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An update from A4CAS (Alliance for California Adult Schools) on AB1846, the Patty Lopez bill that would increase funding from 500 million to 750 million: Great news! Assembly Bill 1846 (Lopez) passed through the Assembly's Higher Ed Committee yesterday with a unanimous YES vote (12-0). It will move to the Assembly's Education Committee next week, followed by the Appropriations Committee. After 1846 is passed by the Assembly, it moves to the Senate for passage, then back to the Assembly before landing on Governor Brown's desk. Voice your support for AB 1846 by contacting the Assembly's Education Committee before they meet to vote on it: http://a4cas.blogspot.com/…/state-assembly-education-commit… Read the bill here: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml… ‪#‎ AllianceforCaliforniaAdultSchools The email contact links for Assembly Members won't work if you live outside the district they represent.  You can use the following format to contact a...

Working together for common good purpose is powerful and brings results.   To that end, John Mears, long time activist for Adult Education and Adult Schools, has helped to pull together the Adult Education Task Force.  John teaches at West Valley Occupational Center , a division of Adult and Career Ed in Los Angeles.  He is a long time and very active UTLA member, started the No Lawmaker Left Behind Campaign, and was an integral member of the Alliance for California Adult Schools.  Advocates for Adult Education meeting with Assembly Member Patty Lopez John Mears is sleeves-rolled-up at the desk of Assembly Member Lopez Here, in his own words, is a description of the Adult Education Task Force : The Adult Education Task Force (AETF) was formed when adult-ed activists in the San Fernando Valley concerned about the lack of funding for our programs met with Assemblywoman Patty Lopez (39th Dist.), who used to work at the North Valley Occupational Center....

From Edsource : Governor’s proposed budget called “a gift” to adult education January 15, 2015 | By Susan Frey | No Comments Liv Ames for EdSource Marco Estrella, right, and Yu Liu practice English in an ESL class at San Mateo Adult School. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share on pinterest_share More Sharing Services 67 The governor’s proposed budget , unveiled last week, allocates $500 million for an Adult Education Block Grant, with a provision that existing K-12 adult ed programs be funded for another year. The new funding allows more time for recently formed local consortia of adult schools, community colleges and other organizations that serve adults to determine what programs their communities need, how they will be funded and who is going to provide them. K-12 adult schools have been fighting for survival since the recession, when school districts were allowed to use funding formerly dedicated for adult schools for any educational purpose. Many districts, t...