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 [...]

GED Achievement Campaign Q & As

       The Campaign Why are you launching the 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. Many of them [...]

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. [...]

Arizona Republic- Cutting state funds for adult education “penny-wise, pound-foolish”

……….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

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 [...]

AZ Daily Star- from Roy Flores Ph.D., chancellor of Pima Community College.

It has been said that the best economic stimulus package is more education. Individuals with a high school diploma make an average of $8,000 more per year than those without one. But earning a high school credential does more than just put more money into a graduate’s pocket. High school graduates are a boon to [...]

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 [...]

Governor’s Proposal to Permanently Eliminate GED and Adult Education Ignites Tucson Rally

TUCSON, AZ – (February 4, 2010) Outraged by the Governor’s proposed elimination of GED and Adult Education in Arizona on January 15, over 400 people will rally to save the GED and Adult Basic Education on Thursday, February 4, 2010, 5-6 pm at El Rio Neighborhood Center. GED graduates and students will share their stories [...]

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 [...]