It’s Time For Another Test Prep Champions’ Adult Ed/GED Exam News Roundup!
5. Chicago mayor: No high school diploma without acceptance letter
This week Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a proposal that if passed will require students to present a post-graduation plan in order to finish high school with a diploma.
The post-high school plan options that students will be forced to choose from include college enrolling in a 4 year university or community college, joining the military, or attending trade school or something similar (internship, etc…).
Okay, so I think that any sane, rational person would agree that having a post-graduation plan is a very good thing. We can all see where Rahm is coming from here. However, you can’t force people to do this!
Considering the sad state of the education systems in the Chicago inner cities right now, this is honestly absurd!
Seems like a scheme to scapegoat those without post-grad plans for the mayor’s failed education policies…
My prediction is that if this passes, it will cause Chicago’s graduation rates to plummet!
Actually, they’re probably already plummeting, it’s just that they haven’t reported the data accurately for years so no one knows what’s really going on (see this roundup).
According to a post Mike Klonsky published recently on his blog titled ‘School killer’ Rahm still on the hunt, Rahm is now facing backlash over another plan, in which he calls for the closing of at least 7 high schools (in addition to many others closed since Rahm was elected) in impoverished segments of Chicago.
Rahm has struggled with low approval ratings for years, and I can see why.
4. She started with 10 sewing machines in St. Paul in 1970. Then she transformed adult education
This story by Josh Verges honors Dorothy Mangram, who passed away in March at age 76. Mangram was hired to teach literacy in St. Paul Pubic schools back in the 1970s, but she expanded the program to include valuable life skills such as sewing, budgeting and more.
“Bryant [Mangram’s supervisor] said Mangram passed up promotions so she could continue teaching what’s now called Supportive Experiential Education, or SEED.”
In this story by Alex Camp, Camp details a protest arranged by the Illinois Adult and Continuing Educators Association (IACEA) that took place at the state capital in response to major budget/grant cuts to adult education programs in Illinois.
Let’s see how this story unfolds over the next few weeks…
This video features Teressa Lubber, who is the Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education, discussing the bill and the positive impact it will have should it pass.
Sounds like a great plan to me! Providing funding for those who wish to go to college but can’t afford to is very important!
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That’s all for this week! Thanks for reading!
Roundups from previous weeks:
- Adult Ed/GED Test News Roundup, Week Of March 26th – April 1st, 2017
- Adult Education/GED News Roundup, Week Of March 19th – March 25th, 2017
- Adult Education & GED News Roundup – Week of March 12th – March 18th, 2017
- Adult Education and GED News Roundup, Week of March 5th – March 12th, 2017
- GED Test News Roundup – Week of Feb. 26th – March 4th
