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class="page-top"> <div class="inner"> <div id="block-block-3" class=" browse dd block block-block region-odd even region-count-1 count-4"><div class="block-inner"> <div class="block-content content"> <div class="browse-by"> <h3 class="heading">Find Data or Policy by:</h3> </div> </div> </div></div>  </div> </div> <div class="page-center layout"> <aside class="page-left" role="complementary"> <div class="page-sidebar inner"> <div id="block-menu_block-2" class=" left-nav term-nav dd block block-menu_block region-odd odd region-count-1 count-5"><div class="block-inner"> <h2 class="block-title"><span class="block-title-text"><a href="/education-level" title="Education Level" class="active-trail menu-link depth-1 tid-146"><span class="menu-title">Education Level</span></a></span></h2> <div class="block-content content"> <div class="menu-block-2 menu-name-primary-links parent-mlid-0 menu-level-2"> <ul class="menu"><li class="leaf first menu-mlid-13199"><a 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views-block channel context-template "><div class="block-inner"> <div class="block-content content"> <div class="view view-term view-id-term view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-term-block-1-1"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <article id="node-2122-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-2122 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t1 wt1 wt0 t554 wt554 wt146 wt0 access-normal has-image no-more pt1 has-1-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Overviews'>Overview</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2016-01-11T18:13:00">January 11, 2016</time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/education-level-workforce-adults" title="Workforce & Adult Learning"> <span class="title">Workforce & Adult Learning</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1 image w50 image right"><a href="/education-level-workforce-adults" rel="" aria-label="Decorative picture of an adult man on a computer."><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/adultlearner.jpg?1574087135" alt="Decorative picture of an adult man on a computer." title="" loading="lazy" width="400" height="516" /></a></span>It’s never too late to earn a credential, finish a degree, or add new skills. Students of any age improve their quality of life with more education, and communities prosper with a well-educated workforce. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/education-level-workforce-adults"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div>  <div id="block-views_blocks-term-block_1-4" class=" te-show-attachments ip-above enable-1-caption fif-rt fiw-25 vlim-192 dd block block-views_blocks region-even odd region-count-2 count-7 posts views-block channel context-template "><div class="block-inner"> <div class="block-content content"> <div class="view view-term view-id-term view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-term-block-1-1"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <article id="node-2050-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-2050 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t97 wt97 wt2 wt0 t554 wt554 wt146 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more pt97 has-1-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='General information'>General information</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2015-08-14T20:15:00">August 14, 2015</time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/general-information/who-adult-learner" title="Who is the Adult Learner?"> <span class="title">Who is the Adult Learner?</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p><span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1 image right"><a href="/general-information/who-adult-learner" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/adult_250px.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="250" height="270" /></a></span></p> <p>Adult learners are a diverse group – typically age 25 and older –  with a wide range of educational and cultural backgrounds, adult responsibilities and job experiences. They typically do not follow the traditional pattern of enrolling in postsecondary education immediately after high school.</p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/general-information/who-adult-learner"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <article id="node-6199-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6199 pt-show-date pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t68 wt68 wt514 wt2 wt0 t594 wt594 wt156 wt0 t553 wt553 wt146 wt0 t554 wt554 wt146 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more pt68 has-3-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Blog posts'>Blog post</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2020-06-12T10:10:00">June 12, 2020</time></span> <span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>Alan Richard</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/blog-post/how-colleges-can-better-serve-student-parents" rel="" aria-label="Nija Simmons, an African American college student parent stands holding a paper and presents to her class"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/nija_simmons_0.jpg?1591971726" alt="Nija Simmons, an African American college student parent stands holding a paper and presents to her class" title="Maryland college student Nija Simmons is raising a child while pursuing a biology degree. She says many student-parents like herself face an array of challenges and need additional support." loading="lazy" width="750" height="818" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/blog-post/how-colleges-can-better-serve-student-parents" title="How colleges can better serve student-parents"> <span class="title">How colleges can better serve student-parents</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">One in five U.S. undergraduates now raising children</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> More of today’s college students are raising children while in school, and they’re a larger, faster-growing group than many colleges institutions and policymakers realize. </p> <p> Nicole Lynn Lewis, the founder and CEO of <a href= "http://supportgenerationhope.org/">Generation Hope</a>, joined SREB for a <a href="/webinar/one-five">webinar</a> on June 11 to discuss how institutions can build and strengthen support for student-parents. Her organization assists teenage parents—men and women—who attend college in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first"><span><a href="/blog-post/how-colleges-can-better-serve-student-parents"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> <li class="link link-related link-related-watch-college-students-who-are-parents link-0 last"><span><a href="/webinar/one-five"><span class="link-text">Watch: College Students Who Are Parents</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-5786-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-5786 pt-show-date pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t68 wt68 wt514 wt2 wt0 t1037 wt1037 wt594 wt156 wt0 t594 wt594 wt156 wt0 t554 wt554 wt146 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more pt68 has-4-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Blog posts'>Blog post</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2019-09-26T11:03:00">September 26, 2019</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>Meagan Crowe </span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>SREB Policy Analyst</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/blog-post/effective-adult-education-programs-challenge-states" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/istock-116030693_c300.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="300" height="230" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/blog-post/effective-adult-education-programs-challenge-states" title="Effective Adult Education Programs: A Challenge for States"> <span class="title">Effective Adult Education Programs: A Challenge for States</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> States face an uphill battle in meeting the needs of adult learners, especially at a time when technology is advancing rapidly. Adults can turn to adult education programs to improve their skills, but enrollments have fallen in recent years. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/blog-post/effective-adult-education-programs-challenge-states"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <article id="node-5260-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-5260 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t554 wt554 wt146 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-file has-files has-image has-more pt103 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2019-02-04T19:11:00">February 4, 2019</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>February 2019</span><span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>28 pages</span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-2'>(19E02)</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/unprepared-and-unaware" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/unprepared_cover_web.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="470" height="607" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/unprepared-and-unaware" title="Unprepared and Unaware"> <span class="title">Unprepared and Unaware</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Upskilling the Workforce for a Decade of Uncertainty</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> This report examines how technology and automation are changing the job market — and what states can do to prepare adults for the new workplace. 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