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Adult basic education programs report rising demand and falling per‑hour reimbursement
Summary
ABE leaders told the committee that roughly 65,000 adults use ABE annually statewide, contact‑hour reimbursement has fallen as hours rise, and many consortia report substantial wait lists and larger class sizes.
Adult basic education coordinators and providers told the State Education Finance Committee on March 5 that demand for ABE services is growing faster than funding, producing long wait lists and larger class sizes.
Scott Helland, who coordinates ABE at Harmony Adult Basic Ed and serves as legislative co‑chair for the Literacy Action Network, said approximately 65,000 adult learners participate annually and noted the ABE funding formula has four parts (population funding, EL‑based base funding, a component for adults over 25 without a diploma, and contact‑hour funding). He warned that a fixed pool for…
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