Adult schools are facing the biggest threat to their existence since the first school was founded in California a century and a half ago. An EdSource survey in October-November 2011 found that 23 of the state's 30 largest school districts had made major cuts to their adult education programs, including Anaheim Union High School District, which…

This report provides trustees, higher education administrators, and state policymakers in the Western states with data on the many factors affecting student costs, from the changing demographics of the region to trends in state appropriations and state funding for financial aid. It discusses how policies in the Western Interstate Commission for…