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 [...]

Arizona Adult Basic Education highlighted in two radio interviews

Arizona Adult Basic Education being highlighted on “Pima Comunity College Perspectives”, which is a radio program highlighting the programs and services that the College provides to students and the community. Click on the links below to hear the shows. Jan. 25, 2011: Adult Education / Teaching Languages Online Regina Suitt, Advanced Program Manager, discusses how [...]

Ad Council’s “GED Achievement Campaign”

    On Monday, July 12, 2010, the Ad Council will launch a “GED Achievement Campaign”   More than 35.7 million adults ages 18-64 do not have a high school diploma. Data shows that students who drop out of high school tend to earn less, perform less well in society, and have a lower quality of life. [...]

Tucson Weekly – The elimination of state adult-education funding would harm both Arizona’s citizens and our economy

For full article click here ………Having the GED program for one extra year is good news. But one year is not good enough; we need a permanent GED program. One way we might come up with the funding is to pay more in taxes. Even though I’m only 15, I know that when I grow [...]

AZ Daily Star – 2 COLLEGES, STATE TO ALLOT ALMOST $1.4 MILLION; Stopgap funds aim to save adult ed

Becky Pallack Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 12:00 am | Community colleges and the state education department will spend federal stimulus funds to save adult education in the state. The recently signed state budget eliminated all funds for adult education, about $4.4 million. That endangered $11.8 million in matching federal funds. [...]

Tucson Weekly-Advocates fight to keep state funding for GED

First Chances Advocates fight to keep state funding for GED and adult-education programs by Mari Herreras * Adult-education advocates want to remind state lawmakers in these tough times that folks pay more in income taxes when they have a high school diploma. Donna McLaughlin says it would be wrong to describe her efforts to go [...]

Adult Education and GED Testing: the Smart Solution for Arizona’s Economy

FACTS 1. GEDs made up almost 20% of all high school diplomas issued in Arizona in 2008. There were over 14, 500 GEDs awarded during 2008/2009. Pima County awarded 1,812 Arizona High School Equivalency Diplomas in FY 09. (according to state GED Testing Office) 2. Last year 21,760 adults were served by Adult Education Programs, [...]

SAVE THE GED & ADULT EDUCATION IN ARIZONA!

Governor Jan Brewer has recommended complete elimination of state adult education funding effective retroactively to January 1, 2010. Her proposal will effectively end all future adult education state programs in Arizona. State-funded adult education programs serve thousands of students each year who are trying to improve their skills, learn English, and earn GED diplomas. Eliminating [...]