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Map and Charts: Career Academies in California
Check out our new interactive map on career academies in California high schools for 2013-2014.
California Superintendent Torlakson Helps Launch LA HI-TECH Consortium, a Recipient of a $15 Million California Career Pathway Trust Grant for an Unprecedented Regional Effort to Prepare Tomorrows Tech Workforce
Los Angeles, Calif., Today, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson helped launch the High-Impact Information Technology, Entertainment-Entrepreneurship, and Communication Hubs (LA HI-TECH) Regional Consortium, a recipient of a $15 million California Career Pathway Trust grant.
Long Beach Schools Think Small
The days of students feeling lost in the crowd at Long Beach’s giant high schools are numbered.
State Superintendent Connects With Linked Learning in Strathmore
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson visited Harmony Magnet Academy in Strathmore on Aug. 22 to examine how Career Technical Education is evolving in the Central Valley.
PUSD Once Again Shines in the Pathways Spotlight
California State Superintendent of Instruction Tom Torlakson was genuinely impressed as he toured Harmony Magnet Academy Friday, and he should have been impressed.
Hands-on Visit for Top Education Chief
Impressive. An A-plus accommodation. Talented students and great instructors. That from Tom Torlakson, California’s State Superintendent of Instruction, who had nothing but nice things to say about Harmony Magnet Academy (HMA) following a visit to the school Friday.
PUSD Gaining Statewide Recognition
Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) students have been the recipients of an ever-increasing number of scholarships, awards, grants and accolades over the past several years, a testament to the performance gains achieved across the entire District.
School Starts Monday
The school bell will ring again beginning Monday when Chino Valley school district, Loving Savior Lutheran School in Chino Hills, and New Hope Christian School in Chino begin the 2014-15 school year.
Five School Districts to Split $350K for Internships, Job Shadowing
A San Diego group that espouses a method of teaching called Linked Learning will distribute $350,000 to high schools in five local school districts.