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Case Study: Bridging High School, College and Industry for Students in a Career Academy

“The key is to provide the resources and the structure for the relationships to build.” – Mark Frey, Skyline CS&T teacher and founder. In a new report, Bridging High School, College, and Industry: A Case Study and Lessons for the Field, CLP highlights successes achieved and lessons lea... Read More

Promising Practices in Supporting Postsecondary Success in Alternative Education

“During the Community of Practice…the conversation highlighted the importance of making ‘college as part of [high school] community’ to begin to ‘shift the culture and help students recognize that college is part of their lives.’” In a new Issue Brief, “Exploring Alternative ... Read More

New Report on Diversifying Math Pathways as a Strategy for Student Success

“Recent policy changes are creating fertile ground for diversifying math pathways.” According to the new report, Multiple Paths Forward: Diversifying Mathematics as a Strategy for Student Success, the use of diversified math pathways has the potential to ease the road to a college degree... Read More

NCCPA Newsletter October 2017 Education Spotlight

  Mendocino Lake Adult and Career Education (MLACE) and the Career Ladders Project (CLP) held a Curriculum to Career Summit in Ukiah on October 6th. The goal of the summit was to map pathways from adult education level programs like ESL and HiSET or GED classes, through Career Technical Educati... Read More

Bringing Student Voices to Guided Pathways Inquiry and Design: Findings from Student Focus Groups at Two California Community Colleges

“I’ve been guilty of this—and it is a common thing in here—where you take class after class and you kind of forget your end goal… but it would be great to have something tangible like a shadowing program or something else that would get you excited about picking a major.”... Read More

Big Ideas in Workforce Innovation: A Three Part Series

The California Workforce Development Board (State Board) has released a three part series, Big Ideas in Workforce Innovation. The Career Ladders Project documented emerging lessons from key State Board initiatives that promote creative solutions to enhance economic mobility and economic vitality fo... Read More

Building a New Structure

The Community College Journal article, Building a New Structure by D.J. Guth (April/May 2017), examines organizational redesign efforts underway at several community colleges, including Skyline College in San Bruno, California and Mesa College in Mesa, Arizona. The Career Ladders Project’s Directo... Read More

CLP session on Guided Pathways at AACC Convention now available!

Kris Palmer, a senior director at Career Ladders Project, presented on Guided Pathways at the 97th American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Annual Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 23. Kris Palmer’s session, “Collaborative Inquiry and Leadership: Necessary Foundation for Bui... Read More

Health Career Pathways at California’s Community Colleges

On December the 1st, Linda Collins, executive director of The Career Ladders Project, joined a panel discussion on Health Career Pathways at California’s Community Colleges. The event was hosted by the Public Policy Institute of California and included a summary of the findings from two recen... Read More

DUAL ENROLLMENT: REGIONAL WORKSHOPS

The Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI) of the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) is sponsoring regional workshops on Dual Enrollment in partnership with the Career Ladders Project and the RP Group. Each Workshop will explore how California Community... Read More