Amplifying Impact: How Policies that Combine Investment in English Language Skills with Digital Learning Pay off for Workers and Businesses

Abstract

Under both WIOA and HEA, the primary delivery mechanism for English classes has been a traditional in-person classroom format. However, even before the pandemic, select adult and higher education providers had launched online learning options for English learners. Since the pandemic began, an enormous percentage of adult English classes have moved to some form of distance learning.