The Adult Education WORKS Act amends federal workforce development and adult education laws to strengthen support for adult learners seeking career advancement and basic skills training. The bill expands the definition of adult education to explicitly include digital and information literacy skills, and creates a new role called "college and career navigators" to help adults access education and training programs. The legislation increases funding for adult education from $810 million in fiscal year 2025 to $1.35 billion by 2029, and authorizes $135 million annually for five years to support navigator positions based in libraries and community organizations. The bill also encourages states to professionalize adult education through teacher credentialing, ongoing professional development, and full-time teaching positions, while allowing states to pilot alternative performance measurement systems that better capture adult learners' progress toward real-world goals.
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