Mountain Empire, San Diego

Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ballad Health, local schools launch region-wide, healthcare-focused Ballad Health Academy High School to address national labor shortages and create economic opportunity for next generation

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목요일, 1월 18, 2024

Graduating students will have the opportunity to move directly into high-demand healthcare jobs with family-sustaining wages upon graduation from high school.

Key Points: 
  • Graduating students will have the opportunity to move directly into high-demand healthcare jobs with family-sustaining wages upon graduation from high school.
  • This program helps children advance in high school to enroll in Certified Nursing Assistant Courses through local CTE schools.
  • Additionally, Ballad Health is the clinical learning partner for the soon-to-be-opened lab school in Marion, Virginia, a regional alternative school created by Virginia Gov.
  • “Ballad Health Academy will provide students with accelerated pathways to healthcare careers and help solve an industry-wide labor shortage.