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California Virtual Campus
California Virtual Campus
California Virtual Campus

The California Virtual Campus website can be used to enroll in online courses offered at multiple California Community Colleges.
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ELD Video Series
ELD Video Series
ELD Video Series

The California Department of Education (CDE) developed a series of videos demonstrating integrated ELD instruction and its related designated ELD instruction during ELA, mathematics, and science. The Integrated and Designated ELD Video Series demonstrates the relationship between the California English Language Development Standards (CA ELD Standards) and the state content standards. When used in tandem, English learner students build English proficiency, refine academic use of English, and access subject area content in transitional kindergarten/kindergarten through grade twelve.
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ELA/ELD Framework Vignettes and Snapshots Chart
ELA/ELD Framework Vignettes and Snapshots Chart
ELA/ELD Framework Vignettes and Snapshots Chart

ELA/ELD Framework Vignettes and Snapshots Chart
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Overview of Multilingual Education
Overview of Multilingual Education
Overview of Multilingual Education

This website gives an overview of the Multilingual Programs available in the California School System.
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CodeStack
CodeStack
CodeStack

Content on this site allows users to access opportunities for software development, a coding academy, as well as educational multimedia services.
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EEC Environmental Learning Resources
EEC Environmental Learning Resources
EEC Environmental Learning Resources

The Environmental Education Collaborative (EEC), with the help of educational and community partners, created this digital environmental resource for Riverside and San Bernardino Counties - Environmental Learning Resources Guide. This guide was developed to help educators and community members find sites and programs about natural resources and sustainability. This guide provides information on programs for all ages from early childhood through adult, as well as information on professional training opportunities.
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The Noun Project
The Noun Project
The Noun Project

Noun Project is building a global visual language that unites us — a language that allows quick and easy communication no matter who you are or where you are. The Most Comprehensive Icon Collection in the World. Our community of designers from 120+ countries is building the most diverse and extensive collection of iconography ever created. Icons are some of the most universal communication tools available, crossing language and cultural boundaries.
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National Resource Center For Asian Languages
National Resource Center For Asian Languages
National Resource Center For Asian Languages

National Resource Center for Asian Languages (NRCAL) was established in 2014 to improve the nation’s capacity for the teaching and learning of Asian languages including Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Khmer. NRCAL is 1 of 16 language resource centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
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SBCSS Computer Science Snacks
SBCSS Computer Science Snacks
SBCSS Computer Science Snacks

The SBCSS Computer Science Snacks site has been created to showcase careers in computer science, as well as support students and educators with their computer science skills through the use of guided video tutorials.
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Schools Have a Huge Impact on the Local Economy
Schools Have a Huge Impact on the Local Economy
Schools Have a Huge Impact on the Local Economy

This article details the impacts of not adequately funding public schools.
Reports
New Vision for Education: Fostering Social and Emotional Learning through Technology
New Vision for Education: Fostering Social and Emotional Learning through Technology
New Vision for Education: Fostering Social and Emotional Learning through Technology

This report explores how competencies and skills developed through social and emotional learning (SEL) are as important as the foundational skills required for traditional academic learning. The New Vision for Education project examines the role that technology can potentially play to improve SEL education for the future.
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Escaping the Disability Trap
Escaping the Disability Trap
Escaping the Disability Trap

This article looks at the best ways to prepare special needs students for the workforce.
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The Economic Value of Social and Emotional Learning
The Economic Value of Social and Emotional Learning
The Economic Value of Social and Emotional Learning

This study highlights the economic benefits of social and emotional learning and the need for further research by comparing the benefits and costs of six different interventions.
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The Economic Impact of Good Schools
The Economic Impact of Good Schools
The Economic Impact of Good Schools

This article explains how understanding the economic impact of school quality requires matching the quality of schools attended to each state’s workers and then seeing how economic growth is affected by worker quality.
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Small Business Innovation Research
Small Business Innovation Research
Small Business Innovation Research

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is administered out of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The program provides up to $1.1M in funding for research and development of innovative forms of learning and instructional technologies for classrooms.
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Career Readiness: A Business-Led Approach for Supporting K-12 Schools
Career Readiness: A Business-Led Approach for Supporting K-12 Schools
Career Readiness: A Business-Led Approach for Supporting K-12 Schools

This paper reviews how states and districts have historically approached career readiness in K-12 schools and the limitations and challenges with current approaches. This paper also defines career readiness and argues that it should be pursued as an integrated measure under postsecondary readiness as part of ESSA state accountability systems as well as specific recommendations for the business community in addressing key implementation challenges involving the career readiness components of a postsecondary readiness indicator.
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The Effect of Career and Technical Education on Human Capital Accumulation: Causal Evidence from Massachusetts
The Effect of Career and Technical Education on Human Capital Accumulation: Causal Evidence from Massachusetts
The Effect of Career and Technical Education on Human Capital Accumulation: Causal Evidence from Massachusetts

This paper investigates the impact of participating in a specialized high school-based CTE delivery system on high school persistence, completion, earning professional certifications, and standardized test scores. The paper focuses on individuals from low-income families, an overrepresented group in CTE.
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Coronavirus, Economic Crisis Cloud Resurgence of Career Tech Ed.
Coronavirus, Economic Crisis Cloud Resurgence of Career Tech Ed.
Coronavirus, Economic Crisis Cloud Resurgence of Career Tech Ed.

This article discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on career and technical education.
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Communicating the Value and Promise of CTE with Parents and Students
Communicating the Value and Promise of CTE with Parents and Students
Communicating the Value and Promise of CTE with Parents and Students

This research highlights the ways how advocates can more effectively communicate about CTE with parents and students.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Student Achievement and What it May Mean for Educators
The Impact of COVID-19 on Student Achievement and What it May Mean for Educators
The Impact of COVID-19 on Student Achievement and What it May Mean for Educators

This article describes the expected learning losses from the COVID-19 shortened COVID-19 school year.
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What Do Test Scores Really Mean for the Economy?
What Do Test Scores Really Mean for the Economy?
What Do Test Scores Really Mean for the Economy?

This article argues that lower reading and math test scores will impact the future U.S. economy.
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How Children's Social Competence Impacts Their Well-Being in Adulthood
How Children's Social Competence Impacts Their Well-Being in Adulthood
How Children's Social Competence Impacts Their Well-Being in Adulthood

This 20-year study tracked a group of kindergarten students who were evaluated on social capabilities (e.g., listening to other, sharing materials). Researchers followed these children for the next two decades, examining whether these assessments could predict how these same children would fare by early adulthood.
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What US Schools Can Learn From Finland’s Approach to Education
What US Schools Can Learn From Finland’s Approach to Education
What US Schools Can Learn From Finland’s Approach to Education

This report lists four reforms any U.S. state or school can implement to make sustainable improvements within the current educational system.
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Funding Results Strengthening Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V)
Funding Results Strengthening Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V)
Funding Results Strengthening Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V)

This webpage lists the 2020-21 fiscal year allocations to California middle, high, and adult schools from the U.S. Department of Education Vocational Education Basic Grant Award.