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Missouri is offering new high school diploma for working adults

Mark Degon

Missouri workforce diploma courses are an alternative to preparing for an equivalency exam.

Seven men completed an entrepreneurship program at Hill Correctional Center last April. But waitlists to take classes like this are long and preference is given to those who have the shortest sentences. Feb. 2020

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Lack Of Access, Long Waitlists: Education In Illinois Prisons

When Ralph Gray transferred from one prison in Illinois to another, he didn’t know the move would mean sacrificing access to an education. Gray guessed he…

The Tipton Re-Entry Center resembles an office space, with desktop computers, conference tables and carpeted floors. The center, which opened Wednesday, aims to break the cycle of reincarceration by connecting inmates with job resources prior to release.

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Re-Entry Center Opens At Tipton Prison, Will Offer Inmates A 'Second Chance'

Shahla Farzan

Inmates at a Missouri prison will be able to prepare for the workforce prior to their release, thanks to an in-house training program. The Re-Entry Center…

Amanda McCleary, 33, moves her tassel at the first graduation ceremony of MERS Goodwill's Excel Center high school for adults May 29, 2019. Goodwill runs the schools across the state under a recent state program.

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'I've Been Waiting On This Day': Goodwill Adult High School Graduates 1st Class In St. Louis

Ryan Delaney

Three courses of algebra stood between Amanda McCleary and a high school diploma.McCleary, 33, tried twice over the years to earn a GED certificate since…

Everlene Falconer, 64, waves to her family after receiving her diploma from the University of Missouri-St. Louis on December 15, 2018.

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‘I did it my way’: St. Louis grandmother earns her college degree

Shahla Farzan

When it comes to her education, Everlene Falconer won’t let anything stand in her way.The 64-year-old received her Bachelor of Educational Studies on…

Natalia Cantu stimulates the neurons in a cockroach leg at a lab session on July 25, 2018, while fellow program participant Ryan Evans observes.

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‘It’s reshaping the way I see teaching’: Wash U program aims to improve science education

Shahla Farzan

Natalia Cantu attaches electrodes to a cockroach leg and taps its spiky hairs with a paintbrush.The neurons in the leg fire rapidly in response, appearing…

Education

Goodwill to open adult high school in St. Louis this fall

Ryan Delaney

Goodwill, the nonprofit organization best known for its thrift stores, will operate a network of adult high schools across Missouri, with its first…

Education

Expert: Post-high school training matters more than GED vs. diploma debate

Updated Aug. 28 to correct Kris Shannon's title — The director of one of Missouri’s adult education programs is worried high school equivalency tests are…

Terry Johnson, 25, uses a computer at St. Louis Public Library's central branch on Thurs., July 20, 2017. Starting in October, students will be able to use computers like this one to obtain an online high school diploma

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St. Louis-area library systems to offer diploma program for adults

The more than 80,000 adults in the St. Louis region who didn’t earn a high school diploma will soon have two different ways to finish their…