Educating the Whole Family

The Impact of Adult Education: A Graduate’s Perspective

In this special episode, we invite you to listen to Chaffey Adult school’s Class of 2025 commencement speaker, George Dahi as he shares how adult education has impacted his life and shaped his future goals. Thanks to the dedicated adult educators and staff at Chaffey Adult School in Ontario, CA, George is one of the […]

Innovative Approaches to Family Literacy

Join Burlington English Representative April Lawton and Kelly Heth from Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa discuss how to run a successful Family Literacy Program without regular access to a key instructional element – the family.

Educating the Whole Family

In this episode, BurlingtonEnglish Representative April Lawton invites administrative leaders from Crete Public Schools in Nebraska to share how they have shifted the traditional mindset of “educating the whole child” to “educating the whole family” to become a top-performing district in their state.

Strategies for Strengthening Student Accountability and Program Structure in Adult Education

Join BurlingtonEnglish representative Lynn Napolitano as she interviews Jessie Thompson, Instructional Specialist at Harford Community College, about four key strategies their team has used to enhance adult education success over the past three years.

Boosting Program Success Through Student Intake and Retention

Listen to BurlingtonEnglish Representative Bethany Macarus interview Kathleen Ferrell, Director of Adult Education at New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, New Mexico, as they discuss how her team is increasing their overall Adult Ed program success by focusing on student intake and retention in their High School Equivalency program.