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Students Will Earn "Digital Badges" Demonstrating New Science Skills
Students at the Del Lago Academy are not just going for a good grade in their biochemistry class. They’re also trying to earn “digital badges” they hope will land them internships in the region’s burgeoning biotech industry – and help them throughout their careers.
Long Beach Unified, Port of Long Beach to Start New International Trade Program
Cabrillo High School students who live in the shadow of the Port of Long Beach—one of the world’s busiest seaports—will have an opportunity next year to start on a path that could lead to a career in the harbor.
YCSD Celebrates Odyssey of the Mind, Linked Learning, ECEC and More
Students, staff and volunteers were celebrated recently during a night of recognition at a Yucaipa-Calimesa School District board meeting.
"Linked Learning" the Focus of Innovative High School
Like many of their counterparts across the country, 10th graders at the School of Business and Tourism, part of the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex near downtown Los Angeles, read To Kill a Mockingbird.
Linked Learning Grads Cross the "Bridge" to Cal State LA
Helping incoming freshman “bridge the gap” between high school and college, Cal State Los Angeles mentors recently welcomed students from L.A. Unified’s Linked Learning Pathways for the first of four sessions designed to welcome them to the university,
Creating the "Win-Win" for Schools and Employers: Lessons from Los Angeles
Part of what it takes to ensure students are college and career ready is to provide students with hands-on, workplace learning opportunities to enrich their academic experience.
Sweet! Oxnard Students Compete for Best Dessert [VIDEO]
It wasn't the crowd of about 50 people that worried Ana Sanchez of Oxnard High School; it was the fear of blood.
Supply Lags Booming Demand for Career Technical Teachers
In appropriating nearly $1.5 billion over five years for career technical education opportunities, the Legislature made an assumption that funding would make them happen.
SeaWorld Ocean Link Lab Encourages Self-Exploration
SeaWorld’s new Ocean Link Lab encourages San Diego middle school students to explore the ocean, as well as themselves, during a day-long experience at the park.