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| Title: | Pathways to Economic Advancement, Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Innovations in American Government Award Case Study |
| Publisher: | Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation |
| Description: | Adult English learners (ELs) are as likely to find jobs in the U.S. labor market as those who speak English fluently. There are significant differences, however, when it comes to salary, job quality, and professional opportunities. Today, more than 240,000 working-age adults are in need of English-language services in Greater Boston, with most seeking to improve their English fluency to find a job or get pro- moted. Despite this need, only 11,600 adults receive English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) services each year. As a result, adult ELs are often limited in their ability to contribute to local and state economies in terms of taxes and consumer spending.
Developed by Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) in Boston, the Massachusetts Pathways to Economic Advancement (Pathways) program started with a fundamental question: Given the high unmet demand for vocational and workplace English, how do we effectively scale up a proven workforce-oriented model of teaching adults English for employment. Through its four program tracks and an innovating fund- ing model (Pay for Success), Pathways offers a continuum of work-related ESOL services coupled with individualized job coaching and job placement. Version of Record |
| URI: | http://lib.yhn.edu.vn/handle/YHN/644 |
| Other Identifiers: | Batalova, Jeanne. 2022. “Pathways to Economic Advancement, Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Innovations in American Government Award Case Study”. https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37370907 |
| Appears in Collections | Tài liệu ngoại văn |
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