| MALTT | Massachusetts Adult Literacy and Technology Team |
| MassAAL | Massachusetts Alliance for Adult Literacy |
| MATSOL | Massachusetts Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| MBLC | Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners |
| MCAE | Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education |
| MCI | Massachusetts Correctional Institution |
| MIRA | Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition |
| MJC | Massachusetts Job Council |
| MOJCS | Mayor's Office of Jobs and Community Services (also OJCS, JCS) |
| MOSES | Massachusetts One-Stop Employment System |
| NAEP | National Assessment of Educational Progress |
| NALD | National Adult Literacy Database (Canada) |
| NALS | National Adult Literacy Survey |
| NCAL | National Center on Adult Literacy |
| NCLE | National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education |
| NCSALL | National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy |
| NCTE | National Council of Teachers of English |
| NCTM | National Council of Teachers of Mathematics |
| NELRC | New England Literacy Resource Center |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NIFL | National Institute for Literacy |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NRS | National Reporting System |
| NTIA | National Telecommunications and Information Administration |
| OERI | Office of Educational Research and Improvement (US DOE) |
| ORI | Office for Refugees and Immigrants (also MORI (MA)) |
| OSERS | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (US DOE) |
| OTAN | Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (CA) |
| OVAE | Office of Vocational and Adult Education (US DOE) |
| PALMS | Partnerships Advancing the Learning of Mathematics and Science (MA) |
| PAWG | Performance Accountability Working Group (MA) |
| PDF | Portable Document Format |
| PEP | Peer Evaluation Process |
| PIC | Private Industry Council |
| PDRN | Practitioner Dissemination and Research Network (NCSALL) |
| READ | Reading Evaluation Adult Diagnosis |
| REB | Regional Employment Board |
| REEP | Arlington Education and Employment Program (VA) |
| RFA | Request for Application |
| RFF | Request for Funding |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RSC | Regional Support Center (SABES) |
| SABES | System for Adult Basic Education Support (MA) |
| SCALE | Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education |
| SCANS | Secretary of Labor's Commission on Achieving the Necessary Skills |
| SDA | Service Delivery Area |
| SEA | State Educational Agency |
| SLIAG | State Legalization Impact Assistance Grant |
| SLRC | State Literacy Resource Center |
| SMARTT | System for Managing Accountability and Results Through Technology (MA) |
| SORT | Slosson Oral Reading Test |
| S/PD | Staff/Program Development |
| SPL | Student Performance Level |
| STEP | Summer Training and Education Program |
| TABE | Tests of Adult Basic Education |
| TAG | Targeted Assistance Grant |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TESOL | Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| TOP | Technology Opportunities Program (US DOC) |
| VESL | Vocational English as a Second Language |
| VISTA | Volunteers in Service to America |
| WIA | Workforce Investment Act of 1998 |
| WIB | Workforce Imvestment Board |
| WRAT | Wide-Range Achievement Test |
| YALD | Young Adults with Learning Disabilities (MA) |
