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  Adult Education National Campaign Tell Your Story - Get Your Organization Recognized   Our Collective Campaign   Our 55,000+ adult education leaders stand united in a national campaign called Educate & Elevate to inform policy makers and our community about how we move learning opportunities forward for all Americans to achieve economic mobility. If we educate, then we elevate --- our students, workers, businesses, and our economic growth.   As part of our campaign, we are asking that adult educators submit success stories, customer testimonials, and innovations that will proudly be displayed on our campaign website which is currently in development. We are looking for both student and employer successes to share.   There are three types of submissions. Click on the links below to complete a brief online form and instructions for submissions. Success Story --- a narrative that shares the challenge(s), solution(s), and outcome(s) of a student or employer. C...

To: All CCAE Members    Re: COABE and State Directors National Campaign to Save Adult Education     The website ( HERE ) has been established by COABE as a joint effort between the State Directors of Adult Education and COABE to prevent any cut to adult education funding at the federal level. As you know the first Trump budget proposal for FY18 has contained a 13.5% reduction for our programs.   There are now multiple options available for all of us to meet the goal of 600,000 contacts with members of Congress on this issue. The request still is for each person to make three contacts:  their two US Senators and their member of the US House.   Students, teachers, and administrators can send prepared letters or make phone calls directly to their legislators. Make a direct call or send a direct email (HERE). Alternatively, hand written letters can also be sent by students detailing their adult education experience (why they enrolled, what they a...

From Vida En La Valle : Adult education is top priority for Asm. Patty López Highlights Assemblywoman Patty López introduced a bill to restore funding to adult education AB 1846 will allocate $250 million from the General Fund to adult programs There are 5.2 million adults in California without a high school diploma or GED Assemblywoman Patty López introduced a bill to restore funding to adult education  HÉCTOR NAVEJAS nhavejas@vidaenelvalle.com By CYNTHIA MORENO cmoreno@vidaenelvalle.com SACRAMENTO Minerva Molina left her native Torreón, Coahuila, México to pursue the American Dream. She has been divorced for 23 years and is a single mother of three kids. She speaks English as a second language and has two jobs to support her family. Hit the link to read more. When she came to the United States, she believed in giving her children a better life through the opportunity at receiving an education— not just for her children, but also for herself. “We all want a better life for our ...

Long-time supporter of Adult Education Assembly Member Patty Lopez before she was elected to the Legislature Thanks to Assembly Member Patty Lopez , we have the chance to increase funding for Adult Education by $250 million to pre-collapse levels.   This funding is crucial to meet the needs of our people.  The bill was released on Wednesday, February 10.   This date is the beginning of a 31 day public comment period for the bill. This means the next 3 weeks are a critical time period for speaking up about the value of Adult Education and the need for more money to fund it.  Contact your state representatives.  Find them here .  Encourage your co-workers, administrators, community members, and students to do the same.  Here is an announcement from John Mears with more details about the bill and the need for us to take action on it now. Dear colleague, At a press conference yesterday -- Wednesday, February 10th at 10:30 a.m. -- Assemblywoman P...

Thanks to the stabilization of funding, Adult Education is coming back in places where it was cut or eliminated.  One such place is the western coastline of San Mateo County, which has not had an Adult School since 2009 when cuts first hit and decimated Adult School all across California.     Click the "read more" link to learn more. The new La Costa Adult School will serve the Western coast of San Mateo County.   It is part of ACCEL , the Regional Consortium serving San Mateo County.  Until it's opening in January of this year, coastal residents had to drive or get a ride "over the hill" to Adult Schools on the Eastern side of the County or drive in to La Puente , a non-profit community resource center in rural South San Mateo County. Close to 30% of children in the Cabrillo School District are English Learners .  Ensuring their parents have access to ESL classes is crucial to the success of these children.  Below is a write up abo...