Bethesda, MD – STudent Achievement in Reading (STAR), a national professional development initiative for adult reading instruction, has just released its latest research synthesis for practitioners in advance of the Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) 2023 National Conference, April 2–5 in Atlanta, GA. The research synthesis was developed with the support of two national reading experts, Dr. John Sabatini, a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Memphis, and Dr. Elizabeth Tighe, an Associate Professor at Georgia State University.

Bethesda, MD – Experts from Manhattan Strategy Group’s (MSG) adult education team will present sessions on career pathways, research, policy and practice, and professional development at the Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) 2023 National Conference, April 2–5 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, GA.

Bethesda, MD – Emily Ehrlich, MPH, Vice President at Manhattan Strategy Group, is a coauthor on preventing and reducing substance use disorders (SUD). Her paper, titled A Community-Academic Partnership to Prevent and Reduce Substance Use Disorders in Metropolitan Detroit During COVID-19, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic, along with activism against institutional racism, heightened awareness of racial-ethnic disparities and disproportionate burden among the underserved.

Bethesda, MD – MSG was recently awarded a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services contract to provide technical support to state Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five (PDG B-5) grantees. This support includes the provision of universal, targeted, and intensive technical assistance (TA) and resource development, leading to stronger outcomes for states and improved coordination and implementation of early childhood education services and programs.