Adult Education's Demise
By Ron Russell
If you think English is a dying language in California, just wait until the last adult education program closes its doors.
Here's the scoop on our state's latest naughty secret. One by one, adult education programs are being eliminated and thousands of adult education teachers, administrators and students anguish as their schools close.
With the focus inevitably on K-12, most people are unfamiliar with the scope, breadth or importance of adult education, so the enrollment numbers might stun some folks: Salinas serves 21,000 students, while Monterey's programs served more than 6,000 last year. Los Angeles caters to tens of thousands.
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If you think English is a dying language in California, just wait until the last adult education program closes its doors.
Here's the scoop on our state's latest naughty secret. One by one, adult education programs are being eliminated and thousands of adult education teachers, administrators and students anguish as their schools close.
With the focus inevitably on K-12, most people are unfamiliar with the scope, breadth or importance of adult education, so the enrollment numbers might stun some folks: Salinas serves 21,000 students, while Monterey's programs served more than 6,000 last year. Los Angeles caters to tens of thousands.
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