adult education
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of adult education
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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The Education Department tested this approach in June, announcing the transfer of adult education programs to the Labor Department.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
About 800 schools are covered by the ban; adult education and early education are exempt.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
Risbergska school provides adult education for people aged over 20 who did not finish primary or secondary school, as well as Swedish classes for immigrants.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025
She’d known the nonprofit ran a food bank, but was unaware Hopelink also offered free adult education programs.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2023
After the war Inge Scholl married Otl Aicher, and they founded a school for adult education in the city of Ulm.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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