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Linked Learning Alliance

As California seeks to improve its high schools and better prepare its students for the future, many see "Linked Learning" as a solution.

The Linked Learning Alliance is a statewide coalition of education, industry, and community organizations dedicated to improving California’s high schools and preparing students for postsecondary education and career, both options and not just one or the other. More than 140 organizations and individuals have joined to date.

The Alliance brings a collective voice and coordinated effort to expanding access to Linked Learning—programs of study that connect learning in the classroom with real-world applications outside of school. Pathways integrate rigorous academic instruction with demanding technical curriculum and work-based learning—all set in the context of an industry theme. Visit the Alliance website.

Alliance Members

Updated November 13, 2009

State Agencies

  • California Community Colleges, System Office
  • California Department of Education
  • California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC)
  • California State University (CSU)
  • California Student Aid Commission
  • University of California (UC)

Business, Industry & Trade Organizations

  • A. Phillip Randolph Institute, San Francisco Chapter
  • Andrews Powder Coating, Inc
  • Architectural Foundation of San Francisco
  • Bay Area Council
  • Biocom
  • CalChamber
  • California Engineering Education Council (CEEC)
  • California Workforce Association
  • Contra Costa Council
  • Contra Costa Economic Partnership
  • East County Business Education Alliance
  • Events!
  • Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
  • Hospital Association of Southern California
  • Inland Empire Economic Partnership
  • Linking Education and Economic Development (LEED)
  • Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
  • MWH Global
  • Orange County Business Council
  • PBS&J
  • Ruffin & Associates
  • San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
  • Teichert, Inc.
  • The Entertainment Economy Institute
  • Verizon-California
  • Wheelers Desert Letter & the Public Record
  • Workplace Hollywood
  • Youth Radio

Community and Advocacy Organizations

  • Alliance for a Better Community
  • Californians for Justice
  • Campaign for College Opportunity
  • Capital Unity Council
  • Community Coalition
  • Community Development Technologies Center (CD Tech)
  • Covenant House California
  • Education Consortium of San Diego County
  • Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California
  • Moms United Boys to Men Club
  • Public Advocates, Inc.
  • Salvadoran American Leadership and Education Fund (SALEF)
  • State Building and Construction Trades Council, CA
  • United Way of Greater Los Angeles
  • Urban Education Partnership
  • Watts/Willowbrook Boys and Girls Club
  • Youth Development Network

Education Organizations & Associations

  • ACLU Foundation of Southern California
  • Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools
  • Alliance of Regional Collaboratives to Heighten Educational Success (ARCHES)
  • Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)
  • Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU)
  • Bakersfield Adventures for the Mind Museum
  • Buck Institute for Education
  • California Association of Leaders for Career Preparation
  • California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs (CAROCP)
  • California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO)
  • California Association of School Counselors (CASC)
  • California Charter Schools Association (CCSA)
  • California Child Welfare Co-Investment Partnership
  • California Education Round Table Intersegmental Coordinating Committee (ICC)
  • California Federation of Teachers (CFT)
  • California League of High Schools
  • California Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
  • California School Boards Association (CSBA)
  • California Teachers Association (CTA)
  • Career Academy Support Network (CASN)
  • Career And College Clubs/ All Student Loan
  • Center for Student Support Systems (CS3), University of San Diego
  • ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career
  • Convening Conversations
  • Da Vinci Schools
  • Diploma Plus, Inc.
  • George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF)
  • International Network for Public Schools
  • International Trade Education Programs, Inc
  • KQED Education Network
  • Los Angeles Coalition of Essential Schools (CES/LA)
  • Los Angeles Small Schools Center
  • Metropolitan Education District
  • Mission College South Bay RHORC
  • Mother of Many/LAUSD
  • National Academy Foundation (NAF)
  • New Day for Learning Initiative, San Francisco
  • Southern California College Access Network
  • Springboard Schools
  • The Tech Museum of Innovation
  • UCLA Parent Project, Graduate School of Education
  • UNITE-LA
  • The Whittier Educational Foundation

Public Agencies

  • ABC Unified School District
  • Antelope Valley Union High School District
  • Antioch Unified School District
  • Computer Careers Academy, Pasadena USD
  • El Dorado Union High School District
  • Elk Grove Unified School District
  • Grossmont Union High School District
  • Lompoc Unified School District
  • Long Beach Unified School District
  • Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Montebello Unified School District
  • Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
  • Pasadena Unified School District
  • Porterville Unified School District
  • Rio Hondo Community College
  • Sacramento Unified School District
  • Salinas Union High School District
  • San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, Alliance for Education
  • San Diego Unified School District
  • San Francisco Unified School District
  • San Juan Choices Charter School
  • San Juan High School
  • San Juan Unified School District
  • Santa Cruz City Schools
  • Sequoia Union High School District
  • Stockton Unified School District
  • Twin Rivers Unified School District
  • West Contra Costa Unified School District

Research & Policy Organizations

  • Applied Research Center (ARC)
  • California Child Welfare Co-Investment Partnership
  • Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning (CFTL)
  • Greenlining Institute
  • Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE)
  • Latino Issues Forum
  • National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families
  • New America Foundation
  • Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
  • Policy Link
  • School Redesign Network (SRN)/LEADS at Stanford University

Individuals

  • Cynthia Borcich, Assistant Principal, Sacramento City Unified School District
  • Mary Bull, Educator, Former Superintendent, Vallejo Unified School District
  • Lisa Cleri Reale, Consultant, Lisa Cleri Reale & Associates
  • Anthony Cody, Science Content Coach, Oakland Unified School District
  • Kim Coffeen, School Facility Planner/Architect, LPA, Inc.
  • Amy Cooper, Director of Policy, Office of Los Angeles Unified School District Board President Mónica Garcia
  • Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez, Board of Education, Azusa Unified School District
  • Elizabeth Daley, Dean, School of Cinema–Television, University of Southern California
  • Jennielyn Dino-Rossi, Consultant, Contra Costa Economic Partnership
  • Tasha Dorado, Lead Counselor, Lompoc High School
  • Joanne Durkee, Director, Mt. Diablo Unified School District
  • Ganesh, Research Scholar, NITTTR Chandigarh
  • Mónica Garcia, President, Board of Education, Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Wendell Greer, Associate Superintendent, West Contra Costa Unified School District
  • Judi Heitz, Curriculum Specialist, Math/Science, Grossmont Union High School District
  • Bruce Ingraham, Doctoral Student, St. Mary’s College
  • Jean Kaput, Coordinator Workforce Initiatives, Mira Costa Community College
  • Susan Mas, Executive Director, The Design High School, Los Angeles
  • Efrain Mercado, Educational Consultant, ACT, Inc.
  • Jack O'Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education
  • Bernice Onofre, Registered Nurse, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE)
  • Norma Provencio Pichardo, Organizational Development Consultant & Career Coach, Workplace Hollywood
  • Hudi Podolsky, Education Consultant, Podolsky Consulting
  • Pedro Rosado, District Representative, Office of Senator Loni Hancock
  • Laura Silva, Education Consultant, Silva & Associates
  • Ellen Spitalnik, Consultant
  • Phyllis Throckmorton, Director, CTE, Oxnard Union High School District
  • Jonathan Tran, Legislative Aide, California State Assembly
  • Rebecca C. Troyer, Lead Teacher/ROP Instructor, Pasadena Unified School District
  • Saili Tuitasi, Science Teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Michael Ward, Senior Consultant, Economic and Workforce Development, High Bar Consulting