Adult learning and life skills

Vision: All adults achieve high school literacy and have the life skills they need to succeed in careers and participate in their communities

2020 Targets

Literacy
Increase literacy to high school level for 2,500 residents
ESOL
Expand English for Speakers of Other Languages programming by 500 students
Life skills
Increase financial literacy for 2,500 residents

Definitions

Basic literacy
Basic literacy indicates skills necessary to perform simple and everyday literacy activities.
Target indicators
Adults without high school diplomas, 2000-2015
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Adults without high school diplomas by location, 2015
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Adults without high school diplomas by race, 2015
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Adults without high school diplomas by neighborhood, 2015
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey

Key

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