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Career Ladders Project, CCCLLI and Linked Learning in the news! via the Long Beach Post: “Long Beach City College was awarded a $75,000 Career Ladders Project (CLP) grant as they began participation in the California Community College Linked Learning Initiative (CCCLLI), which aims to ease the transition for high school graduates in healthcare-related Linked Learning [...]

2013 -14 Community of Practice in Acceleration Deadline to Apply: Friday, April 19, 2013 5:00 pm 3CSN and the California Acceleration Project are now accepting applications for the 2013-14 Community of Practice in Acceleration. Participating faculty receive extensive support to develop and teach new accelerated courses in reading/writing and math, including three in-person workshops, ongoing [...]

Authors: Sarah Bohn, Belinda Reyes, and Hans Johnson for Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)  “In the aftermath of the Great Recession, which officially began in December 2007, funding for higher education in California has been severely curtailed, causing a great deal of fiscal pain for the state’s community colleges. As set out in the Master Plan for [...]

Mike Rose  “If we want more students to succeed in college, we have to turn full attention to the craft of university-level teaching. What’s at stake is not only increasing graduation rates but providing a quality education for those who, a generation or two ago, might not have seen college as possible.” Click here to [...]

 “Other states have confronted the same challenges with which California is now wrestling. Some have made major strides in redesigning their education and workforce systems to accelerate students’ acquisition of basic math and English skills and improve students’ success in accessing and completing postsecondary programs connected to labor market opportunities.” A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY: Strategies to [...]

California Workforce Association 14th Annual Youth Employment Conference Hyatt Regency Orange County: January 15-17, 2013  Defy the Predictable This dynamic conference showcases successful strategies in program design and implementation that are making a difference for at-risk and opportunity youth – those unconnected to school or work – and highlights unique and productive partnerships and collaborations.  Education [...]

YOU’RE INVITED TO A WEBINAR ON Broadening the Benefits of Dual Enrollment Reaching Underachieving and Underrepresented Students with Career-Focused Programs This free webinar features the results of a three-year study showing that career-focused dual enrollment programs can provide important benefits for disadvantaged students. Register today to learn recommendations for policymakers and dual enrollment practitioners, and to interact [...]

“California already has some career-pathways programs, which are supposed to change ‘the way in which we approach students who have basic skills needs, or who are not quite college ready, but who with the right support could be there very quickly.’ “ A new Huffington Post article highlights the role of California community colleges in [...]

The Stuart Foundation is seeking a Senior Program Officer for Foster Youth College Access and Success. The Senior Program Officer is a member of the Child Welfare Team and works in close collaboration with the Child Welfare Director to implement the activities necessary to achieve the vision, direction and intended impact of the child welfare program. The position plays a connective, collaborative [...]

“The Concurrent Courses initiative has laid a foundation for strengthening the high school to college transition. In just three years, partnerships implemented and enhanced programs that provided college exploration and dual enrollment offerings to California students who had not previously had those opportunities.” Broadening the Benefits of Dual Enrollment Reaching Underachieving and Underrepresented Students with Career-Focused Programs A [...]