Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h9KF9cV06006; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:09:38 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:09:38 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <001101c3971b$eac7f530$620a1845@DeepThought> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Woods" <woods@ncia.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:826] Re: Youth in ABE X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1279 Lines: 26 Mary Russell wrote: > Given the "underclass" group David describes below who are being adversely > affected by the high stakes testing requirements, have we seen an increase in > incarcerated youth populations? As David points out, there are educational > opportunities being offered under the corrections education umbrella, but it might > be time for us, as a field, to take a more serious interest in this group. > Is, for example, the education being offered to them effective? How do we know? I can only speak about what I see in Vermont, but yes, we have seen an increase of incarcerated youth. Primarily they are males although women are the fastest growing population within our prison system. One in seven young men from 18-22 are involved with our Dept. of Corrections. They are either incarcerated or on probation, parole, or furlough. The majority are dropouts. Our prison education system, the Community High School of Vermont, which is mandatory for all under 22 y.o. without a high school diploma, is the largest high school in the state. I am glad that some people are now beginning to recognize that we have a very very large problem that we cannot test our way out of or overcome without taking a radical departure from traditional education paradigms. Tom
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