Information on infusing leadership and life skills in K-12 education.
Earlier this year, Kimberly Beltran in the Cabinet Report wrote about the growing concern over the potential loss of traditional job training should the legislature pass Governor Browns proposed budget. Beltran wrote: “Nearly $400 million that once was set aside in the state budget each year specifically for Regional Occupational Centers and Programs has now
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Students in Ventura County California are excited to use technology tools to learn the concepts found in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects “hands-on.” The goal at Oak Park Unified School District (OPUSD) is to expose children to robotics, physics and chemistry early to spark their interest. “They will then use their science and technology
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Career Technical Education (CTE) and Advanced Placement (AP) may seem worlds apart. The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education, with input from state CTE directors and the College Board, recently reported AP courses and CTE pathways are both relevant and compatible from a college and career readiness perspective. According to their report,
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The Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) alliance is offering a free workshop in the San Jose area to help start and run financially self-sustaining computing summer camps. This workshop is open to college and university faculty or staff, non-profits that run camps at colleges and universities, and high school computing teachers. If you attend personally,
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