Arizona Adult Basic Education highlighted in two radio interviews
January 31, 2011 by admin
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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 [...]
Arizona Republic- Cutting state funds for adult education “penny-wise, pound-foolish”
March 11, 2010 by admin
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……….Some people find staying in school hard to do. For instance, those who live in poverty or don’t speak English very well. Not staying in school is, in turn, a very strong predictor of not speaking English well and struggling economically. The cycle is very clear and clearly preventable. Today, 20 percent of Arizonans with [...]
AZ Daily Star -Cutting GED, adult education would deepen Arizona’s budget deficit
February 24, 2010 by admin
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This article was in the Arizona Daily Star today thanks to Betty Stauffer. Many of Gov. Jan Brewer’s proposed budget cuts are painful – but eliminating all GED testing is a disservice to our citizens that will earn us national disgrace. Arizona has one of the highest high school dropout rates in the nation. Without [...]
SAVE THE GED & ADULT EDUCATION IN ARIZONA!
January 31, 2010 by admin
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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 [...]