join us for this five-part series on Career Coaching for adult learners. Part I: Celeste Hall from the Virginia Community College System will… Read More

Wed, March 4, 2026 | 12:00 PM–1:15 PM
Online Open Discussion

IET Office Hour

Come discuss IET planning tools, IET maps, and all aspects of programming for IETs, IELCE, and workforce programming in adult education. Come with questions!  Read More

Wed, March 4, 2026 | 1:00 PM–2:15 PM
Webinar

VALRC: Structured Literacy that Works: Practical Tools for Multilingual Learners

Join this informational webinar to learn how ESL Word Nerds is transforming literacy instruction for English learners through structured literacy intentionally designed for… Read More

Wed, March 4, 2026 | 2:00 PM–3:00 PM
Online Open Discussion

Designing Programs with the New Assessments in Mind, Part 3

Join adult educators from around the state to discuss the impact of new standardized assessments on program design and instruction. Read More

Mon, March 16, 2026 | 1:30 PM–3:30 PM
Webinar

Bi-monthly Program Managers Meeting

Bi-monthly webinar for adult education program managers Read More

Tue, March 17, 2026 | 2:30 PM–3:30 PM
Webinar

Refresher: LACES Data Analysis Session

Join a group of Virginia practitioners for a hands-on experience working with data in the LACES system. This is a refresher session geared towards beginning… Read More

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