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solidaridad: National Coalition for Literacy: On adult education's critical role in social justice

solidaridad: National Coalition for Literacy: On adult education's critical role in social justice:


National Coalition for Literacy: On adult education's critical role in social justice

"It's also important to note that adult education serves an important social justice role in that it allows people to improve their lives despite a system that benefits from their remaining underprivileged." — Robert D. Skeels

Save Evans Adult School and all of LAUSD DACE Photo by Yoon Jung Lee.
Photo by Yoon Jung Lee
My latest essay entitled On adult education's critical role in social justice was published March 13, 2012 on the National Coalition for Literacy's site as part of their discussion series on "Cut the Excuses, Not Education! How SaveAdultEd.org Is Fighting the Proposal to Eliminate Adult Education in L.A."

The article series featured students, educators and activists engaged in the struggle to save Los Angeles Unified School District's Division of Adult and Career Education from the designs of neoliberalism. Speaking on behalf of my fellow activists, we genuinely appreciate the National