 Focus on: Linked Learning
Linked
Learning integrates learning in the classroom with “real-world”
experiences based on four key components: rigorous academics, career and
technical education (CTE), work-based learning, and student support. Linked Learning goes beyond existing CTE curricula
to link education rigorous
enough for college admissions with the hand’s on experience of CTE pathways,
aiming to answer many high school students’ question of “why is this important
to know now?” Linked Learning has proven to be a
successful program over the years with significant increases in high school graduation rates and
college readiness.
The success of a Linked Learning program relies on a
public-private partnership – not only do these programs need support from the
administrations, faculties, and students, but they need support from local
employers in each of the pathways’ industries. Matching students with internships and
career-based jobs is instrumental to Linked Learning programs, and can be
invaluable to California’s youth at a time when youth employment is
at an historic low and the projected workforce skills gap is growing in many
industry sectors. California’s unemployment rate for youth ages 16 – 19 is 19.6
percent, and for ages 20 – 24 is 9.9 percent, compared with an overall
unemployment rate of 5.3 percent. These opportunities not only give high school students
a chance to directly experience how their academics align with possible
careers, but these students also have an opportunity to begin developing
professional skills.
Over the past few months, ALL IN staff has been working with the Alameda County Information and Technology department to update and redesign the ALL IN website. Same web address, new look! Our redesign features:
- A calendar of events
- Information on Action Teams
- General and Steering Committee meeting minutes
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In This Issue:
- Focus On: Linked Learning
- Early Childhood Education Update
- Stuff to Do, Stuff to Read
 OUSD students at Life Academy taking part in the work-based learning component of Linked Learning.
State Budget Wins for Early Childhood Education
This June, the State of California made key investments in
children, including a multi-year commitment of over $500 million to support
quality child care. This coming year, nearly $138 million will be allocated to
raise low reimbursement rates for child care and preschool providers. Additional
funds will be used to expand the state preschool program by nearly 3,000
full-day slots with a commitment to add 6,000 more full-day slots by 2019 as
well as a one-time investment of $1.4 million to support professional
development for child care workers.
Read and Watch
COMING SOON: 2016 Community Listening Sessions RFP
ALL IN will be releasing a Request for Proposals for this fall's Community Listening Sessions in the coming weeks. The RFP will be distributed by e-mail and posted on the website. Please help us spread the word! |
