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Superintendent says $500,000 training grants expanded GED-to-career outcomes; committee seeks details
Summary
Kirsten Basler told the conference committee that a $500,000 integrated education and training pilot helped more than 100 adults earn GEDs and industry certificates in the past 18 months and that the adult education formula grant totals $5,500,000; committee members asked about participant costs and program scale.
At the House Bill 1013 conference committee meeting, State Superintendent Kirsten Basler described an integrated adult education and workforce training pilot that pairs GED preparation with immediate vocational training and certification, funded by a supplemental $500,000 grant.
Basler said the integrated education and training grants allowed participating adult learning centers to combine GED instruction with credentialing programs such as CNA certification or commercial driver’s license (CDL) training. “For $500,000 we’ve…
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