Adult Education’s Fate in Limbo in California

School districts throughout California are weighing the fate of adult education courses that serve dropouts, recent immigrants and others at the margins of the economy as Gov. Jerry Brown proposes shifting the classes from K-12 to community colleges.

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School districts throughout California are weighing the fate of adult education courses that serve dropouts, recent immigrants and others at the margins of the economy as Gov. Jerry Brown proposes shifting the classes from K-12 to community colleges.

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as Gov. Jerry Brown proposes shifting the classes from K-12 to community colleges.

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that serve dropouts, recent immigrants and others at the margins of the economy

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School districts throughout California are weighing the fate of adult education courses that serve dropouts, recent immigrants and others at the margins of the economy as Gov. Jerry Brown proposes shifting the classes from K-12 to community colleges.

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Governor Brown wants to move adult education from the K-12 system to the community colleges, and school districts in California are trying to decide what to do.

While the move is part of Brown's goal to give local schools more control over their money, the idea has college leaders wondering how they would manage the new responsibilities and adult students pondering what would happen if their programs are forced to close.

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While the move is part of Brown's goal to give local schools more control over their money, the idea has college leaders wondering how they would manage the new responsibilities and adult students pondering what would happen if their programs are forced to close.

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While the move is part of Brown's goal to give local schools more control over their money

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While the move is part of Brown's goal to give local schools more control over their money, the idea has college leaders wondering how they would manage the new responsibilities and adult students pondering what would happen if their programs are forced to close.

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While the move is part of Brown's goal to give local schools more control over their money, the idea has college leaders wondering how they would manage the new responsibilities and adult students pondering what would happen if their programs are forced to close.

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Moving adult education to community colleges is part of Brown’s plan to give more control to local schools, but college leaders don’t know how they could handle the new responsibilities.

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"That will mess a lot of people up, really," said Cierra Craig, a 20-year-old mother who said she started a GED class in Oakland last month so she could go to college and land a decent job. "The people that made mistakes in their life and are trying to fix it, that will stop them."

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"That will mess a lot of people up, really," said Cierra Craig …

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She said, "The people that made mistakes in their life and are trying to fix it, that will stop them."

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Cierra Craig … said she started a GED class in Oakland last month so she could go to college and land a decent job.

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"That will mess a lot of people up, really," said Cierra Craig, a 20-year-old mother who said she started a GED class in Oakland last month so she could go to college and land a decent job. "The people that made mistakes in their life and are trying to fix it, that will stop them."

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A young mother in an Oakland GED class thinks that moving GED to community college will make a lot of problems for people who are trying to fix their mistakes in life.

The plan would give community colleges an additional $300 million to set up similar adult education programs, including high school diploma or equivalency courses, vocational education and citizenship classes.

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The plan would give community colleges an additional $300 million to set up similar adult education programs, including high school diploma or equivalency courses, vocational education and citizenship classes

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The plan would give community colleges an additional $300 million to set up similar adult education programs, including high school diploma or equivalency courses, vocational education and citizenship classes.

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The governor plans to give the community colleges $300 million to set up adult education courses.

College leaders note the amount is less than half of what the state spent on adult schools five years ago, and that colleges have no experience running some of these programs.

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College leaders note (that) the amount is less than half of what the state spent on adult schools five years ago, and that colleges have no experience running some of these programs.

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College leaders note the amount is less than half of what the state spent on adult schools five years ago, and that colleges have no experience running some of these programs.

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College leaders note the amount is less than half of what the state spent on adult schools five years ago, and that colleges have no experience running some of these programs.

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College leaders say that the state spend more than twice that much money on adult school programs five years ago, and that the colleges do not have experience with all of those programs.

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"We've never been in the business of doing GED (the high school diploma equivalent), nor have we done anything with citizenship," said Ron Galatolo, chancellor of the San Mateo County Community College District.

Brown and other proponents say (that) the shift would both free up more money for K-12 schools and strengthen the adult education system, making it easier for students like Craig to move up the educational ladder.

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Brown and other proponents say the shift would both free up more money for K-12 schools and strengthen the adult education system, making it easier for students like Craig to move up the educational ladder.

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The governor and other supporters of this idea say that moving adult education would leave more money for K-12 and make it easier for students to move up in the system.

Currently, there is little coordination between the K-12 adult schools and the community colleges, and there is no clear path for a student to move from one system to the other.

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Currently, there is little coordination between the K-12 adult schools and the community colleges, and there is no clear path for a student to move from one system to the other.

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Currently, there is little coordination between the K-12 adult schools and the community colleges, and there is no clear path for a student to move from one system to the other.

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At present, the adult schools and the community colleges are not coordinated, and it can be hard for students to move from one system to another.

Change from direct to indirect speech:"There's duplication, and we believe it is more appropriate to have a single system that's housed within the community colleges," said H.D. Palmer, a spokesman for the Department of Finance.

But the nonpartisan state Legislative Analyst's Office cites major problems with the plan and urges the Legislature to instead invest the money in a special fund for adult education, managed by K-12 school districts.

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But the nonpartisan state Legislative Analyst's Office cites major problems with the plan and urges the Legislature to instead invest the money in a special fund for adult education, managed by K-12 school districts.

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Another government office says the governor’s plan has problems, and that the $300 million should be a special fund for adult school classes in the K-12 system.

Others critical of the proposal say it's poorly timed; Congress is considering immigration reform, which could swell demand for English-as-a-second-language courses as illegal immigrants race to meet a likely language requirement.

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Others critical of the proposal say it's poorly timed; Congress is considering immigration reform, which could swell demand for English-as-a-second-language courses as illegal immigrants race to meet a likely language requirement.

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Others critical of the proposal say it's poorly timed because Congress is considering immigration reform, which could swell demand for English-as-a-second-language courses as illegal immigrants race to meet a likely language requirement.

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Others critical of the proposal say it's poorly timed because

a) Congress b) Immigration reformc) Immigration reform

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Some people say it is bad time for a change because the U.S. Congress will soon pass new immigration laws that will have a language requirement for illegal immigrants who want to fix their status and will therefore need ESL classes.

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"I think before the state moves so definitely away from its historical commitment to adult education, it should consider the tidal wave of demand that will come racing toward these systems," said Margie McHugh of the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.

For years, community colleges have also offered remedial courses, including English as a second language, but have generally targeted higher-skilled students, while adult schools -- often in courses set up at a school or community center -- have worked with school dropouts and recent immigrants and refugees, including those unable to read or write.

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Others critical of the proposal say it's poorly timed because

a) Community colleges b) Community collegesc) Adult schoolsd) Adult schoolse) Adult schools

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Community colleges have offered review courses and ESL courses for a long time, but have served students with higher skills than those who attend the adult schools.