News From the Field
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CSU Receives $1.5 Million Grant from the James Irvine Foundation
Grant will prepare educators for Linked Learning and provide pathways to degrees in high demand fields.
CSU Receives $1.5 Million Grant for College-to-Career Pathways
The California State University Foundation was announced as the recipient of a $1.5 million grant to prepare educators who are proficient in Linked Learning and provide seamless Linked Learning pathways to bachelor’s degrees in high demand fields such as engineering and health sciences.
Economic Summit Touches on Education, Poverty, Competitiveness
Southern California has emerged as a tale of two economies—a vibrant coastal community where well educated residents earn healthy incomes, and an inland region where education levels and wages are far lower.
Urban Districts Look to Linked Learning Partnerships as a Way to Promote Equity
Linked Learning is a relatively new term for an approach to college and career readiness that has a primary focus of equity.
This Isn’t Your Dad’s Vocational Education
Auto shop is gone. The latest approach to career-oriented education looks a lot like academics.
HISD Wins $30 Million Race to the Top Grant
The Obama administration announced Tuesday that the Houston Independent School District won one of its coveted education grants for roughly $30 million.
Kearny High School of Digital Media & Design
In 2004, the staff of Kearny High School created the Kearny Educational Complex—four small autonomous high schools, each with a different industry theme.
Pasadena School Board Wants PCC College Courses at Muir High School
John Muir High School may soon offer Pasadena City College courses and allow students to earn college credits while still attending the high school and not have to pay for it.
CSULB Grant Goes to Linked Learning Program
A grant of nearly $1 million to Cal State Long Beach will help the university spearhead a statewide initiative to train educators in Linked Learning, which combines traditional high school education with work-based learning.