Actions taken to involve and engage community members.
With President Barack Obama winning his second term for president this week, the education community will be watching to see if key legislation moves forward. Over the last four years, a divided Congress has not made much progress on education policy. Committees from both the House and Senate have approved bills to renew the Elementary
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Over this past summer, 25 students from the Information Technology Academies (ITA) of West Contra County Unified School District (WCCUSD) enjoyed paid internships with a number of Bay-area employers. Students who participated in the paid work-based learning had wonderful experiences and now better understand how technologies are used to support organizational objectives. The internships were
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Over the past several years an exciting new initiative has been taking place to launch employer-education partnerships to, in part, align education to advance regional economic objectives through a focus on regional industry sectors. In 2008, the Morgan Family Foundation launched the California Stewardship Network as a civic venture, investing $ 1.5 million over 2 years in
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Students living in California find many interesting places to use science and technology skills. Whether it’s designing, manufacturing or installing products, many people with science and technology skills are needed to serve in our space industries. Here is a photo of the team of people who built a giant solar array at the Lockheed Martin Sunnyvale facility for
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