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Cristina Ulrich and Denise Carrasco are students at San Mateo Adult School .  They are currently in the GED and High School Diploma program, respectively, and formerly in the ESL program.  They both served as Student Leaders on the SMAS Student Council.  Cristina was Vice President of the Morning Student Council and Denise was President of the same.  They are advocates for Adult Education and Adult Schools and have attended and presented at numerous conferences, including regional and state CCAE conferences and the national AAACE conference.  Recently, they attended the Network for Public Education 2017 Conference in Oakland.  Here is their report: Cristina, Denise, Cynthia at NPE 2017 We are Cristina Ulrich and Denise Carrasco, former ESL students at San Mateo Adult School. For a long time we have been interested in adult education and student leadership, which are two of the reasons that have kept us helping and participating in the school´s activities. W...

The latest AB86 Technical Webinar was all about the new rules. Listen to the recording of the webinar here . Here are the slides from the powerpoint. Hit the link to see them.

Lick your finger and stick it in the air. Feel that? The wind is shifting. Hit the link to learn more and go here for the short version . The Back Story A year or two ago, many people - in and out of the Legislature - felt that Parent Education and Older Adults Adult Education programs were valuable but couldn't be saved.  We were coming out of a great scourge.  Between 70 and 100 Adult Schools had been closed (statistics vary).  All Adult Schools had shrunk in size and scope.   People were focused on survival.  At that time, many felt it was best to "go with the program" and the program was that Governor Brown and many in the Legislature wanted to narrow the focus of Adult Education and limit the funding to five programs.   A number of legislators felt differently and spoke up publically at various hearings - but they did not win out. Politics is a big, slow, messy process that is, ultimately, by, for, and about peop...

Protesters for adult education yell out against education cuts along with several other groups outside of the LAUSD's downtown Los Angeles headquarters. Photo Credit:  Barbara Davidson, LA Times Many in and out of LA say, "So goes LA, so goes everywhere." Is that true?  I'd say, "Yes, no, and sometimes." I'd also say, "It's always good to KNOW what is happening in Los Angeles." It's a big city with a huge Adult School, a huge immigrant population, a huge need for Adult Education, and a long, complicated, and painful history where all those things are concerned. So here's the latest about what's happening in regards to Adult Education in Los Angeles: "LA School District Grapples with Budget Cuts."   Los Angeles Times Feb 9, 2015 - Protesters for adult education yell out against education cuts along with several other groups outside of the LAUSD's downtown Los Angeles  ... "LAUSD Board Votes To Send 609 Emplo...