A person’s current skill level does not define them or what they can achieve. Bushiri, who had spent four years in a refugee camp in Zambia after leaving war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, came to the US in 2012 unable to speak any English. With the help of adult education classes, he learned the language, achieved his GED, and recently earned his associate’s degree in medical laboratory technology. Bushiri went from working three housekeeping jobs to make ends meet to starting a job in medical laboratory sciences last month. Proof that adult education works.

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