Coalition on Adult Basic Education
Danielle Cox, M.Ed., serves as the Director of Education at the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services since July 2022, overseeing educational program implementation within the state's prison system. Danielle chairs the Lived Experience Committee, which focuses on improving policies for incarcerated individuals. In addition to this role, Danielle is a board member of the Coalition on Adult Basic Education and chairs the Prison Literacy Taskforce. Danielle has also been an active council member for the Correctional Education Association since July 2019. Previously, Danielle held the position of Director of Correctional Education at the Maryland Department of Labor and has extensive teaching and administrative experience in various educational roles within Maryland's juvenile and adult correctional facilities. Danielle is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership and Policy at Texas Tech University and holds multiple degrees in educational leadership, educational law, and secondary education.
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Coalition on Adult Basic Education
The Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) is the leading and largest adult education association in the world. Together, we are the voice of adult basic education nationwide! The Coalition on Adult Basic Education is organized to advance national and international adult education and literacy opportunities. The purposes of COABE are: • To promote adult education and literacy programs, including Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, Family Literacy, Skills Development, Workforce Development, and other state, federal, and private programs which assist undereducated and/or disadvantaged adults to function effectively • To provide leadership in advancing the education of adults in the lifelong learning process by unifying the profession, developing human resources, encouraging and using research, communicating with the members and the public, offering other member services, and otherwise advancing adult education, and literacy • To advocate the development and dissemination of publications, research, methods, and materials, resources, and programs in adult education and literacy • To conduct and/or sponsor professional development conferences and activities that provide a forum to provide staff development and advance adult education and literacy Mission: To provide leadership, communication, professional development and advocacy for adult education and literacy practitioners in order to advance quality services for all adult learners.