Education Consortium of San Diego County
Most jobs are currently classified as skilled, and most require training beyond high school such as in an apprenticeship, career-technical, or academic program. The Public Policy Institute of California estimates that by the year 2020, more than 75 percent of jobs will require training either from a community college or from a university.
California does not presently prepare enough of its students to enter community college or university programs. At current education rates, we will not be able to meet the workforce demand to support our economy in 2020.
Far from preparing the 75 percent of its students that will need to enroll in a community college or university program by 2020, California prepares only 36 percent of its public high school graduates to enroll in such programs - less than 4 in 10 high school seniors have completed the rigorous curriculum known as the "A-G" curriculum, which prepares students to enroll in these programs.
In San Diego County, we do a worse job of preparing our students for the future than do other major counties in the state. Far fewer of our students complete the A-G curriculum than do students in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Alameda, Santa Clara, and San Francisco.
The Education Consortium is exploring what it would take to educate all students in the county in the A-G curriculum. School districts like San Jose have already made A-G the default curriculum and, as a result, have dramatically increased the readiness of high school graduates for post-secondary training. We could do the same.
Find out more about the A-G curriculum and how you can support A-G for all students.
Seeking solutions that prepare all students to enter the workforce and succeed in life
Some school districts are making A-G the default curriculum and are closing the achievement gap as a result.
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
The Education Consortium of San Diego County is bringing together school administrators, civic leaders, teachers, parents, students, community advocates, workforce partners, and philanthropists to engage in collaborative actions that prepare students at all levels of education to enter the workforce and succeed in life.
The Education Consortium has released a new report analyzing the 'A-G' course offerings at high schools in the San Diego Unified School District.
The report finds that there are significant disparities between the A-G course availability at schools north of Interstate 8 and schools south of Interstate 8.
The report makes recommendations to the school district to fulfill its commitment to provide the A-G course sequence to all students.
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