4 area school districts among 10 getting millions to create career pathways

Ten school districts across the state, including in Los Angeles, Long Beach and Pasadena, will share more than $11 million in grants from the James Irvine Foundation and ConnectEd to create themed career- and college-prep tracks in high schools.

Known as pathways, the tracks can focus on industries such as biomedical and health sciences, agriculture and renewable resources, or arts, media and entertainment. Research has shown that students involved in pathway programs are more engaged in their classes and have higher graduation rates. The grants are part of a statewide initiative that encourages high schools to offer at least six pathways that combine rigorous academics with career-specific technical instruction and hands-on learning.

The Antioch, Long Beach, Pasadena, Porterville, Sacramento City and West Contra Costa unified school districts will each receive more than $1 million over two years. The Montebello, San Diego, Stockton and Los Angeles unified school districts will each receive $125,000.

-- Seema Mehta

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Comments

[Dick Diamond]

'Bout time this happened. Great idea. Should have happened 20 years ago when Depart of Ed. wrote about it.
As a "throwback" to times past, Stockton was doing this in the 1950's. I know. I graduated from Stockton College when they had the finest T&I program coupled with an outstanding college-prep and business program.
Great for those schools. Thank goodness for private investment stepping up to the plate.