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Lewiston adult education reports rising multilingual enrollment, faces $34,000 state subsidy drop
Summary
Director Jen Titus told the School Committee that adult education enrollment has grown, particularly multilingual programs, while state subsidy for adult education fell about $34,000 for FY26, prompting use of fund balance and internal reductions.
Director Jen Titus, who oversees Lewiston adult education (a shared directorship with Auburn Adult Education), told the Lewiston School Committee the program's enrollment and program variety have expanded even as state subsidy fell.
"All totaled, our student population represents 60 countries, 38 languages. 55% of our learners are multilingual," Titus said, and she highlighted that the program records 1,478 multilingual learners in 2024–25. The program runs multilingual instruction, HiSET (high school equivalency), workforce pathways, enrichment classes and…
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