Community Unit School District 200’s Post

We are thrilled to share that the state has awarded $9 million in funding to our Sonoma County schools through Golden State Pathways. This funding is powerful validation of the efforts to champion career-aligned education within our schools. This empowers us to continue collaborating closely with our education partners, individual schools, and the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) to ensure these programs successfully connect students with the skills and opportunities our local workforce demands. This is how we prepare students for lifelong success and build a stronger community! 🌟 Read the article below! #CareerEducation #StudentSuccess #WorkforceDevelopment #SonomaCounty #GoldenStatePathways

Dual enrollment not only helped me prepare for college but helped me with the cost of getting a college education. I’ll never forget taking my FIU dual enrollment sheet to my high school counselor junior year and having her tell me “dual enrollment doesn’t exist” when I had the physical sheet of paper for her to sign for my two dual enrollment courses in front of her. We need to rise up and prepare the next generation by educating them on opportunities like dual enrollment. World peace certainly won’t be attained by simply spreading awareness of opportunities to pursue higher education but long story short i whole heartedly believe that one way we make the world a better place in a practical sense is by sharing resources and opportunities, especially education centered. College certainly isn’t a requirement for success but SO MANY more than capable students miss out on the *opportunity* to pursue higher education because of a lack of knowledge. Reminds me of a Bible verse my people perish for a lack of knowledge. PLEASE share opportunities you know of for students however you can. High school counselors tend to be overworked, underpaid, and honestly many cap advisors don’t even know what they’re doing… It takes a tribe, a community, let’s be part of ensuring more students are at least aware of available resources to help them develop both academically / professionally and personally, PLEASE!

States are taking steps to transform student learning and modernize education. Read how Indiana, Colorado, Maine, North Carolina, Wyoming and others & others are working to redefine public education in Education Week ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gnKywxez. #StatesLeading

Three WCS high schools continue to be the highest-ranked, non-magnet schools in Tennessee, according to US News and World Report's annual Best High Schools list that was released on August 29. Brentwood High is ranked fifth in the state; Ravenwood High is ranked sixth; and Franklin High is ranked seventh. Nolensville High is also among the Top 10 schools in the state after being ranked tenth. Page and Independence high schools are ranked eleventh and sixteenth, respectively.  "Our students and teachers lead the state in public school education, and we are continuing to celebrate their great work," said WCS Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Schools Dr. Leigh Webb. "We thank all of our educators and school employees as they support the important work taking place in our classrooms. " Ten WCS high schools are ranked within the top 100 of 445 Tennessee schools. Vanguard Virtual High is unranked.  The US News and World Report reviewed approximately 25,000 high schools across the country and ranked approximately 17,680 of those. The rankings are decided using six factors that are summed together and then transformed into a percentile number between zero and 100. The six factors considered are college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment proficiency, state assessment performance, underserved student performance and graduation rate. The complete rankings of WCS high schools are listed below: Brentwood High - 5 (ranked 226 nationally) Ravenwood High - 6 (ranked 327 nationally) Franklin High - 7 (ranked 383 nationally) Nolensville High - 10 (ranked 801 nationally) Page High - 11 (ranked 1,057 nationally) Independence High - 16 (ranked 1,344 nationally) Centennial High - 25 (ranked 2,011 nationally) Summit High - 27 (ranked 2,141 nationally) Fairview High - 51 (ranked 3,965 nationally) Renaissance High - 93 (ranked 6,028 nationally) #education #usnews #teachers #tennessee #highschool

Watch this week and see if true structural reforms are proposed or more marginal ideas are put forth to protect the status quo—- which will not take Michigan where it needs to go to be relevant as the 21st century unfolds.

There is no alignment or accountability in education policy and it is hard to see how shifting a few chairs on the educational Titanic, called Michigan public education system is going to change this reality. If you have a hole in your roof, pretending to fix it, does not keep the rain out. Real change is needed in the governance of Michigan’s system of public education. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer launches new education office, seeking more college grads in Michigan. This may be a start, it certainly should not be an end as it does little if anything to address the dysfunction of alignment or accountability in education policy and direction in Michigan. https://lnkd.in/gqvgdQFa

Main message the article: "We need to create a vision and plan that expands the opportunities for families to access quality schools: 1. Identify schools’ most successful current assets and examine how and why they are working to beat the odds for their students. 2. Convene a group of education and civic leaders to define, with input from families and teachers, what quality and best practices mean for Philadelphia schools, and create sensible metrics to measure progress toward ensuring they exist in all of our neighborhoods and catchment areas. 3. This should include leaders of school systems, as well as members of Mayor Parker’s team and City Councilmembers, who all have visions for what quality schools entail. 4. Formulate a comprehensive, long-term plan that strengthens existing quality schools and creates the conditions for more schools to reach this bar. 5. Ensure the people who serve on both the school board nominating panel and the school board are focused on and committed to pursuing this unified vision."

The reckoning is here. It's past time for us to create an education model that understands the uncertain nature of work and provides everyone with the flexibility to pivot to new interests. #upskilling #reskilling #lifelonglearning

#UnapologeticLeadershipThoughts There isn’t much that we all agree upon in #higher education, with the exception of one thing: higher education costs too much. I’ve been considering the rising cost of education and the slide in public confidence in our institutions, thinking about how we at Compton College and nationally can address these concerns for our students, particularly Black students. Every day, low-income and Black students across our nation’s college campuses face tough decisions that no student should have to make. Many of our students are trying to address several questions as they consider enrolling at a post-secondary institution, which may include some of the following: Do I really need to purchase that book for that class? What are my childcare options? Should I purchase a parking permit this semester? Do I need to purchase a public transportation pass? How can I guarantee food for my family?  Can I work on campus or off campus? How many classes should I take online vs. in-person? Do I really need to meet with a counselor? I see this list of questions (which you and I both know, are not exhaustive), and it brings just two to my mind: 1) When did it become so hard for people to access a higher education? And 2) What are we going to do to fix this? Read the rest here: https://lnkd.in/gZVFub2C