Opinion: LAUSD continues its broken promises
Jose Lara | 2-4-2012 | 
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LAUSD continues to break its promise to our community by closing adult education. Adult Ed. is one of the few places our students and community can have a second chance at receiving their high school diploma, make up a class they might have missed while in high school, improve their English skills, or simply to learn a new trade in industrial arts. Adult Ed. helps our economy by providing thousands of hard working adults and high school students with the skills they need to enter a new career.LAUSD breaks its promise to our youngest children by planning to eliminate early education. These are pre-K classes that help children get a head start in school. Study after study show that students who are enrolled in early education classes perform better throughout their educational career; it's a wise investment in the children's future.* Working class parents especially depend on early education as they do not have the resources to enroll their children in expensive private schools, art and other enrichmen