portland adult education
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PublishedApril 12, 2022
Portland Adult Education to have new leadership starting this summer
Abbie Yamamoto, the current director of the Maine Association for New Americans, will take over as executive director of Portland Adult Education starting this summer.
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PublishedJune 15, 2021
Maine Voices: Portland Adult Ed alumni undertake long-haul learning journeys
One PAE alumna is a recent high honors USM graduate who led her chronically ill daughter’s schooling by day and worked on her degree by night.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
Portland Adult Education expands job training for new Mainers
The program, supported by local financial institutions, launched its second cohort with seven students in January.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2020
Maine Voices: Recent Portland Adult Ed graduate a role model as we hurry up and wait
Neither snow nor distance nor wheelchair snafus disrupted the gratitude and grace of his 10-year quest for a diploma.
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PublishedApril 22, 2020
Adult Ed grads working front lines of coronavirus response
Hundreds of students who have passed through Portland Adult Education's doors on their way to jobs in health care and are the "unsung heroes" during the coronavirus pandemic, PAE says.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
New program trains new Mainers as bank tellers
Students in the program have former financial or business experience as professionals in their nine home countries.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2020
Portland Adult Education to help in census outreach
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PublishedDecember 1, 2019
Adult Ed students compare life here to home countries
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PublishedNovember 29, 2019
Maine Voices: Legislature missed opportunity by failing to propose bills supporting asylum seekers
Helping new Mainers make a life here would both address workforce needs and diversify our communities.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2019
Portland, SMCC build career ‘pipeline’ for new Mainers
The initiative is aimed at better preparing skilled immigrants for high-demand jobs in greater Portland.