News From the Field
Catch top headlines sharing relevant news and stories about Linked Learning practices, schools, and students.
TCOE chosen to lead Golden State Pathways Program
The Tulare County Office of Education has been chosen by the California Department of Education to lead the Golden State Pathways Program. They will lead the charge in bringing the State of California’s $500 million investment in college and career readiness to communities across the state.
Students deserve to learn with a sense of purpose
Commentary from Roman Stearns, executive director of Scaling Student Success, writes about how a vast majority of young people go through school with a sense of purpose. He highlights examples throughout California where innovative teachers, schools, and districts are fostering student purpose exceptionally well, including Linked Learning partner Porterville Unified School District.
We Americans Neglect Our Children
An opinion piece on how we prize children in the abstract but as a society tend to ignore their needs. Children are more likely to go hungry or live in poverty in America than in most of our peer countries, and they are also much more likely to die — because of drugs, guns, accidents and an inequitable health care system.
Gov. Newsom’s budget proposal calls for expanding arts ed pathway
The Governor’s proposal, subject to change in May, calls for the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to create a new Elementary Arts and Music Education pathway for career technical education teachers. This expansion would allow more working artists to share their expertise with California students, a move many arts advocates praise.
Creating Opportunity and Bridging Divides
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, shares why giving students access to experiential learning like CTE is a powerful way to address many of our kids’ and our country’s greatest challenges.
Jared Polis: How Blurring the Lines Between High School, College and Careers Can Set More Teens Up for Success
This essay is part of the Center on Reinventing Public Education’s 2023 “State of the American Student” report. As part of the effort, CRPE asked 14 experts from various sectors to offer up examples of innovations, solutions or possible paths forward as education leaders navigate the current crisis.
High School Isn't What You Remember: OUSD and the Linked Learning Model
This episode dives deep into the district's embrace of Linked Learning. Rebecca Lacoque, Director of Linked Learning at Oakland Unified School District, describes how the high school landscape has shifted, with career themed learning, universal college prep, internships, dual enrollment in community college, and much more.
The Job Market Is Changing. Here’s How Educators Can Help Students Keep Up.
Researchers and education experts weigh-in on the current approach to college and career preparation, and how to reshape conversations with students.
Black, Latino Students See 4-Year Completion Drops — But Community College Gains
A new report shows stalled college completion rates with disparate declines for Black and Latino students at public four-year colleges, but these rates grew at two-year community colleges.