University of Wisconsin–Madison

What the Detroit Economic Mobility Grants Can Teach Us About Strengthening the Adult Foundational Skills System in Detroit

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town
State(s) Michigan
Policy Areas Education
The Detroit Economic Mobility Grant Initiative, a 10-grant Detroit pilot program operating from mid-2018 through 2020, has demonstrated that adult education and occupational training programs can work together to substantially improve learner results by accelerating instruction and contextualizing it to work. The momentum for these grants grew from local stakeholder realization that the foundational skills gap in Detroit was hindering employment success for almost half of the city’s working adults. This report offers summaries of each of the programs, and outlines the outcomes and key takeaways from the Grant Initiative.

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