Career Preparation

February 26, 2024

California's Youth Job Corps offers a second chance at career, higher education

California's state-funded Youth Job Corps has provided paid work opportunities for 8,000 young adults, ages 18 to 30, since launching in 2022.

Betty Márquez Rosales

November 21, 2019

Schools must steer away from 'one size fits all' approach

Focusing primarily on academic achievement and test scores not enough to prepare students for future challenges.

Michael Matsuda

October 1, 2019

Hundreds sign up for the new Calbright College

Calbright, California's new online community college, enrolled hundreds of students on its first day. Its enrollment goal is 400.

Ashley A. Smith

December 14, 2018

This Week in California Education: Episode 85, December 15, 2018

This week: John speaks with Ed Trust-West's Carrie Hahnel on California's new career and college indicator for the school dashboard. And Marty Alvarado of Jobs for the Future talks to Louis about California's investment in creating career pathways from high school into college and the workplace.

EdSource staff

October 10, 2018

Millions of Californians who started college could use help to finish it

Adults who start college but never finish face financial aid and scheduling roadblocks in returning, a new report explains. Without diplomas, their earnings and opportunities are less.

Larry Gordon

October 5, 2017

LA area community colleges need to do more to prepare future workers, report says

The analysis challenges community colleges to educate more students to fill the tens of thousands of jobs that will be created in the next five years.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

January 24, 2017

New certification program to create more uniform standards among high school career academies

Carolyn Jones

November 3, 2016

More high school students deserve chance to take college courses

Students who have the opportunity to earn college credit while in high school have a greater success rate of continuing on to postsecondary education.

Teri Munger

July 13, 2016

State board backs plans for California’s first college and career readiness indicator

The metric will be one part of the state's new accountability system.

Fermin Leal

March 10, 2015

Putting alternative school students on the road to careers

Career exploration program is inspired by popular reality show.

Michelle Maitre

December 2, 2014

Guidance offered on career preparation

A new policy brief from the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education offers recommendations for including career-preparation measures in school districts' Local Control and Accountability Plans. Such measures could include the number of students who complete work-based learning programs.

Michelle Maitre