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Adult Education Acronyms
| Acronym | Expansion |
|---|---|
| ABE | Adult Basic Education |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| AEL | Adult Education and Literacy |
| AEM | Adult Ed Med |
| AEFLA | Adult Education and Family Literacy Act |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| ASE | Adult Secondary Education |
| BEST Literacy | Basic English Skills Test for Literacy |
| BEST PLUS | Basic English Skills Test Plus |
| CAL | Center for Applied Linguistics |
| CASAS | Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System |
| CBO | Community-Based Organization |
| CCRS | College and Career Readiness Standards |
| CE | Correctional Education |
| CEA | Correctional Education Association |
| COABE | Coalition on Adult Basic Education |
| CP | Career Pathways |
| CPPDC | Career Pathways Professional Development Center |
| CTE | Career and Technical Education |
| DAEL | Division of Adult Education and Literacy |
| DART | Digital Access and Resilience in Texas (Beginning ESL and Digital Literacy Curriculum) |
| DE | Distance Education |
| DEPDC | Distance Education Professional Development Center |
| Dig Lit | Digital Literacy |
| DL | Distance Learning |
| DLA | Distance Learning Academy |
| DLCS | Digital Literacy Content Standards |
| DLET | Digital Literacy and Educational Technology |
| DLTK | Digital Literacy Tool Kit |
| DN | Digital Navigator |
| DOE | Department of Education |
| DOL | Department of Labor |
| DRAW | Digital Resilience in the American Workforce |
| EdTech | Educational Technology |
| EFL | Education Functioning Level |
| ELA | English Language Acquisition |
| ELL | English Language Learner |
| EL Civics | English Literacy and Civics |
| ESC | Education Service Center |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| ESOL | English for Speakers of Other Languages |
| FBO | Faith-Based Organization |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| GED® | General Educational Development, a high school equivalency test published by GED® Testing Service |
| HiSET® | A high school equivalency test published by Educational Testing Service |
| HSE | High School Equivalency |
| I-BEST | Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IDEAL | Innovating Digital Education in Adult Learning |
| IELCE | Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education |
| IET | Integrated Education and Training |
| ISTE | International Society for Technology in Education |
| ITEC Plan | Individual Training, Education, and Career Plan |
| ITP | Internationally Trained Professional |
| LD | Learning Disability |
| LEP | Limited English Proficient |
| LMCI | Labor Market and Career Information |
| LMS | Learning Management System |
| LWDB | Local Workforce Development Board |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSG | Measurable Skill Gains |
| NASDAE | National Association of State Directors of Adult Education |
| NCFL | National Center for Families Learning |
| NRS | National Reporting System |
| OCTAE | Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education |
| OER | Open Educational Resource |
| O*NET | Occupational Information Network |
| OPT | Official Practice Test |
| PAL | Principles of Adult Learning |
| PD | Professional Development |
| PIAAC | Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies |
| PII | Personally Identifiable Information |
| PIRL | Participant Individual Record Layout |
| POP | Period of Participation |
| PRWORA | Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act |
| TABE | Tests of Adult Basic Education |
| TABE CLAS-E | Test of Adult Basic Education Complete Language Assessment System |
| TALAE | Texas Association for Literacy and Adult Education |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TCALL | Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning |
| TCEA | Texas Computer Education Association |
| TEA | Texas Education Agency |
| TEAMS | Texas Educating Adults Management System |
| TESOL | Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| TOT | Training of Trainers |
| TRAIN PD | Texas Research-based Adult Instruction Network Professional Development |
| TSI | Texas Success Initiative Assessment |
| TWC | Texas Workforce Commission |
| TXDLA | Texas Digital Literacy Association |
| VR | Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
| WIOA | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (federal legislation passed in 2014 to govern Adult Education and Literacy) |
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