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Adult Education Update Important Dates & Deadlines 11/30                Adjournment of the 2015-16 Legislative Session sine die 12/5                  2017-2018 Session Begins 12/6 - 1/2        Legislative Winter Recess 1/10                  Governor's 2017-2018 Budget Proposal Deadline Thankful & Looking Forward...by Dawn Koepke, CCAE Legislative Advocate    The last four years together have been an amazing journey with you all in the K12 adult education community.  In this regard and during this week of thankfulness, I can't help but ponder the great strides we have made together to bring K12 based adult education back from the brink.  While still much remains to be done, we are better si...

Here are some resources to help you when thinking about the impact of the Trump presidency and recent election results in Congress on Adult Ed and specifically on our immigrant students, both documented and undocumented. Advice from Cynthia is at the bottom. Statement by California Legislative Leaders De Leon and Rendon .  Very good, articulate statement -- available in both English and Spanish .  Note:  both de Leon and Rendon were educators, de Leon taught ESL, was first in family to graduate high school.  De Leon authored driver’s license bill.   “The largest state of the union and the strongest driver of our nation’s economy has shown it has its surest conscience as well.  California is – and must always be – a refuge of justice and opportunity for people of all walks, talks, ages and aspirations – regardless of how you look, where you live, what language you speak, or who you love.” Statement by Governor Jerry Brown . “We’ll need to build a wall arou...