“When I’ve seen it in action, I know it works. It’s much more than a current slogan. When (students can) see the connection between what they’re learning in the textbooks and labs and how it relates to the real world — that really motivates them.”
– Tom Torlakson
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Linked Learning Alliance Members
State Agencies
- California Community Colleges, Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO)
- California Department of Education
- California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC)
- California State University (CSU)
- California Student Aid Commission
- University of California (UC)
Business, Industry & Trade Organizations
- A. Phillip Randolph Institute, San Francisco Chapter
- America's Edge
- Andrews Powder Coating, Inc
- Architectural Foundation of San Francisco
- Bay Area Council
- Biocom
- CalChamber
- California Digital Arts Studio Partnership
- California Engineering Education Council (CEEC)
- California Workforce Association
- Contra Costa Council
- Contra Costa Economic Partnership
- DesignWorlds for Learning, Inc.
- East County Business Education Alliance
- Events!
- Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
- Hospital Association of Southern California
- Inland Empire Economic Partnership
- Linking Education and Economic Development (LEED)
- Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
- MWH Global
- Orange County Business Council
- PBS&J
- Ruffin & Associates
- San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
- San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
- State Building and Construction Trades Council, CA
- Teichert, Inc.
- The Entertainment Economy Institute
- Verizon-California
- Wheelers Desert Letter & the Public Record
- Workplace Hollywood
- Youth Radio
Community and Advocacy Organizations
- Alliance for a Better Community (ABC)
- Californians for Justice
- Campaign for College Opportunity
- Capital Unity Council
- Children Now
- Community Coalition
- Community Development Technologies Center (CD Tech)
- Community Foundation for Monterey County
- Covenant House California
- Education Consortium of San Diego County
- Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California
- Moms United Boys to Men Club
- Public Advocates, Inc.
- Salvadoran American Leadership and Education Fund (SALEF)
- United Way of Greater Los Angeles
- Urban Education Partnership
- Watts/Willowbrook Boys and Girls Club
- Youth Development Network
Education Organizations & Associations
- ACE Mentor Program of America-California
- ACLU Foundation of Southern California
- ALL Student Loans
- Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools
- Alliance for Excellent Education
- Alliance of Regional Collaboratives to Heighten Educational Success (ARCHES)
- ALPHA Center -P-20 Regional Alliances
- Association for High School Innovation
- Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)
- Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU)
- Bakersfield Adventures for the Mind Museum
- Buck Institute for Education
- California Association of Leaders for Career Preparation
- California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs (CAROCP)
- California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO)
- California Association of School Counselors (CASC)
- California Charter Schools Association (CCSA)
- California Education Round Table Intersegmental Coordinating Committee (ICC)
- California Federation of Teachers (CFT)
- California League of High Schools
- California Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
- California School Boards Association (CSBA)
- California Teachers Association (CTA)
- Career Academy Support Network (CASN)
- Career And College Clubs
- Career and Technical Ed. Unit/LAUSD
- Center for Student Support Systems (CS3), University of San Diego
- Collaborative Solutions for Charter Authorizers
- ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career
- Convening Conversations
- Da Vinci Schools
- Diploma Plus, Inc.
- George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF)
- Inland Coalition
- International Network for Public Schools
- International Trade Education Programs, Inc
- KQED Education Network
- Los Angeles Coalition of Essential Schools (CES/LA)
- Los Angeles Community Adult School/LAUSD
- Los Angeles Small Schools Center
- Metropolitan Education District
- Mission College South Bay RHORC
- Mother of Many/LAUSD
- National Academy Foundation (NAF)
- New Day for Learning Initiative, San Francisco
- North Orange County Regional Occupational Program
- Roadtrip Nation
- San Diego Science Alliance
- Southern California College Access Network
- Springboard Schools
- The Tech Museum of Innovation
- UCLA Parent Project, Graduate School of Education
- UNITE-LA
- The Whittier Educational Foundation
Local Educational Agencies
- ABC Unified School District
- Antelope Valley Union High School District
- Antioch Unified School District
- Computer Careers Academy, Pasadena USD
- El Dorado Union High School District
- Elk Grove Unified School District
- Grossmont Union High School District
- Hamilton Middle School, Long Beach USD
- Health Services Academy High School
- Lompoc Unified School District
- Long Beach Unified School District
- Los Angeles Unified School District
- Los Medanos College
- Martinez Unified School District
- Montebello Unified School District
- Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
- Oakland Unified School District
- Office of Mayor Tom Bates
- Pasadena Unified School District
- Peralta Community College District
- Porterville Unified School District
- Rio Hondo Community College
- Roosevelt High School - School of Communication
- Sacramento Unified School District
- Salinas Union High School District
- San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, Alliance for Education
- San Diego Unified School District
- San Francisco Unified School District
- San Juan Choices Charter School
- San Juan High School
- San Juan Unified School District
- San Pedro High School, LAUSD District 8
- Santa Clara County Office of Education
- Santa Cruz City Schools
- Sequoia Union High School District
- Sonoma County Office of Education
- Stockton Unified School District
- Twin Rivers Unified School District
- West Contra Costa Unified School District
Research & Policy Organizations
- American Institutes for Research
- Applied Research Center (ARC)
- California Child Welfare Co-Investment Partnership
- Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning (CFTL)
- Greenlining Institute
- Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE)
- Latino Issues Forum
- National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families
- New America Foundation
- Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
- Policy Link
- School Redesign Network (SRN)/LEADS at Stanford University
Individuals
- Tom Torlakson, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Jack O'Connell, former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Cynthia Borcich, Assistant Principal, Sacramento City Unified School District
- Sharon M. Brown, Assistant Principal, San Benito High School
- Mary Bull, Educator, Former Superintendent, Vallejo Unified School District
- Lisa Cleri Reale, Consultant, Lisa Cleri Reale & Associates
- Anthony Cody, Science Content Coach, Oakland Unified School District
- Kim Coffeen, School Facility Planner/Architect, LPA, Inc.
- Amy Cooper, Director of Policy, Office of Los Angeles Unified School District Board President Mónica Garcia
- Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez, Board of Education , Azusa Unified School District
- Elizabeth Daley, Dean, School of Cinema—Television, University of Southern California
- Jennielyn Dino-Rossi, Consultant, Contra Costa Economic Partnership
- Dr. Brian Donnelly, Teacher, Davis Joint Unified School District
- Tasha Dorado, Lead Counselor, Lompoc High School
- Joanne Durkee, Director, Mt. Diablo Unified School District
- Ganesh, Research Scholar, NITTTR Chandigarh
- Mónica Garcia, President, Board of Education, Los Angeles Unified School District
- Wendell Greer, Associate Superintendent, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Judi Heitz, Curriculum Specialist, Math/Science, Grossmont Union High School District
- Bruce Ingraham, Doctoral Student, St. Mary's College
- Rick Jordan, Principal, Eureka High School
- Ian Kaiser, Career Pathways Consultant, Vallejo City Unified School District
- Jean Kaput, Coordinator Workforce Initiatives, Mira Costa Community College
- Pelaji Kyauka, Ph.D., Biology Teacher, Oakland Unified School District
- Susan Mas, Executive Director, The Design High School, Los Angeles
- Julia May, Tech Prep Liaison, Solano Community College
- Efrain Mercado, Educational Consultant, ACT, Inc.
- Bernice Onofre, Registered Nurse, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE)
- Gary Page, Education Consultant, California Department of Education
- Norma Provencio Pichardo, Organizational Development Consultant & Career Coach, Workplace Hollywood
- Hudi Podolsky, Education Consultant, Podolsky Consulting
- Pedro Rosado, District Representative, Office of Senator Loni Hancock
- Laura Silva, Education Consultant, Silva & Associates
- Ellen Spitalnik, Consultant
- Phyllis Throckmorton, Director, CTE, Oxnard Union High School District
- Jonathan Tran, Legislative Aide, California State Assembly
- Rebecca C. Troyer, Lead Teacher/ROP Instructor, Pasadena Unified School District
- Saili Tuitasi, Science Teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District
- Michael Ward, Senior Consultant, Economic and Workforce Development, High Bar Consulting
- Stephanie Romero-Crockett
- Marguerite Noteware- Children Now
- Julie Sinai- Office of Mayor Tom Bates
- Janet Shing- Community Foundation for Monterey County
- Robert Jaurequi- Career Ladders Project
- Rebekah Wills- Career Ladders Project
- Gary Yee- Career Ladders Project
- William Prouty- Global Economic & Workforce Development Coalition
- Patrick Lee- St. John Bosco High School
- Randy Wallace- Tulare County Office of Education
- Junaid Daries- Western Cape Education Department
- Chrissy Cherry- Central Orange County Career Technical Education Partnership
- Joan Bissell- California State University
- Jean Gaudreau- Central Orange County CTEp/OCDE
- Jillian Johnson-Sharp- Central Orange County Career Technical Education Partnership
- Rose Owens-West- WestEd
- Thoe Austin-Smyth- California Teachers Association
- Oriana Saportas- ACCE
- Patricia Biagi- Sonoma County Office of Education
- Dan Blake- Sonoma County Office of Education
- Collin Posely- Natomas High School
- Diane Carnahan- Teachers College of San Joaquin
- Stephanie Farland- Collaborative Solutions for Charter Authorizers
- Stephen Jackson- Sonoma County Office of Education
- Devin Blizzard-CART
- Linda Jungwirth- Convening Conversations
- Sopia Waugh - California State PTA
- Tammie Calzadillas - Merced Union High School District
- Nancy Martin - Career Tech Ed- LAUSD
- Andrea Elberger - LAUSD
- Jacquie Bryant - LAUSD- San Pedro High School, LAUSD District 8
- Michelle Drayton - LAUSD/ Career and Technical Ed. Unit
- Joel Knudson - American Institutes for Research
- Nancy Fister- AWFS
- Robert Jaurequi - Career Ladders Project
- Gilbert G Garcia - Rowland Unified School District
- Susan Henry - Huntington Beach Union High School District
- Alycia Harshfield - California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
- Clemence Spita
- Scott Badler
- Kathy Boyd – Orange High School
- Jodi Council – Smartfari
- Hayley Buettner - Porterville Unified School District
- Angelo Williams – CSBA
- Pamela Spycher – WestEd
- Jeanne Yerkovich - Portland Public Schools
- Nona Spooner – ACCESS
- Ken Spurlock – Canyons Technical Education Center
- Tami Gunther – Atascadero Unified School District
- Diana Schneider – CTE Partnership- Central Orange County
- Kellie Bock – Details Details
