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Technology and Learning
Success Stories
Mapping Success with Technology
Story posted June, 2008
Results:
• Increased student test scores on California State STAR exam every year for the last 5 years
• Only technology class where majority of students are female and minority
• Work by students has been published in professional journals, presented at professional conferences, and honored with numerous national awards
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District wanted to put technology in the hands of students with a program that would deliver results and benefit the community. ...
In West Philly, Career Academies Drive Success
Story posted December, 2007
Results:
• Top honors multiple times at the Tour de Sol (a prestigious national green car competition)
• Increased numbers of college-bound students
West Philadelphia High School doesn't look like a place on the cutting edge of automotive technology "It's a true inner city high school," says teacher Simon Hauger. "Many of my students come from extraordinarily challenging social circumstances." But a groundbreaking career and technical education program has given students reasons to stay focused, including the opportunity to be part of a car-building competition that's trumped college students and automakers alike.
More than 80 percent of West Philadelphia's overwhelmingly African American student population comes from disadvantaged backgrounds. Four in ten don't graduate, prompting school officials to find hands-on, relevant ways to reach at-risk students. ...
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