Which Way, L.A.?
Adult Education: The Other Local School Funding Crisis
Adult education is a lifeline for immigrants, drop-outs and anyone else who needs job training. What if budget cuts shut down one of the largest institutions of its kind?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenLA Unified's adult education program is a lifeline for more than a quarter of a million recent immigrants, high-school drop-outs and anyone else who needs training to get a job or keep one that's changing. We hear what it would mean if budget cuts shut down one of America's largest institutions of its kind. Also, the LA City Council joins a growing movement. Its $30 billion in assets will be deposited only in those banks that meet certain standards for lending, foreclosing and investing in the community. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, a Marine veteran who got on the No-Fly list an can't find out why or how to get off.
