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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
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
Connect, Learn, Grow: Zoom Book Clubs for English Language Learners
by Melissa Rea & Xavier Muñoz For the past four years, English Empowerment Center (EEC) has hosted organized book clubs for adult English language learners (ELLs). These clubs offer… Read More
Bringing Reading and Writing to Life with Experiential Learning Activities
by Mady Rodriguez I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream! That is the tongue twister Aurora yelled to the crowd, repeating it quickly three times during the… Read More
2023, Volume 33, No. 3, December Issue
Download the PROGRESS December 2023 Issue PDF. * Please note: Access to “The Change Agent” changes with each calendar year (e.g., username: valrc, pw: VALRC2024)… Read More
Empowering Neighborhood Ambassadors Through English Language Teaching
by Lisa Vaughn and Xavier Muñoz The English Empowerment Center has partnered with Fairfax County’s Opportunity Neighborhoods program to build essential language and digital literacy skills for their… Read More
Community as a Key to Unlocking Civics Education
by Susan Otero and MaryAnn Cunningham Florez “What really matters from the point of view of social capital and civic engagement is not merely nominal membership, but active and involved… Read More
Creating Space for Civics in Adult Multilingual Classes
by Melanie Siteki A few words come to mind when I think of civics education: participation, inclusion, and of course, community. Images come to mind too, of people and all… Read More