A new ABE-to-College Transition Project is getting off the ground this spring at six adult learning centers in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Its goal is to build program capacity and create opportunities for adult literacy program graduates to prepare for, enter, and succeed in post-secondary education so as to help them improve and enrich their own and their families' lives. GED and adult diploma graduates will have an opportunity to attend 12-week academic preparation classes in reading, writing, math, computer, and study skills supplemented by workshops and individual counseling. They will also receive mentoring and tutoring once they are enrolled in college courses.

The New England ABE-to-College Transition Project is a partnership between the New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) at World Education and the six adult learning centers. It is funded by the Nellie Mae Foundation. For more information, please contact Jessica Spohn, coordinator, at 617-482-9485, ext. 513, or by e-mail at: jspohn@worlded.org

Silja Kallenbach is the Director of the New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC). She can be reached at World Education at 617-482-9485.