Alliance Blog

I spend a lot of my time at school: during regular instruction time, sports practice, after-school associated student body (ASB) events, and more.

New data from a multiyear evaluation of the nine districts participating in the California Linked Learning District Initiative show both the positive impact Linked Learning has had for students across the state over the past five years, as well as its continued potential.

The Linked Learning Alliance today applauded the agreement between the California State Legislature and Governor Jerry Brown to include a second infusion of $250 million for the Career Pathways Trust in the state budget.

The Linked Learning Alliance is celebrating the award of Career Pathways Trust grants to communities and regions committed to building systemic partnerships between schools, community colleges, and employers in order to make Linked Learning opportunities available to students at scale.

Before senior year, I had never had a job—not even babysitting or mowing lawns.

The Linked Learning Alliance announced today that the first annual Linked Learning Champion award recipients have been named.

International negotiations. Two very scary words I heard my sophomore year.

At Kearny High School, where I am a senior, we are divided into four small schools that specialize in different career paths.

Today, SRI International’s Center for Education Policy (SRI) released new data from a multiyear evaluation of the California Linked Learning District Initiative demonstrating that Linked Learning students are making greater progress toward high school graduation and college eligibility than their peers in traditional high school programs.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg today announced the opening of a competitive application process that will award $250 million from the Career Pathways Trust to help establish, grow, and strengthen systemic connections between schools and employers.