adult education

"I bought myself a book called Investing for Idiots, went to a conference, and treated it like adult education," she says.

In Missouri, the Laclede Literacy Council laid off 16 of 17 staff members after adult education funds were held back.

He sees a "looming crisis" among young people unable to get on the jobs ladder, and would like to see more money go into adult education.

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, total public spending on adult education and skills has fallen by 24% in real terms since 2010.

In February, 10 people were killed in the country's worst mass shooting at an adult education centre in the Swedish town of Orebro.