On March 13th, the Los Angeles Unified School District authorized a worst-case scenario budget that would eliminate education for adults unless other hoped-for means of balancing the budget are achieved.
The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 02.13.2012
Thousands of students and teachers at the nearly three dozen adult education and occupational centers in Los Angeles could be in for a very bitter Val...
Rebecca Joseph | Posted 04.04.2012
Adult school is the second chance so many kids need. And yet the district's superintendent has placed its entire budget on the chopping block. That makes no sense -- fiscally or educationally.
The New York Times | Posted 12.29.2011
Workers are dropping out of the labor force in droves, and they are mostly women. In fact, many are young women. But they are not dropping out forever...
Deb Bushway | Posted 01.08.2012
As we address issues of American competitiveness, we need to widen our lens and think differently about the education of the American workforce -- particularly of non-traditional students, like working adults.
U.S. News and World Report | Laura McMullen | Posted 12.06.2011
Clarice Belcher is 58. She taught English at community colleges, worked at a newspaper, and never thought much about economics....
Mitch Rosin | Posted 09.25.2011
A dire need for workforce development is at hand for today's adults who are struggling to complete basic schooling and hone the skills necessary for gainful employment in our global, multi-faceted and fast-paced economy.
Detroit Free Press | William Archie | Posted 08.10.2011
Katherine Dawkins is celebrating a week of graduations. A great-great-grandniece graduated from high school last Sunday. Her great-granddaughter grad...
Audrey Watters | Posted 06.11.2011
The Internet is a huge boon for "lifelong learners" too, those students -- students of any age -- that are pursuing educational opportunities in informal settings and outside degree programs.
Joanne Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011
Lansing Community College in Michigan no longer enrolls students with less than seventh-grade reading skills.
Julian L. Alssid | Posted 05.25.2011
While adult education bridge programs by themselves will not solve our economic woes, they are a crucial piece in constructing a positive economic path forward.
The Huffington Post | Danielle Wiener-Bronner | Posted 05.25.2011
This week, the Lumina Foundation for Education announced a renewed commitment to helping adults who have completed some college finally earn their deg...
Delia Lloyd | Posted 11.17.2011
I'm a big fan of taking classes in adulthood. You meet new people. You get out of your comfort zone. Above all, you have fun.
Michele Willens | Posted 11.17.2011
Do I look as young as I feel? Of course not. I walk around the campus and smile at the cute guys and expect for a moment they might see me as I looked four decades ago.
Mark Shriver | Posted 05.25.2011
Full-service community schools help alleviate the effects of poverty by providing a wide portfolio of services -- beyond just public education -- that they do not get at home.
David Perdue | Posted 11.17.2011
Already beyond the reach of schools and lacking the adequate education and skills to obtain a good paying job, our nation's 25 to 34 year-olds are the first generation in U.S. history to be less educated than their parents.
Marjorie Faulstich Orellana | Posted 04.24.2012