Alliance Blog

Nearly 2,000 Linked Learning students across California share what’s working—and what’s next—for college and career readiness. Their voices point the way toward more relevant, connected, and equitable high school experiences statewide.

Earlier this month, the Linked Learning Alliance convened three school districts at the forefront of this work: Los Angeles Unified School District, Pasadena Unified School District, and Antelope Valley Union High School District.

Partnership for Children and Youth’s new report, 2021 Bright Spot: How California educators uplifted summer for re-engagement, reconnection, and reimagining learning, provides the landscape of the state’s 2021 publicly funded summer learning programs, including the trends, best practices, challenges, and innovative ideas.

Linked Learning pathways, regardless of industry theme, are preparing young people to succeed in the workforce. Even as COVID-19 begins to recede in some of our communities, it is clear that the healthcare industry is still growing and seeking highly skilled workers that represent the communities they serve. Linked Learning is preparing young people to step into these roles, in part thanks to the example set by the Oakland Health Pathways Project.

I’ll cut to the chase: we have the incredible opportunity to bring Linked Learning to a national audience, and we need your help!

The Alliance for Excellent Education, in partnership with the College in High School Alliance, Everyone Graduates Center, Linked Learning Alliance, and National College Attainment Network, has released a new guide that walks through available COVID-19 funding and how districts can invest these funds in evidence-based strategies.

On June 22, Roneeta Guha, Vice President of Strategy & Impact, joined Bob Balfanz and Jenny Nagaoka to discuss how to keep young people connected to educational aspirations as communities recover from COVID-19.

New research points to critical strategies and solutions for fostering diversity and equity for the next generation of healthcare leaders through Linked Learning

With most schools opening virtually, more than 1 million California young people without access to internet, devices at home struggle to access college- and career-focused virtual learning experiences.