Adult Education - and the Learn Through Play class is an Adult Education class brought to you by the San Mateo Adult School - is in real danger.
So is all public education.
It is important that everyone write letters to their state legislators.
Things to cover in your letter:
How the Adult School helped you be a better parent?
Have you gained new skills and ideas that help both you and your child to thrive?
Will these skills and ideas help your child to one day achieve in school, life, and the community?
Could you find a program like this if the Adult School did not offer it?
Here is where to send your letters:
Senator Leland Yee
400 South El Camino Real, Suite 630
San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone: 650 – 340 – 8840
Assemblymember Jerry Hill
1528 South El Camino Real, Suite 302
San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone: 650 – 341 – 4676
Maybe you have friends or family who take classes at Adult Schools in others parts of California. It is important for them to write their State Senator and Assembly Member, also.
They can go to http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html and put in their zip code to find out who their senator or assembly member is.
All Adult Schools - and all the other public schools - in the state of California need your help now.
Here are a few more things:
1. Adults Schools have been in California for 150 years.
2. We serve 1.5 million students each year.
3. 15,000 people work for Adult Schools.
4. When the economy is bad, many people go to Adult Schools for more job skills and better English
5. Adult Schools are very cost-effective. That means they don’t cost a lot of money.
We are good schools but we are not fancy. California can help many, many
people in a low-cost way through Adult School programs.
6. We teach ESL, Citizenship, and Job Skills. We help students who are 18 years old or over get their GED, ABE or High School Diploma. We teach Older Adults many, many things to keep them healthy and active. We provide Parent Education to all parents. We teach immigrant parents how to help their children in school. We work very hard to serve our community and to teach our students how to serve their community, also.
Tell your friends and family about our school. Tell them what you know about the power and value of education.
If think think the San Mateo Adult School has helped you... if you think education is important... if you want to have good public schools for children and adults... you must speak up and tell the State Legislature.
