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December 21, 2015 From Kristen Pursley's "Save Your Adult School" Blog: A Look at AB 104: The Adult Education Block Grant Program by kpursley As  2015 comes to a close, adult schools have just completed their first fall term under the new Adult Education Block Grant.  The Regional Consortia turned in their first three-year plan at the end of October.  2015-2016 is a transitional year; things will change again at the end of this fiscal year, at which time funds for adult schools will begin to be distributed to the consortia rather than being distributed directly to school districts as they were this year.  It seems like a good time to take a look at the language in AB 104 that establishes the Adult Education Block Grant (AEBG) in order to see what lies ahead. AB 104 addresses funding for all K-12 schools. The portion that establishes the AEBG begins with Section 39, Article 9.  The entire legislation can be viewed here: http://legin...

Too frequently, Adult Schools have been pitted against K-12 schools, as if the populations they serve are utterly separate entities, with utterly separate needs and agendas.  This competition is framed as war for the same precious and/or dwindling resources.  Because we are a culture that claims to value the family, the kids generally "win." In fact, Adult Schools and K-12 schools serve the same families.  Educating children and parents empowers families faster than educating only parents or only children. Which brings up the questions:  Hit the link to see them. *  Why is it framed as a competition?  *  Who wins when it's framed that way? *  Is California, one of the top ten economies in the world, really so short of money that it can't educate both parents and children? *  What sort of value underlies the perception of children as separate from their parents and other family members?  * Who wins when they are seen that way? All ...