Category: In Our Schools

This Victory Lap is Just the Beginning for Jackie

Jackie R. lights up any room with her bold orange hair, big energy and even bigger dreams. She just graduated this month with a certified nursing assistant certification — a milestone she earned through grit, grace and a deep sense of purpose.  As a high school senior and part of our student intern program, she […]

Written by on May 6, 2025

Yes, Teen Parents Can Graduate and Pursue a Successful Career

What are the chances that a teen mother of two would graduate high school, earn certification as a nursing assistant and be making plans to go to college to pursue a dream of someday going to medical school to become a pediatric oncologist? Pretty low – unless you happen to find a high school like Learn4Life that […]

Written by on January 31, 2025

Students Jump Start Their Careers with a Certified Nursing Assistant Program

Leaving high school with a diploma is great, but departing with a state-approved certificate to jump start a career in healthcare is even better! Learn4Life has partnered with Dalrada Career Institute to offer its students an intense, month-long program to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). The program runs for eight hours a day, starting […]

Written by on February 21, 2024

National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month Celebration

On October 4, 2021 , The Latino/a Initiative for Growth and Advocacy (LIGA) and Learn4Life hosted our very first National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month celebration. Let’s spread the word and share the vision of unity, culture, inspiration, and empowerment. Unidos. Stronger!

Written by on October 6, 2021

2021 Graduations

This graduation season, Learn4Life changed the stories of 2,886 students. We are so proud of our #Classof2021 graduates, as well as the countless students working diligently to change their stories! Check out a full list of graduation recap videos on our YouTube page! YouTube.com/Learn4LifeGraduations  

Written by on September 1, 2021

Civic Literacy Media Influence Paid Fellowship

Learn4Life is launching a Civic Literacy & Media Influence Fellowship with first cohort starting Monday, July 19. Four to six students/alumni will be selected by a panel to participate in the paid Fellowship program. In this paid position, students/alums will be mentored by Charles Ellison, an award-winning analyst for WURD Radio, former SiriusXM Channel host, […]

Written by on June 24, 2021

AB 1316 Moved To Inactive Status

Good news… we have stopped AB 1316 in this legislative session. Thank you for your letters and calls! It made a significant difference in protecting students and equity in education. The bill was moved to inactive status, which means the bill is dead for this calendar year. It could be brought back up in 2022, […]

Written by on June 8, 2021

NASA Space Shuttle Technology Now Purifying the Air in Our Learning Centers

We are pleased to announce that we have installed photocatalytic air purifiers in all our schools. Called ActivePure® Technology by Aerus, it was originally developed for NASA in 1990s for the Space Shuttle. In 2017, was inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame by The Space Foundation. ActivePure “works by harnessing microscopic oxygen and water molecules in […]

Written by on May 12, 2021