Alliance Blog

The Linked Learning Alliance is celebrating the start of the 2017-18 school year with a list of 10 goals for districts and pathways.

Happy December! I hope everyone enjoyed a restful and relaxing Thanksgiving break. This week, we’re reading articles on the impact of COVID-19 on educators and parents, the rise of bachelor degree opportunities in community colleges, the latest developments in the California Cradle to Career Data System, and more.

Linked Learning Gold Certification is inspiring and challenging educators across California and the nation to develop high-quality career and college readiness programs for all students.

A Message from Anne Stanton, Linked Learning Alliance President, and David Rattray, Chair, Alliance Board of Directors

Students in select, certified Linked Learning pathways can soon benefit from industry digital badges that signify their achievements and grant them special advantages such as internships and financial support from partnering employers, the Linked Learning Alliance announced today.

The Linked Learning Alliance and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce will co-host a convening in Pasadena on October 10th that focuses on engaging business and industry in transforming the high school experience to better prepare students for college and careers.

The Linked Learning Alliance today announced that the Lancaster Academy of Multimedia Programming and Engineering (LAMPE), is the first pathway certified as a Linked Learning Silver Pathway in Linked Learning Certification.

Today the Linked Learning Alliance launched Certification and Analytics— tools that, recognize, incentivize, and support expansion of high quality Linked Learning pathways.

The California Chamber of Commerce and the Linked Learning Alliance have launched a new California network of employer associations committed to advancing youth opportunities and reducing youth unemployment.

Today, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board unanimously approved a resolution to expand students’ access to work-based learning opportunities by requiring vendors that get contracts from LAUSD to offer high-quality work-based learning opportunities for students through the Linked Learning approach.