Alan Weisberg
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Alan Weisberg
Former Education Consultant, California Academic Partnership Program,
University of California, Berkeley
Alan Weisberg is a former education consultant for the California Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) at the University of California, Berkeley. He advised on behalf of Foothill Associates and was president of Community Systems Associates. Weisberg was also a policy analyst with Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE). Weisberg previously served as a high school teacher, district administrator, education consultant to private foundations, and school board trustee. His work included co-authoring evaluations of the California Partnership Academies, focusing on dropout prevention and the integration of academic and vocational education.
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Publications by Alan Weisberg
Remembering the "Forgotten Half"
US high school students, especially those who do not attend college, have been found to lack skills and knowledge necessary for the job market. The California Partnership Academies program has been developed to address this issue and has been…
Third-Year Results from Replications of the California Peninsula Academies
Evaluation of 11 California high school academies in 1987-88 found positive in-school outcomes. Academies combine academic and vocational courses to reduce dropout rates. Graduation rates available for one grade-level cohort, with an estimated net…
1987–88 Evaluation Report
This report presents findings from the third annual evaluation of Partnership Academy Programs in CA, a high school-based, state-funded program with a school-within-a-school administrative structure that enrolls at-risk students with academic…
Second-Year Results from Replications of the California Peninsula Academies
This article discusses the results of replicating the California Peninsula Academies model in 10 high schools. The model provides technical instruction in an occupational field, alongside core academic curriculum, and is designed to prevent dropouts…