What is ABE? How can it help me?

    Adult Basic Education (ABE) is for adults who want to gain the basic skills and knowledge needed for school, work, and everyday life. You can find free or low-cost ABE classes at adult schools (also called “adult education programs”) across the country.[2753] ABE programs often offer the following kinds of classes:
    Basic literacy classes help you learn to read and write for the first time.
    Reading, writing, and math classes help you improve your English language skills and math skills.
    Life skills classes build your skills in money management, communication, computer use, etc.
    Pre-GED classes help you prepare to pass the General Education Development exam.
    English as a Second Language (ESL) classes improve your fluency in English, if it isn’t your native language.[2754]
    Your assessment test (see PG. 853) will tell you what skills you need to improve, and therefore which ABE classes are right for you.
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    Adult schools are funded by the state & federal governments. Cal. Veh. Code §§ 52501- 52503; Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5 § 10560; see also Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 20 U.S.C.§ 9201 (1998); Cal. Dep’t of Educ., Adult Education Program Overview, www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ae/po/. ↑

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    Cal. Dep’t of Educ., Adult Education Program Overview, www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ae/po/. ↑