California's Commitment to Adult English Learners

Download or read book California's Commitment to Adult English Learners written by Arturo González and published by Public Policy Instit. of CA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Main findings -- Policy implications -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Research goals and questions -- Outline of the report -- Policy context for adult education in California -- Public and private providers in the state -- Dual-provider system -- Funding issues facing adult schools -- The English-language proficiency of California's immigrants -- The ESL target population in California -- Predicted enrollment -- Summary -- Enrollment in ESL programs -- ESL enrollment: regional variation -- Trends in enrollment in public providers -- ESL enrollment and ADA units -- Where is enrollment constrained? -- Teaching for free? -- Summary -- Policy implications and conclusion -- Policy consequences of overenrolled courses -- Partial reform of the adult school funding formula -- How much does partial reform of the funding formula help? -- Policy implications -- Summary -- Appendix A. Notes on data and methods -- Appendix B. Estimates and results -- References.