Wendy Scheder Black

Adult educator working to increase access and opportunity for all.

[CCRC @CommunityCCRC]

New @WhatWorksED practice guide makes recommendations for effective advising for college students, with studies of iPASS adding to the evidence. https://t.co/UK6hgkz8IZ @MelindaKarp @hoori_sk @MDRC_News

[IAACE @IAACE]

28 million adults lack basic digital skills and yet most are using computers every day. We need funding for #wifi and #devices for adult learners that want to #reskill and #upskill for the #workforce. #COVID19 #COABEontheHill2021 #AdultEdLiteracyWeek #IAACE

[Regina Romero @TucsonRomero]

I will be voting “yes” on Proposition 206 for one simple reason - anybody who works full time should make a living wage that helps support themselves and their families.

[COABE @COABEHQ]

COABE is proud to present Congressman @RepRaulGrijalva of Arizona with the 2021 Champion of Adult Education Award! Thank you, Congressman Grijalva for your continued support of adult education and family literacy!
#AEFLWeek #AdultEDU #Literacy

[CCRC @CommunityCCRC]

Many campus leaders across the country support the American Families Plan and believe in its potential to have a meaningful impact on the lives of poor students and students of color -- and they remain hopeful it will pass. https://t.co/4n1dG1EPiM

[Wendy Scheder Black @SchederBlack]

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[Francisco Marmolejo @fmarmole]

A map is worth a thousand words: The inequality of access to the COVID vaccine.
Source: @TheEIUgro

[Wendy Scheder Black @SchederBlack]

Expanding Pell eligibility can remove barriers to education and employment.

[CCRC @CommunityCCRC]

Three proposals now in play would transform the Pell grant as it approaches its 50th birthday: Expanding eligibility to short-term certificate programs, increasing grants by $400 and allowing DACA students to apply for the first time. https://t.co/OGUYY5G5bt @hechingerreport

[CCRC @CommunityCCRC]

CCRC's new brief highlights ways new federal funding can best support community college workforce training. https://t.co/knlydapudg #workforce #workforcetraining #comm_college

[Harvard Business Review @HarvardBiz]

Leaders must shift from a “know it all” to a “learn it all” mindset. https://t.co/4tJxdIP3Uf

[UCL Institute of Education @IOE_London]

.@lindsey_mac chairs this debate on closing the attainment gap. It's been the focus of education policy for decades, but even pre- pandemic, progress stalled. So what's needed 'post-Covid', and has the crisis given us any new insights?

#IOEDebates live: https://t.co/q8IJly0wIe

[Laurie Kierstead-Joseph @LaurieKJoseph]

PCC's IBEST team is partnering with Women's Foundation of Southern AZ to support single mothers w/ wraparound support, #AdultEdu & #CTE instruction in #IBEST programs leading to family-sustaining careers. #pimacommunitycollege @AdultPima #AdultLearnerChat #MoveAheadWithAdultEd

[CCRC @CommunityCCRC]

Allowing students to use the Pell Grant for short-term programs could build links between training, education, and employment, argue Jamie Merisotis and Julie Peller in @insidehighered. https://t.co/Djr7cxJnNU @jamiemerisotis

[Brené Brown @BreneBrown]

Loved this conversation with @angeladuckw, especially this part on consistency. It's true in my life, from discipline at work and writing to working out. Also learned what grit isn't and the importance of learning from the jobs that aren't a great fit. https://t.co/2aH3WAdBhw

[Yamiche Alcindor @Yamiche]

Thinking of Darnella Frazier who filmed the death of George Floyd at 17 and quite literally changed the world. She testified there are nights she stays up “apologizing & apologizing to George Floyd for not doing more.” But, she did so, so much to get to this murder conviction.

[Brené Brown @BreneBrown]

Repair begins with accountability. We still have so far to go. I am grateful for this verdict and devastated that George Floyd is not here today. We keep fighting. ❤️

[Laurie Kierstead-Joseph @LaurieKJoseph]

Adult Basic Ed programs & students have not received any direct COVID relief funding. Postsecondary institutions can follow the lead of #pimacommunitycollege & ensure #AdultEdu learners are included in local relief funding wherever possible. #PimaLovesAdultEd #AdultLearnerChat

[Robert M. Ramirez @DairyFreeRob]

A4 In October Pima Community College launched the Community College Growth Engine Fund project. This work with Ed Design Lab and five other college systems through the course of this project will assist with the Recovery and Response from the impacts of COVID-19 #AdultLearnerChat

[Wendy Scheder Black @SchederBlack]

@edstrategygroup Remove barriers to participation by investing in flexible course schedules and options that respond to the complexity of adult learners' lives and work. #AdultLearnerChat

[Laurie Kierstead-Joseph @LaurieKJoseph]

Yes! And support transition programming like #IBEST and other #IntegratedEducationandTraining models to expand access and success for adult learners. #AdultLearnerChat #AdultEdu @supportadulted