Proposed Certificate in Alternate Education
The University of California Extension, Santa Cruz with campuses in Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Santa Cruz has proposed to offer a certificate in Alternative Education for teachers. Alternative education provides educational options to diverse student populations referred by local school districts, probation, and social services. In Santa Clara County alone nearly 20,000 children have dropped out or are at risk of dropping out of school (AEC report). Children who do not complete a high school education are at risk for delinquency, unplanned pregnancy, unemployment, poverty, substance abuse, serious illness and homelessness. Teachers in alternate education settings may be a child’s last link to a productive life. In addition, there is little recognition of or training for the special skills and expertise required to succeed with these children.Click here to learn more.
United Way Silicon Valley Sets Funding Priorities
Over the past few years UWSV has been making a transformation from a traditional fundraising institution to a progressive community solutions provider. Going forward, more than ever UWSV will be working with its partners to address the underlying causes of the most pressing community problems.
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AEC Funder’s Event
The Northern California Grantmaker’s (NCG) Association, supported by the Youth Transition Funder’s Group (YTFG) assisted the AEC to put on this event along with United Way Bay Area.
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Greetings from Pearl
On behalf of UWSV, the lead agency for the Alternative Education Collaborative (AEC), I am pleased to send you warm greetings for the new year. It is especially at this time of year that many of us take a retrospective view of our past and look toward the future. We ask such questions as: How have we done, and how can we do more? As a collaborative, the commitment and passion of those that work with and on behalf of out-of-school and struggling students throughout the county, is impressive. As someone at the helm for just 3 months, I have seen the passion at work and am proud of the resources, integrated programs, and the collaborative efforts.
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COE Alternative Schools Director Receives Youth Service Award
Paula Mitchell, Director of Alternative Schools for the SCCOE, has received a "Service to Youth Award" from the San Jose Job Corps.
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Evening Reporting Center Provides Guidance to Probation Youth
Evening Reporting Center opened its doors in East San Jose offering intensive training designed to provide life skills instruction and support services to juvenile probation violators.
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Catholic Charities Youth Outreach Worker Honored With 2006 Local Hero Award
“When I was a kid, my dad wasn’t involved in my life. I looked around my neighborhood and saw a lot of other kids whose dads weren’t involved,” said the 34-year-old Jaoquin Parra. “I took it upon myself to do something because so many kids don’t have positive male role models.”
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New York Learning Institute Highlights
The Learning Institute was organized to bring together representatives from the seven cities funded by the Youth Transition Funders Group as part of its Strategic Assessment Initiative to share strategies and engage in problem solving across communities.
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Minority Enrollment in Colleges and Universities
Minority enrollment at the nation's colleges and universities rose 50.7 percent, to 4.7 million students, between 1993 and 2003, a new report from the Washington, D.C.-based American Council on Education.
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2007 Teach for Excellence Mini-Grant Applications are Available NOW
The 2007 Teach for Excellence Mini-Grant Application is now available. An award of up to $500 is available for proposed projects in alternative education programs that enhance learning. This application can be completed on-line. Deadline to submit application: January 19, 2007.
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