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The LAO - the Legislative Analyst Office - has recommended getting rid of the K-12 Adult School credential.  ( Read more here .) Please take this survey to share your own opinion and ideas on this topic. The survey will be closed at the end of April and results will be shared here on the Adult Education Matters blog.

It's time to contact your local legislators and Governor  Jerry Brown and advocate for including immigrant integration as part of AEBG - the Adult Ed Block Grant.  The challenges that the Trump administration have brought upon us have also brought a deeper understanding of the value of immigrants in California and the importance of supporting immigrant integration through Adult Education. Both the California Immigrant Policy Center and CCAE - the California Council of Adult Education - are advocating for this important change to happen.   Contact your local legislators and Governor Jerry Brown .  Explain to them why immigrant integration matters. Here is information from the California Immigrant Policy Center and from CCAE about advocating for including immigrant integration into AEBG.  California Immigrant Policy Center Workforce Development & Adult Education Administrative Advocacy & Budget Advocacy   CIPC is c...

An example of immigrant integration in action at San Mateo Adult School , a K-12 Adult School: New San Mateo Program Educates Immigrants About Local Government News Desk, March 19th, 2018 From the City of San Mateo : A diverse group of immigrants are getting an exclusive look at critical city services as part of the new English as a Second Language (ESL) City Government Academy. The City of San Mateo, in partnership with the San Mateo Adult School of the San Mateo Union High School District, recently launched the program to educate this new segment of the community about how local government works and to empower them to be able to access available resources and programs provided by the City. This first class of 25 students hail from 10 different countries. The four-month program, which began in January, aims to expand participants' awareness of local government, and increase civic engagement, leadership and volunteerism. "Our key goal is for participants to feel empowered an...

CFT Local 4681, out of San Mateo Adult School , passed the following resolution: Resolution to Ensure that Adult Education  Exists in Best and Fullest Capacity Whereas education is a human right for people of all ages, and Whereas Adult Schools have been serving the people of California from every community, including those with the greatest needs and least resources, for over 150 years, and Whereas, during the last recession, Adult Education was the only branch of public education in California which was nearly eliminated through a combination of funding cuts and allowing districts to take any and all adult school funds for other purposes (Categorial Flexibility), and Whereas K-12 adult schools were saved only through the determined action of teachers, students, administrators, and their allies, and Click the "read more" link to learn more. Whereas it was only as a result of this activism that the state recognized the need to fund adult education, which Governor Brown and th...

From The Contra Costa Times : Acalanes Adult Ed tightens belt, drops some classes, survives to see another year By Lou Fancher Correspondent Posted:   08/14/2015 05:52:21 PM PDT 0 Comments | Updated:   a day ago The first thing that Steven France, director of Del Valle Education Center, wants people to learn this fall is that the Acalanes Adult Education program is open for business. Then he wants them to sign up for their favorite classes. Last year things were not looking good for the district's popular adult ed program. But a combination of belt tightening, increased course fees, fundraising initiatives and other measures have afforded the 70-year-old program a one-year reprieve. Click on the "read more" link to learn more. "We will be fee-based primarily," says France, who succeeded longtime director Frank Acojido. "We've had to increase our fees an average of 25 percent and no longer can a class continue if enrollment means we're on...

This was sent out August 8, 2015 to CCAE members: Some Advice from CCAE As some of you might have noticed the previous message was sent out last year. (Note from Cynthia:  I deleted the post from this blog.)   Seems like the important issues then are still the important issues now. Below is updated advice on MOE vs MOC which should be relevant to your current consortia conversations.As Adult Schools move into challenging conversations with our consortia partners we in CCAE realize that if we are to be successful providers of adult education services in this new world we must be successful within our consortia. As such CCAE will be providing advisories that are intended to give the best advice from state leaders of Adult Education within our organization. These advisories are not intended to represent state policy or Ed Code but rather guidance based on the most current information (laws and policies) available and best Adult Ed practices within the state. Our goal is ...

Much talk can be heard in the halls of schools and capitols about the value of being college and career ready. These things are important. But as we saw this week in the tragedy of Charleston and as we see everywhere in our state, our nation, and our world, there is a need for other skills, as well. The skills of empathy, social intelligence, self-awareness, kindness, generosity, forgiveness, gentleness, patience, community-building, compromise, compassion. Hit the link to read more. Without these things, we may win the deal, the race, or the war - but lose ourselves, our people, our planet. For life is much more than a race, a business, a battle just as the elk species is more than two stags tangling antlers in the Fall or the United States of America is more than Wall Street. To my mind, Adult Education and Adult Schools, more than any other branch of public education, embody the understanding that life is complex, difficult, and at times overwhelming, an...

From left to right, Bruce Neuberger, George & Kristen Pursley Cynthia Eagleton At the 2015 Network for Public Education Conference in Chicago , Kristen Pursley, Bruce Neuberger, and I presented a panel entitled, "The Battle for Adult Education." The Conference was deep and powerful. An AEM post on the conference is coming soon.  Cuts and reform in California Adult Education are part of a larger puzzle affecting every piece of Public Education in the US.  To understand what is happening in Adult Education in California - and to influence it in a positive direction - we need to understand what is happening elsewhere - and we need historical context. Historical context is what Kristen provided at our panel discussion.  Kristen is a lead ESL teacher at West Contra Costa Adult School.  She is a founding member of COSAS - Communities Organized to Support Adult Schools, a group that formed in response to the cuts six years ago and has met w...

Start here: a4cas.org   ----   website with links to most everything adulteducationmatters.blogspot.com ------ search by topic saveouradultschool.org --- the best facts and analysis around on Adult Ed policy unitedadultstudents.org ---- Adult Learners in action in Los Angeles smaceesl.blogspot.com   --- ESL Student Blog – search “student voice” for student essays & actions saveadulted.wordpress.com - record of advocacy for Adult Ed in Los Angeles Hit the "read more" link to learn more. History and Context and other Big Picture Stuff: A History of AdultEducation – We’ve Been Here Before   Kristen Pursley’s powerpoint Harvard Symposium on Adult Ed:  When Do Civil Rights Expire? The Difference Between Adult Schools and Community Colleges   Kristen Pursley's posts explain  Student Leadership   The Power of Student Leadership - workshop presented by Student Leaders at CCAE Conference     Marco:   Student...