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More from Education: K-12California high schools, including three in Ventura County, will split about $4.4 million this year to pay for advanced academic programs.
The courses, funded by the state's Specialized Secondary Programs, allow students to study a specific subject matter while developing skills to prepare for college and careers.
The California Department of Education chose 16 of 38 schools applying for new grants this year, including Santa Susana High in Simi Valley. It will receive $100,000 for a law and society academy.
An additional 43 schools, including Ventura and Thousand Oaks high schools, will get cash to continue programs in arts, media and entertainment, biomanufacturing, medical science, engineering, environmental studies and foreign languages.
Ventura will receive $125,000 for a bilingual program, and Thousand Oaks will get $125,000 for an entrepreneurship program.
"These are exactly the type of cutting-edge curricula we need to prepare students for more challenging careers whether they go straight into jobs after high school or continue their education in college," state schools Superintendent Jack O'Connell said in a statement released Wednesday.
For more information, visit http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r17/ssp07result.asp.
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