Georgia is one of 11 states to receive $200,000 to improve adult education programs and create a more skilled workforce. The money is supposed to encourage state agencies, such as the Technical College System of Georgia, t0 figure out ways to better integrate basic math and reading skills into occupational training programs. The grant program, led by the nonprofit Jobs for the Future, will include a second round of grants that will give states an additional $1.6 million to implement these new plans.

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Rebecca Ramage-Tuttle, assistant director of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, says the the DOE rule change is “a slippery slope” for civil rights. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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