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StarConference registration is now open!
We wish to invite you to join us for the National Conference on Effective Transitions in Adult Education that will take place on November 17-18, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Providence, RI. The two-day conference will focus on strategies and promising practices that help adult learners succeed in postsecondary education and training. Click here for registration details...

What's New

Please join us in welcoming the new NCTN Director, Ellen Hewett. Ellen hails from Springfield College, an institution known for its long history of outreach to adult learners. With this change, Cynthia Zafft will move to the NCTN Senior Advisor position. Welcome Ellen!

Ellen can be reached at (617) 385-3670 and ehewett@worlded.org

StarWhat’s New on the NCTN Web Site?

Creating an Alumni Newsletter for Transition-to-College Programs
Staying connected with alumni has many benefits. Read our new Promising Practice by Pat Fina, an adult educator for over a decade specializing in college transitions, and learn how to create an effective alumni newsletter for your program.

Wrap-Around Services
Providing comprehensive support services encourages academic success and career advancement. Read our new Promising Practice by Janie Mendoza, a Career Counselor at Capital IDEA’s College Prepatory Academy, and see how to develop a collaborative wrap-around service program.

Recruitment - Leveraging Community Partnerships to Increase College Transition Student Enrollment
Building strong community partnerships is important. Read our new Promising Practice by Don Sands, Executive Director of X-Cel, Inc., and learn how to integrate recruitment efforts within an existing partnering relationship

StarCollege Transition Toolkit
The College Transition Toolkit is a comprehensive guide to program planning and implementation that draws on the expertise of practitioners from The New England ABE-to-College Transition Project and around the country. Download the order form...

StarMapping Your Financial Journey: Helping Adults Plan for College
is a publication developed by the NCTN with support from NEFE. More details...

StarCollege for Adults Website helps first time college-going adults plan for college. Visit the website.

StarStudy on College Transition Models is now available for download.

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IN THE NEWS

Why Capable Students Fail...visit Developmental Educator Katie Hern intriguing website on her practice-based research on the Sustainability Gap

Have you read Challenges in Assessing for Postsecondary Readiness...

New from CAEL… “Focus on Adult Learning: National and State-by-State Data”

Polices to Promote Adult Education and Postsecondary Alignment...newest report from the National Commission on Adult Literacy

Star What’s new in your state?

What’s new in TEXAS?
Adult learning center extols pilot program

What’s new in PENNSYLVANIA?
Career Gateway
FieldNotes for ABLE Staff
FieldNotes for ABLE Administrators

What’s new in MAINE?
MAEA Media’s Special Transition Issue

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