2011 Constitution Night held by Mesa Public Schools Adult Education Program

The Mesa Public Schools Adult Education Program held a Constitution Night on Thursday, November 17. The event took place at the Mesa Education Center Auditorium. Guest speakers included State Senator Rich Crandall, District 19; Superior Court Judge David Palmer; Attorney Daryl Williams; and Dr. Brian Dille, professor of Political Science at Mesa Community College. The [...]

Pima County’s Las Artes’ graduates get GEDs

by Pima County News on Oct. 28, 2011, under One Stop, Pima County, Tucson Twenty-four young people graduated from Pima County’s Las Artes Arts & Education Center this week. Armed with their GEDs, they are now better prepared to become employed, pursue more education or training, and handle life’s challenges. Most of the members of [...]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week

Posted by Deborah Gaddy on Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:30 AM [Web Producer's note: We were sent this guest opinion from Pima Community College on the subject of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. Since it didn't make the print edition's deadline, we thought we'd run it on the blog.] This week is [...]

Joy’s speech at the GED graduation (June 2011)

Joy’s speech at the June 2011 GED Graduation in Tucson, Arizona.

In Tucson 250 Adult Education Students received their GEDs

By Becky Pallack Arizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Friday, June 3, 2011 12:00 am Classmates Samantha Garcia and Ashley Rosales decided to earn their GED diplomas as a way to get better jobs faster. “It helped us get what we needed done and get us on the right path,” said Rosales, 22. [...]

Public Service Award to Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2011 Media Contact: Adam Sarvana (202) 225-2435; (202) 573-2562 cell Grijalva Will Receive American Library Association 2011 Public Service Award for Support of Libraries in Public Education Washington, D.C. – The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced [...]

Visit with Congressman Raul Grijalva

On April 27, 2011 alumni, staff and community leaders met with Congressman Raúl Grijalva at El Rio Learning Center in Tucson, Arizona to hear about the latest budget news in relation to WIA, adult education and family literacy funding. Lina Prieto, a graduate of adult education at El Rio Learning Center, welcomed the round table [...]

Update on federal budget for Adult Education

Federal FY2011 Budget: (This impacts our July 1, 2011- June 30, 2012) The House, Senate and White house have come to agreement on a final Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution that will prevent a government shutdown and will fund the federal government through September 30, 2011 – the end of federal FY2011. This agreement also [...]

Congress Updates for fiscal year 2011

From: COABE (Commission on Adult Basic Education) As you know, for the last six months, Congress has been debating a final budget for fiscal year 2011. Currently the government is being funded by a Continuing Resolution (CR) that will expire at midnight tonight, April 8th, unless an agreement is reached by the House and Senate. [...]

Adult Basic Education Strengthens Tucson’s Workforce and Builds Local Business

AGM Container Controls (AGM),is a manufacturing company with approximately 110 employees, and is based in Tucson, AZ. Like several other businesses, AGM has greatly benefited from Adult Basic Education. The Adult Education program has helped AGM create an educated workforce and a thriving company. Howard Stewart, CEO/President of AGM had this to say: “About three [...]

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