LINKED LEARNING 101

LINKED LEARNING: STORY OF WHOA

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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, 2010

Source: California Department of Education, News Release #13-42, 2013Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Youth and Work: Restoring Teen and Young Adult Connections to Opportunity, 2013

850,000

WHY LINKED LEARNING: LOST POTENTIAL

California high school students who do not graduate in four years

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 12th grade

L INKED LEARNING: A PROVEN APPROACH

Source: Career Academy Support Network, Profile of the California Partnership Academies, 2011Source: SRI International, Taking stock of the California Linked Learning District Initiative. Fifth-year evaluation report, 2014

LINKED LEARNING: A PROVEN APPROACH

36%State Average

57%Linked Learn-

ing CPA

FULFILLED REQUIRED COURSEWORK FOR ADMISSION TO UC OR CSU

Source: UC Berkeley, Profile of the California Partnership Academies 2009-2010, 2011

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, 2013Source: Education Trust–West, Expanding Access, Creating Options: How Linked Learning Pathways Can Mitigate Barriers to College and Career Access in Schools and Districts, 2013

Source: MDRC, Career Academies: Long-Term Impacts on Work, Education, and Transitions to Adulthood, 2008Source: Career Academy Support Network, Profile of the California Partnership Academies, 2011

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, 2014

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

ACHIEVEMENT

BETTER PREPARED FOR

COLLEGECAREER

LIFE

LINKED LEARNING PATHWAYS

Inland Empire

San Diego

Los Angeles

Tulare-Kings

WHERE IS LINKED LEARNING

DETROIT

HOUSTON

East Bay

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Bring Linked Learning to life in your classroom

Partner with employers and industry

Speak up at your school

Spread the word

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