SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2025
Once a year educators from all over the country join together with adult learners, community partners, business leaders, legislators, and friends of adult education to amplify their successes! COABE has developed a calendar of activities, resources, and so much more! We cordially invite you to join your colleagues as we celebrate national Adult Education and Family Literacy Week! Register below to select the activities you would like to join.
Adult Learners Take Action!
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Email Your Legislators
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Become an Ambassador
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Join Us on Social Media
COABE Members Take Action!
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Download Social Media Graphics to Share
Local Programs Amplify Success!
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Engage Your Adult Learners
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Download & Share Social Media Graphics
State Leaders Engage Legislators
State fellows together with association and state agency leaders from across the country will meet with their members of congress during Adult Education and Family Literacy Week (AEFL) to share the value of Adult Education. We speak with one voice as we call for $810 million for the Adult Basic Education State Grants program in Fiscal Year 2024 to enhance adult education programs and increase the number of learners they serve, and as we advocate support for the bipartisan, forthcoming Adult Education WORKS Act and the bipartisan Strengthening Research in Adult Education Act.
Pledge Your Support for Adult Education!
By taking the pledge, you are making a powerful statement about the need for strong support and funding for adult education programs. Every signature counts, and together, we can make a significant impact.
Join us in this crucial effort to Educate & Elevate America. Take the pledge today and help us reach our goal of 1 million signatures!
The fifth cohort of COABE’s State Advocates for Adult Education Fellowship (SAAEF) kicked off at the national conference in March 2025. The initial SAAEF launched in March 2021, when COABE selected activists and leaders to champion the cause of adult education WIOA Title II programs. The State Advocates for Adult Education Fellowship (SAAEF) is a hands-on advocacy training program for adult educators, adult learners, and friends of adult education. During the yearlong program, fellows join an impactful and engaging community of practice where they will learn how to work with the media, their communities, and policymakers to create change benefiting adult learners and adult education programs.
