In response to "Oakland: Cutting Adult Education in Local Schools"

This blog post was of special interest to me because it falls under a similar area as my practice experience, Oakland. I liked how Patricia summarized the prevalent issues that concern Oakland residents that included "illiteracy rates, increased immigration rates, and large communities of color affected by gangs violence." Patricia's practice experience organization is also a non-profit that focuses on people living below the poverty line, just as APEB does. In my literature review, I intend to discuss how vital education for the prevention of the progression of HIV/AIDS. To learn that family literacy programs in Oakland are being cut due to lack of funding makes me realize how vital a role non-profits like WEAP and APEB are for many Oakland residents. This has been an ongoing issue in Oakland, but the newspaper article that Patricia sites (from the Oakland Tribute) was published this February, emphasizing how recent this matter is.
Following the local newspapers in Oakland like the Oakland Tribute and Oakland Tribune is integral because it keeps local residents and students like us updated with the city's current events and key issues. When we go and work in these areas and sectors, we can be aware of (in my case) client concerns to better understand their viewpoints. My practice experience will require me to learn about the various low-income backgrounds of people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in Oakland and reading such news articles will help me better comprehend the hardships some of APEB clients have been through so that I can better direct them to the services offered by APEB. Thanks Patricia for your analysis on this news article!