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$15 Million Award for Tulare/Kings County Consortium, PUSD is Mentor
California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has announced an award of close to $15 million to the Tulare/Kings County Consortium from the California Career Pathways Trust (CPT) fund .
Tulare, Kings Counties Win Big Education Grant
The California Career Pathways Trust awarded a grant to the Tulare-Kings Pathways Project on Friday that could be worth up to $15 million, said Robert Herman, spokesman for the Tulare County Office of Education.
Long Beach City College Earns $15 Million Career Training Grant
Long Beach City College will receive a grant of up to $15 million—its largest ever—for programs that link academics to high-growth job sectors.
State Grants $250 Million for Programs Linking Learning and Careers
California officials announced Friday the recipients of $250 million in grants from a program to help students connect their academic learning to career opportunities, the largest such effort in the country.
New Online Database Aims to Get Students Into Internships
A growing push to give students on-the-job work experience as part of their coursework faces a bedeviling challenge: finding suitable job placements can be complicated and labor-intensive work.
Land a Summer Internship as a High School Student
Summer internships are often sought after by college students, but recently there's been more incentive for high school students to get professional experience.
State Panel Grapples With Defining "College and Career Ready"
Preparing students for colleges and careers shouldn’t be an “either-or” proposition and schools should be held accountable for how well they prepare students for both paths, an advocate for career education urged in testimony before a state committee this week.
SunPower Awards Engineering Curriculum Grants to California Public Schools
Today, SunPower awarded schools in four California school districts a total of $85,000 in grants to support the implementation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curricula for students.
Indian Springs High School Students Learn High-Tech Manufacturing
Forget wood shop and auto shop: Students at San Bernardino City Unified’s Indian Springs High School are able to learn computer-aided design of prosthetic limbs, print them on high-end 3-D printers and finish the end result.