One of the goals of our nation’s public schools is to prepare students to enter the workforce. State and federal expenditures on schooling have been significant over time. In 2022, public K-12 expenditures were approximately $795 billion and in that year the nation’s graduation rate in 2022 was roughly 85%. The students who did not See The Story
In October 2023, John Muir Charter Schools and Rancho Cielo YouthBuild students participated in the The Orange County Sustainability Decathlon Challenge, a contest to design and build a model solar-powered home that addresses climate change and California’s housing needs, showcases innovation and ensures the home is market-ready and can educate the community about the challenges See The Story
California’s OSY Waiver Background on COYN and WIOA The California Opportunity Youth Network (COYN) is a statewide network that facilitates communication, organizing, and policy advocacy to remedy systemic inequities affecting Opportunity Youth (OY) across California. COYN defines OY as youth disconnected from school and work we well as “systems-involved youth” served by the foster care, See The Story
RAPSA is Proud to Announce Dr. Joseph Johnson as the Keynote Speaker for the 10th annual RAPSA Forum Joseph F. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D. Dr. Joseph Johnson is the Founding Executive Director of the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST) at San Diego State University. NCUST identifies, studies, and promotes the best practices of high-performing See The Story
  Dr. Gene Kerns, Chief Academic Officer, Renaissance Meet the Reengage Students Strand While multiple reports document the impact of the global pandemic, we have failed to examine decades of sustained, perhaps exponential, loss of learning opportunity in reading and mathematics. As schools across the nation shut down, so did, through no choice of their See The Story
  Dr. Gene Kerns, Chief Academic Officer Meet the Knowledge, Vocabulary, and Equity Strand Educational journalist, Emily Hanford, states that “equity in education begins with early decoding skills.” Indeed, for most learners, mastering the mechanics of a sound-based language, is the pathway to literacy; however, once these mechanics are developed, reading growth depends, more than See The Story
  Dr. Jan Bryan, National Education Officer, Renaissance Meet the Beyond School strand This journal is organized around four key strands: Reengaging Learners, Knowledge, Vocabulary, and Equity, Beyond School, and Embrace Biliteracy. The following article aligns to the Beyond School strand. Articles in this strand address factors outside of school that impact learning. Poverty and See The Story
Report and Recommendations of the California Advisory Task Force on Alternative Schools
RAPSA 4th Annual Awards Ceremony – Wednesday November 18th The RAPSA Board of Directors has announced the winners of the 2020 RAPSA Awards. Please join us on Wednesday, November 18th at 1:00 P.M. to celebrate their accomplishments. RAPSA Vision Award Dr. Ruiz de Velasco The RAPSA Vision award recognizes vision in pursuing creative policies to See The Story
March 20, 2020 Boston & Mass Resource Links Gathered by Larry Smith Coronavirus and Massachusetts Nonprofits CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) IN BOSTON MASS Information on the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Boston Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources Boston How You Can Help During the Coronavirus Outbreak Blue Cross Coronavirus Resource Center Education Development Center Free online educational See The Story
