Civil Grand Jury: Students benefit from career, work-based high schools like TIDE Academy in Menlo Park
Jurors credit school/business partnerships for the programs, but notes disparity in funding, need for more certified instructors
Career-focused programs offered at six local high schools — sometimes in conjunction with businesses — provide great benefits to students. But a disparity in funding and lack of certified educators to teach courses at these schools are roadblocks in offering programs like this more widely, according to a San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury report released on Monday, June 26. The report includes Menlo Park's TIDE Academy as an example of a successful program in the report.