LINKED LEARNING 101

LINKED LEARNING: STORY OF WHOA

http://youtu.be/b57yCvQpzSs

850,000

WHY LINKED LEARNING: LOST POTENTIAL

Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Youth and Work: Restoring Teen and Young Adult Connections to Opportunity, 2013

California high school students who do not graduate in four years

WHY LINKED LEARNING: LOST POTENTIAL

1/3

Nearly 1/3 of all high school dropouts are 9th graders

DROP-OUT RATE

Source: Profile of the California Partnership Academies 2009-2010, UC Berkeley (2011) http://casn.berkeley.edu/dowloads/CPA-report-execSum_2010-11.pdf

WHY LINKED LEARNING

BY 2018,

63 PERCENT OF ALL U.S. JOBS WILL REQUIRE SOME EDUCATION

BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL

Source: Profile of the California Partnership Academies 2009-2010, UC Berkeley (2011) http://casn.berkeley.edu/dowloads/CPA-report-execSum_2010-11.pdf

LINKED LEARNING: A PROVEN APPROACH

36%State Average

57%Linked Learn-

ing CPA

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 LinkedLearning District Initiative. Fifth-year evaluation report. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.

LINKED LEARNING: A PROVEN APPROACH

Source: SRI International California Linked Learning District Initiative Evaluation, 2014; executive summary, full report

LINKED LEARNING: A PROVEN APPROACH

Students gain career and life skills (percentage point differences)

Source: SRI International California Linked Learning District Initiative Evaluation, 2014; executive summary, full report

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

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

FOUR PILLARS

Rigorous academics

Career-based learning in the classroom

Work-based learning in professional settings

Integrated student supports

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Partner with a school

Offer job shadows and internships

Speak up at your Chamber of Commerce

Spread the word

Train and develop California’s future

Foster local economy

Raise visibility in community

Identify future employees

BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYERS

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