Taking adult education to jail
Updated: 2010-03-19 19:03:00
: skip to main skip to sidebar Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training , and related--and some unrelated-- . topics Friday , March 19, 2010 Taking adult education to jail At one university I worked at , we used to offer various classes to . prisoners I remember visiting the facility for registration one time . nbsp When those door shut , you get a chill--even when you know you'll be leaving . nbsp Insert captive audience or pen state joke . here Knoxville man uses time in jail to finish education , get fit Knoxville News Sentinel For the past two years , Adult Education teachers took their English , math , science and social studies lessons to inmates in the county's jails . nbsp We've seen over 150 people graduate from our system , said Garza , who , along with several other colleagues who are running , hopes to raise 2,600 through sponsorships for completing the . marathon We've seen a dramatic reduction in the number of repeat offenders partly because education allows them to make better choices . Our GED graduates often find jobs and or enter community colleges . Posted by Rick Osborn at 19.3.10 :