California Adult Schools are

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s part of a California School District that are specifically for adults, also known as an Adult Education Program. California Adult Schools are defined by California Education Code. California Adult Schools are intended to provide elementary and secondary (k-12) level academic and

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s (18 years and older). Teachers in California adult schools must have a California Designated Subjects Teaching Credential in Adult Education issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

History

The first recorded adult school in California was in

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in 1856. Evening classes were taught in the basement of old St. Mary's church. Subjects include adult literacy, drafting and

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. John Swett, one of the first volunteer teachers convinced the board to make the program tuition free. By the end of the 19th century, adult evening schools had also been set up in

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, San Jose, and

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. These were called Americanization Centers.

References

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