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June 2026 PROGRESS: Partnerships with Corrections
This edition of Progress highlights partnerships between adult education programs and correctional institutions and reentry programs. Read about the successful win-win partnerships that are strengthening communities and creating career pathways for justice-involved individuals. Read More
A Partnership Focused on Second Chances: Northern Shenandoah Valley Adult Education & Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center
“We want them coming out better than when they came in.” That guiding principle from Superintendent Clay Corbin has shaped the long-standing partnership between Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center and Northern Shenandoah Valley Adult Education. For more than 30 years, NSVAE has provided GED® instruction and educational support to incarcerated individuals at NRADC, building a program rooted in consistency, collaboration, and the belief that education creates opportunity. Read More
Lighting the Path to Reentry: The SHINE Correctional IET Program
The RCC Adult Education and Middle Peninsula R.A.C.E. partnership demonstrates what is possible when innovation meets collaboration. Corrections IET programs do more than deliver training–they create pathways to employment, stability, and successful reentry. In doing so, they illuminate a powerful truth: when adult education aligns with workforce needs and community partnerships, lives–and futures–can change. Read More
Serving Justice-Involved Learners In Southwest Virginia
Region 2, Southwest Regional Adult Education, is very thankful for all of our reentry and corrections/institutions facility partners. Our goal is to provide students with certifications and training so that, upon release, they have credentials and knowledge to aid in obtaining gainful employment. Read More
April 2026 PROGRESS: Showcasing Success
Progress, Virginia's adult education and literacy newsletter, returns from hiatus this spring with the first of several "mini issues." This edition focuses on how we highlight adult education's success stories, whether individual student achievements or program successes. Read More
More Than Job Hunting: How Career Fairs Become Community Catalysts
For Maria, walking into the English Empowerment Center's Career and Opportunities Fair meant stepping into uncharted territory. Like 81% of the 285 people who attended this event, this was her first career fair ever. Read More
Career Pathways in Healthcare: A Success Story from PREP
In 2025, EJ simultaneously participated in GED® preparation and the Integrated Education and Training (IET) Healthcare Bootcamp, building both academic and workforce skills at the same time. Read More
A GED Credential Is Just The Beginning: A Success Story from SVCC Adult Education
Linda had taken GED® classes in Texas. She didn’t find them very supportive or motivating. Her first phone call with Buffy Allgood, Regional Adult Education Program Manager, made her feel this time would be different. Read More
TJACE Celebrates Adult Learners
Staff at Thomas Jefferson Adult Career Education at Piedmont Virginia Community College (TJACE@PVCC) create a variety of special opportunities to recognize the dedication and achievements of adult learners. Read More
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 to be. There is not… Read More