| Title | Date | Summary | Source | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult ed budget stirs furor | 1981-07-23 | When the MONNACEP budget came up for ratification on OCC's board meeting, trustee William Spaulding asked for a "no" vote, stressing that he could not approve an unbalanced budget. The budget was approved by a vote of 4-3. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 23, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 7 | Maine Oakton Niles Adult and Continuing Education Program (MONNACEP), Oakton Community College - Budget and expenditures, Adult education |
| Adult ESL classes : Success spoken here | 1994-12-08 | Adults are able to take English as a second language classes. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 8, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 5 | English as a second language (ESL), Adult education |
| Class helps illiterates return to mainstream | 1985-08-01 | Literacy classes are offered at the Skokie campus of Oakton Community College. Simplified books written for functionally illiterate adults are available at the Skokie, Niles, Lincolnwood, and Des Plaines libraries. | Skokie Review, Thursday, August 1, 1985, p. 15 | Oakton Community College, Libraries, Skokie Public Library, Literacy, Adult education |
| Libraries cooperate to ease adult literacy | 1985-03-14 | Four local libraries, including Skokie Public Library, will work with Oakton Community College on a program designed to improve the reading skills of adults. | Skokie Review, Thursday, March 14, 1985, p. 21 | Oakton Community College, Libraries, Skokie Public Library, Literacy, Adult education |
| Libraries deserve thanks for program | 1985-04-11 | The libraries in Lincolnwood, Niles and Skokie have partnered with Oakton Community College/MONACEP to start an adult literacy program. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 11, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 6 | Oakton Community College, Skokie Public Library, Libraries, Maine Oakton Niles Adult and Continuing Education Program (MONNACEP), Literacy, Adult education, Editorial |
| Libraries help fight against illiteracy | 1985-04-18 | The Des Plaines Public Library, Lincolnwood Library, Niles Public Library, and Skokie Public Library have teamed up through the Oakton District Public Libraries Literacy Council. | Skokie Review, Thursday, April 18, 1985, p. 76 | Oakton Community College, Libraries, Skokie Public Library, Literacy, Adult education |
| Library: Literacy awareness open house | 1988-02-04 | Skokie Public Library will sponsor a Literacy Awareness open house on February 7. The event is part of a statewide effort to encourage outreach to illiterate adults. | Skokie Review, Thursday, February 4, 1988, p. 67 | Literacy, Skokie Public Library - Activities, programs and exhibits, Adult education |
| Literacy classes lead to new life | 1998-06-04 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, June 4, 1998, p. 12 | Oakton Community College, Alliance for Lifelong Learning (ALL), Skokie Public Library, Libraries, Antonik, Marilyn, Literacy, English as a second language (ESL), Adult education |
| No Title | 1988-07-16 | There are 40 learn-to-read programs in the Chicago area. One such program is offered through Oakton Community College and a coalition of libraries that includes Skokie Public Library. | Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Saturday, July 16, 1988, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Oakton Community College, Libraries, Skokie Public Library, Literacy, Adult education |
| OCC gets cash boost | 1984-08-19 | Oakton Community College has received a federal grant of $126,401.27 which will help fund the college's adult education program. | Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, August 19, 1984, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Maine Oakton Niles Adult and Continuing Education Program (MONNACEP), Oakton Community College - Budget and expenditures, Grants, Adult education |