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	<title>Policy To Performance</title>
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	<description>P2P aims to assist states with effective policy development that will support college and career readiness for low-skilled adults and adult learners.</description>
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		<title>Framing New Terrain: Older Adults and Higher Education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Produced by the American Council on Education (ACE), Framing New Terrain: Older Adults and Higher Education focuses on the needs and challenges facing the ever-increasing number of older adult learners who seek out postsecondary educational opportunities. The report cites statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau indicating that more than 70 million people will be aged 65 and older by 2030. Based on these and other projected demographic changes in the population, Framing New Terrain calls for a reframing of educational policies across various sectors including postsecondary education, workforce development, and community service. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.policy2performance.org/framing-new-terrain-older-adults-and-higher-education</link>
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		<title>Policies to Promote Adult Education and Postsecondary Alignment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This policy brief outlines approaches to help adults with lower skills and/or limited English proficiency earn postsecondary credentials that open doors to family-supporting jobs. Prepared for the National Commission on Adult Literacy, the report argues that the widespread problem of low-wage work and looming skill shortages are critical reasons for aligning federal and state adult education, job training, and postsecondary education policies. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.policy2performance.org/policies-to-promote-adult-education-and-postsecondary-alignment</link>
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		<title>Fueling the Race to Postsecondary Success: A 48-Institution Study of Prior Learning Assessment and Adult Student Outcomes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This study focuses on Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, as an important but often overlooked strategy for helping adults progress towards a degree. PLA is the process by which many colleges evaluate, for academic credit, the college-level knowledge and skills an individual has gained outside of the classroom (or from non-college instructional programs), including employment, military training/service, travel, hobbies, civic activities, and volunteer service.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.policy2performance.org/fueling-the-race-to-postsecondary-success-a-48-institution-study-of-prior-learning-assessment-and-adult-student-outcomes-2</link>
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		<title>The Career Pathways How-To Guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Released by the Workforce Strategy Center (WSC), this report is the second in the “Pathways to Competitiveness” series. It sets out a step-by-step protocol for building career pathways at the local level and discusses how state-level officials can support these efforts. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.policy2performance.org/the-career-pathways-how-to-guide</link>
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		<title>New Publication Released!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shared Goals, Common Ground: State and Local Coordination and Planning to Strengthen Adult Basic Education Services (AECAP Final Report)
 AECAP tested processes for state and local planning and interagency coordination as a way of facilitating the expansion and quality of adult education and workforce services in six states (Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, and Washington). This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.policy2performance.org/new-publication-released</link>
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		<title>Fueling the Race to Postsecondary Success: A 48-Institution Study of Prior Learning Assessment and Adult Student Outcomes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This study focuses on Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, as an important, but often overlooked strategy for helping adults progress towards a degree. PLA is the process by which many colleges evaluate, for academic credit, the college-level knowledge and skills an individual has gained outside of the classroom (or from non-college instructional programs), including employment, military training/service, travel, hobbies, civic activities, and volunteer service. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.policy2performance.org/fueling-the-race-to-postsecondary-success-a-48-institution-study-of-prior-learning-assessment-and-adult-student-outcomes</link>
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		<title>Complete to Compete</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Complete to Compete is an initiative launched by West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin III in his role as chair of the National Governors Association. The initiative focuses on increasing the number of students in the United States who complete college degrees and certificates and improving the productivity of the country's higher education institutions. While a number of states are already taking steps to boost college completion, Complete to Compete emphasizes the critical role that increased gubernatorial leadership and participation play in achieving meaningful progress.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.policy2performance.org/complete-to-compete</link>
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		<title>Shared Goals, Common Ground: State and Local Coordination and Planning to Strengthen Adult Basic Education Services (AECAP Final Report)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This document is the final report from the Adult Basic Education State Delivery System Strategic Planning and Service Provision Demonstration Project, also known as the Adult Education Coordination and Planning (AECAP) project. AECAP tested processes for state and local planning and interagency coordination as a way of facilitating the expansion and quality of adult education and workforce services in six states (Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, and Washington). This final report describes the planning processes and technical assistance activities that were conducted during the project]]></description>
		<link>http://www.policy2performance.org/shared-goals-common-ground-state-and-local-coordination-and-planning-to-strengthen-adult-basic-education-services-aecap-final-report</link>
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		<title>The U.S. Department of Education&#8217;s Office of Vocational and Adult Education releases NEW publication!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Between 2008-2009, the 5 sites funded under the Adult Basic Education Career Connections (ABECC) initiative developed and implemented work plans focused on improving adults&#8217; basic skills to prepare them to enter career pathways. To help other ABE programs undertake similar work, this manual provides an overview of career pathways and describes approaches used by the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.policy2performance.org/the-u-s-department-of-educations-office-of-vocational-and-adult-education-releases-new-publication</link>
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		<title>Funding Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges ~ A Federal Policy Toolkit for States</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Produced by the CLASP Center on Postsecondary and Economic Success, this toolkit outlines an approach to create a more educated workforce that involves career pathways and career pathway bridge models. As described in the toolkit, career pathways weave together adult education, training, and college programs to help students advance to successively higher levels of education [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.policy2performance.org/funding-career-pathways-and-career-pathway-bridges-a-federal-policy-toolkit-for-states</link>
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