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From the Adult Education Advocates in the Montebello Community California Adult Education ______________________________________________                                                 A Newsletter on Adult Education in California August 2015 FEES IN ADULT EDUCATION NEED LEGISLATION THIS 2015 SESSION Legislation on fees in adult education is needed before the Legislature adjourns in September.  At a minimum, the provisions of AB 189 (Eng, 2011) need to be extended since they sunset on June 30th. AB 189 allowed fees in ESL/Citizenship classes, and supported districts as they sought to continue these course offerings. Click on the "read more" link to learn more. The fee legislation is needed because AB 104 (2015 budgt trailer bill that contains the Adul...

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...