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Title: Taking Stock of the California Linked Learning District Initiative. Seventh-Year Evaluation Report. Revised
Language: English
Authors: Miya Warner, Kyra Caspary, Nicole Arshan, Regie Stites, Christine Padilla, Deepa Patel, Matthew McCracken, Erin Harless, C. J. Park, Laila Fahimuddin, Nancy Adelman, SRI International
Source: SRI International. 2018.
Availability: SRI International. 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025. Tel: 650-859-2000; e-mail: customer.service@sri.com; Web site: https://www.sri.com/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 164
Publication Date: 2018
Sponsoring Agency: James Irvine Foundation
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools
Secondary Education
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Educational Change, Student Attitudes, High School Students, High School Graduates, College Enrollment, Outcomes of Education, School Districts, Learner Engagement, Academic Persistence, Program Evaluation, Longitudinal Studies, Stakeholders
Geographic Terms: California
Abstract: Since 2006, The James Irvine Foundation has invested more than $100 million in Linked Learning, a promising approach to transforming education in California. In 2009, the Foundation launched the California Linked Learning District Initiative ("the initiative") to demonstrate this approach in nine school districts. The multiyear evaluation of this large initiative has a twofold purpose: to document the work and distill lessons from districts that are applying Linked Learning systemically and to measure the effect of this comprehensive implementation on student outcomes. SRI International has conducted a rigorous, multimethod evaluation of the initiative in each year of its implementation, conducting interviews with district administrators, partners, stakeholders, pathway teachers, and students; administering surveys to students both in high school and 1 year after graduation; and collecting administrative data on students' high school academic outcomes and initial postsecondary enrollment. We have followed three cohorts of students: the class of 2013 in four districts and the classes of 2014 and 2015 in all nine districts. SRI's seventh annual evaluation report on the progress of the California Linked Learning District Initiative differs from previous evaluation reports in that it is designed to be comprehensive and summative, rather than focusing on new developments in the initiative or policy context. With 2013-14 marking the final year of Foundation funding for the initiative, this report provides updated findings on student engagement and achievement outcomes, including initial enrollment and persistence in postsecondary education. In addition, this report provides final lessons learned from the experiences of the initiative districts; their successes and challenges with Linked Learning systems implementation over the past 7 years; and their plans for expanding and sustaining Linked Learning while maintaining pathway quality and fidelity to the Linked Learning approach. [This report was produced by the Center for Education Policy at SRI International.]
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What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
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