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LINKED LEARNING: STORY OF WHOA

WHY LINKED LEARNING BY 2018, 63 PERCENT OF ALL U.S. JOBS WILL REQUIRE SOME EDUCATION BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL Source: Georgetown University, Help Wanted: Projections of Job and Education Requirements Through 2018, 2010Help Wanted: Projections of Job and Education Requirements Through 2018

Source: California Department of Education, News Release #13-42, 2013News Release #13-42 Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Youth and Work: Restoring Teen and Young Adult Connections to Opportunity, 2013Youth and Work: Restoring Teen and Young Adult Connections to Opportunity 850,000 WHY LINKED LEARNING: LOST POTENTIAL California high school students who do not graduate in four years

LINKED LEARNING: A PROVEN APPROACH More than 800 Linked Learning schools 315,000 students in the District Initiative 5.2 percentage points more likely to stay within their district through 12 th grade Sources: Career Academy Support Network, Profile of the California Partnership Academies, 2011Profile of the California Partnership Academies Guha, R., Caspary, K., Stites, R., Padilla, C., Arshan, N., Park, C., Tse, V., Astudillo, S., Black, A., & Adelman, N. (2014). Taking stock of the California Linked Learning District Initiative. Fifth-year evaluation report. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.

LINKED LEARNING: A PROVEN APPROACH FULFILLED REQUIRED COURSEWORK FOR ADMISSION TO UC OR CSU Source: Guha, R., Caspary, K., Stites, R., Padilla, C., Arshan, N., Park, C., Tse, V., Astudillo, S., Black, A., & Adelman, N. (2014). Taking stock of the California Linked Learning District Initiative. Fifth-year evaluation report. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.

LINKED LEARNING: A PROVEN APPROACH Source: UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education and Access, Exploring the Educational, Labor Market and Civic Trajectories of Young Adults Who Attended Linked Learning Pathways, 2013Exploring the Educational, Labor Market and Civic Trajectories of Young Adults Who Attended Linked Learning Pathways Source: Education Trust–West, Expanding Access, Creating Options: How Linked Learning Pathways Can Mitigate Barriers to College and Career Access in Schools and Districts, 2013, Expanding Access, Creating Options: How Linked Learning Pathways Can Mitigate Barriers to College and Career Access in Schools and Districts Source: MDRC, Career Academies: Long-Term Impacts on Work, Education, and Transitions to Adulthood, 2008Career Academies: Long-Term Impacts on Work, Education, and Transitions to Adulthood Source: Career Academy Support Network, Profile of the California Partnership Academies, 2011Profile of the California Partnership Academies

LINKED LEARNING: A PROVEN APPROACH Students gain career and life skills (percentage point differences) Source: SRI International, Taking Stock of the California Linked Learning District Initiative Fourth-Year Evaluation Report: Executive Summary / Full Report, 2014Executive SummaryFull Report

FOUR PILLARS Rigorous academics Career-based learning in the classroom Work-based learning in professional settings Integrated student supports

LINKED LEARNING IN ACTION

HIGHER ENGAGEMENT RIGOROUS ACADEMICS ACHIEVEMENT

BETTER PREPARED FOR COLLEGE CAREER LIFE

LINKED LEARNING PATHWAYS

Inland Empire San Diego Los Angeles Tulare- Kings WHERE IS LINKED LEARNING DETROIT HOUSTON East Bay

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