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Good Schools for All: Marrying College Prep and Career Prep
On this week’s podcast, Rob Atterbury of ConnectEd joined co-hosts Scott Lewis and Laura Kohn to talk about “linked learning,” a strategy to prepare students for both college and careers.
Sac State, SCUSD Receive $900,000 Grant to Train Teachers
Sacramento State and Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) have been awarded a $900,000 grant by the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation to expand practice-based training for new K-8 teachers in implementing California’s math and science standards.
Building Job-Based Learning Bridges With Schools
After making significant progress in establishing worked-based and linked learning programs, California schools have struggled to find enough employers willing to provide all the job-shadowing and apprenticeship experiences the student demand calls for.
Medical Apprentice Program Gives Students Inside Look at Medical Field
Visalia Unified high school students got a glimpse of what a future in the medical field might look like this week thanks to Kaweah Delta’s first Medical Apprentice Program.
Law Students Bring Legal Literacy to Local Schools
USC Gould students in Street Law program teach lessons on fundamental legal topics at nearby campuses.
California Grows an Educational Approach That Links Student Aspirations to Workforce Needs
Simon Tran is on the fast track. A junior at the Kearny High School of Digital Media and Design in San Diego, Simon makes the most of learning in a school with a digital media arts industry theme.
JPMorgan Chase's $4M Grant to Give Detroiters Jobs
Grant designed to help 10,000 young people in Detroit earn credentials, qualifying them for career pathways and college, by focusing on several regional industries.
California Students Need College Prep and Career Technical Education
In his column “Mandated college prep hurts” (Insight, May 6), Dan Walters prescribes an education system for California that would return the state to the days of tracking “gifted and college-bound” students into challenging academic courses and a segregated track of “technical classes for those suited by interest and aptitude for skilled trades.”
Five Initiatives Keeping Public Schools Vital
Like in most U.S. states, the landscape of education continues to evolve in California.