Comments on: On Adult Education’s Critical Role in Social Justice http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2012/03/on-adult-educations-critical-role-in-social-justice-2/ Advocating for public policies that support adult literacy Fri, 10 May 2013 14:25:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: On adult education’s critical role in social justice – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2012/03/on-adult-educations-critical-role-in-social-justice-2/comment-page-1/#comment-36052 On adult education’s critical role in social justice – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:03:11 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=5690#comment-36052 [...] essay first appeared March 13, 2012 on the National Coalition for Literacy site as part of their discussion series on “Cut the Excuses, Not Education! How [...] [...] essay first appeared March 13, 2012 on the National Coalition for Literacy site as part of their discussion series on “Cut the Excuses, Not Education! How [...]

]]> By: Evaluate This! Shows the way forward for authentic education reform – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2012/03/on-adult-educations-critical-role-in-social-justice-2/comment-page-1/#comment-36048 Evaluate This! Shows the way forward for authentic education reform – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:27:47 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=5690#comment-36048 [...] basis. To add insult to injury, many of these RIFs could be averted if the district wasn’t squandering hundreds of millions of dollars on discredited and disproven Value Added Measures [...] [...] basis. To add insult to injury, many of these RIFs could be averted if the district wasn’t squandering hundreds of millions of dollars on discredited and disproven Value Added Measures [...]

]]> By: Highs And Lows? More like a Year of Woe! Deasy has got to go. – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2012/03/on-adult-educations-critical-role-in-social-justice-2/comment-page-1/#comment-36047 Highs And Lows? More like a Year of Woe! Deasy has got to go. – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:26:15 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=5690#comment-36047 [...] Last week the Los Angeles press was effusive with anniversary homages to Eli Broad and Bill Gates’ personally selected poverty pimp, Superintendent John Deasy. Short on facts and long on neoliberal cheerleading, the articles paint the man who has shuttered libraries and killed programs depended on by countless desperate poor and immigrant families as some kind of thoughtful hero. The Huffington Post jumped on the bandwagon, paying political tribute to the pirate king. My comments on The Huffington Post’s Lucy Blodget’s gushing love letter to Deasy are duplicated here: The debut has been disastrous. Deasy squandered hundreds of millions of dollars on highly discredited programs like VAM/AGT. He spent millions more on costly tests that aren’t mandated. Meanwhile, programs critical to impoverished and immigrant communities were cut entirely including: SRLDP, EEC, Elementary Arts, and Adult Education. I document much of Deasy’s 1% spending spree in NCL: http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2012/03/on-adult-educations-critical-role-in-social-justice-2/#notes [...] [...] Last week the Los Angeles press was effusive with anniversary homages to Eli Broad and Bill Gates’ personally selected poverty pimp, Superintendent John Deasy. Short on facts and long on neoliberal cheerleading, the articles paint the man who has shuttered libraries and killed programs depended on by countless desperate poor and immigrant families as some kind of thoughtful hero. The Huffington Post jumped on the bandwagon, paying political tribute to the pirate king. My comments on The Huffington Post’s Lucy Blodget’s gushing love letter to Deasy are duplicated here: The debut has been disastrous. Deasy squandered hundreds of millions of dollars on highly discredited programs like VAM/AGT. He spent millions more on costly tests that aren’t mandated. Meanwhile, programs critical to impoverished and immigrant communities were cut entirely including: SRLDP, EEC, Elementary Arts, and Adult Education. I document much of Deasy’s 1% spending spree in NCL: http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2012/03/on-adult-educations-critical-role-in-social-justice-2/#notes [...]

]]> By: Robert D. Skeels: a community candidate for LAUSD School Board – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2012/03/on-adult-educations-critical-role-in-social-justice-2/comment-page-1/#comment-36046 Robert D. Skeels: a community candidate for LAUSD School Board – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:18:34 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=5690#comment-36046 [...] Early Education, Student Readiness and Language Development Program (SRLDP), Elementary Arts, and Adult Education. The Superintendent and LAUSD Board of Education President have continually balanced the budget on [...] [...] Early Education, Student Readiness and Language Development Program (SRLDP), Elementary Arts, and Adult Education. The Superintendent and LAUSD Board of Education President have continually balanced the budget on [...]

]]> By: Julie Gallanty http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2012/03/on-adult-educations-critical-role-in-social-justice-2/comment-page-1/#comment-26209 Julie Gallanty Sat, 04 Aug 2012 00:35:35 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=5690#comment-26209 Your post describes an important issue that impacts so many people living in the United States. The struggles of living in poverty include so many obstacles, that make it almost impossible to catch up. Maruatona (2006 states that adult literacy being accepted as a human rights issue. The adult education system is not designed for easy access and availability to the target audience it intends to serve. Ms. Sanchez's statement "Each story above encapsulates the struggles of persons suffering under various oppressions trying to transform their personal material conditions through education" highlights how the struggle of the little things are cumulative, making it increasingly difficult to transform and change to improve your circumstance. Reference: Maruatona, T., Adult Literacy Education and Empowerment in Africa: Problems and Prospects. In Merriam, S., Courtenay, B., & Cervero, R. (2006). Global issues and adult education. San Francisco, CA. Jossey-Bass Publishing Your post describes an important issue that impacts so many people living in the United States. The struggles of living in poverty include so many obstacles, that make it almost impossible to catch up. Maruatona (2006 states that adult literacy being accepted as a human rights issue. The adult education system is not designed for easy access and availability to the target audience it intends to serve.

Ms. Sanchez’s statement “Each story above encapsulates the struggles of persons suffering under various oppressions trying to transform their personal material conditions through education” highlights how the struggle of the little things are cumulative, making it increasingly difficult to transform and change to improve your circumstance.

Reference:
Maruatona, T., Adult Literacy Education and Empowerment in Africa: Problems and Prospects. In Merriam, S., Courtenay, B., & Cervero, R. (2006). Global issues and adult education. San Francisco, CA. Jossey-Bass Publishing

]]> By: Julie Gallanty http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2012/03/on-adult-educations-critical-role-in-social-justice-2/comment-page-1/#comment-26207 Julie Gallanty Sat, 04 Aug 2012 00:16:51 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=5690#comment-26207 Your efforts to strengthen and support adult education should be applauded. The allocation of funding in many school districts across the United States could benefit from reflection and an exercise in thoughtful and constructive discussion on the best application of funds in the adult education arena. The thinking should be obvious. Social justice educator José Lara said “this is an educational injustice.” It is a short-sided method to slowly eliminate the funding for adult education as the literacy rates in the United States for adults continues to decrease. A literate society means jobs and skills to live independently. Thanks for your continued work and voice in advocating for adult education programs. Your efforts to strengthen and support adult education should be applauded. The allocation of funding in many school districts across the United States could benefit from reflection and an exercise in thoughtful and constructive discussion on the best application of funds in the adult education arena.

The thinking should be obvious. Social justice educator José Lara said “this is an educational injustice.” It is a short-sided method to slowly eliminate the funding for adult education as the literacy rates in the United States for adults continues to decrease. A literate society means jobs and skills to live independently.

Thanks for your continued work and voice in advocating for adult education programs.

]]> By: Jeff K Myers http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2012/03/on-adult-educations-critical-role-in-social-justice-2/comment-page-1/#comment-20956 Jeff K Myers Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:02:00 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=5690#comment-20956 File a request for legal action by the ACLU on behalf of LAUSD Adult Education students: http://www.aclu-sc.org/pages/legal_intake?JServSessionIdr004=qv9hw1m806.app224a File a request for legal action by the ACLU on behalf of LAUSD Adult Education students:
http://www.aclu-sc.org/pages/legal_intake?JServSessionIdr004=qv9hw1m806.app224a

]]> By: National Coalition for Literacy: On adult education’s critical role in social justice | OccupyLAUSD http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2012/03/on-adult-educations-critical-role-in-social-justice-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19447 National Coalition for Literacy: On adult education’s critical role in social justice | OccupyLAUSD Sun, 18 Mar 2012 05:59:22 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=5690#comment-19447 [...] National Coalition for Literacy: On adult education’s critical role in social justice Posted on March 17, 2012 by rdsathene “It’s also important to note that adult education serves an important social justice role in that it allows people to improve their lives despite a system that benefits from their remaining underprivileged.” — Robert D. Skeels [...] [...] National Coalition for Literacy: On adult education’s critical role in social justice Posted on March 17, 2012 by rdsathene “It’s also important to note that adult education serves an important social justice role in that it allows people to improve their lives despite a system that benefits from their remaining underprivileged.” — Robert D. Skeels [...]

]]> By: “Adult Education’s Critical Role in Social Justice” | Save Adult Ed! http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2012/03/on-adult-educations-critical-role-in-social-justice-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19405 “Adult Education’s Critical Role in Social Justice” | Save Adult Ed! Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:55:02 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=5690#comment-19405 [...] Coalition for Literacy series “Cut the Excuse, not Education”. For full article, click here, or on the image below. This post does not represent an endorsement of the candidate. We welcome [...] [...] Coalition for Literacy series “Cut the Excuse, not Education”. For full article, click here, or on the image below. This post does not represent an endorsement of the candidate. We welcome [...]

]]> By: Julie http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2012/03/on-adult-educations-critical-role-in-social-justice-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19395 Julie Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:44:11 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=5690#comment-19395 Inspiring article, Robert. It's a privilege to be working with you in this righteous struggle. Thanks for documenting and providing evidence of the false choices and limited thinking of the board members. We'll never give up, Inspiring article, Robert. It’s a privilege to be working with you in this righteous struggle. Thanks for documenting and providing evidence of the false choices and limited thinking of the board members. We’ll never give up,

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