Elevate CA: Lift Up California Millennials With Higher Education
Student debt, high living costs sap generation's potential. Here's one way to invest in their success. Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Elevate CA, Economy, Education
Commentary
California wrapping up report on cost-effective mental health strategies to cut jail population
Recommendations include better alternatives to jailing people with mental health needs Read More
Categories: Community Services, Community Corrections, Justice System Change Initiative, Realignment, Crime
Training program lifts up underserved in the Central Valley into construction careers
Pre-apprenticeship provides training to get residents living in poverty and others ready to fill skilled labor pipeline Read More
Categories: Elevate CA
Report: Workforce gap in L.A. region in means thousands of middle-skills jobs could go unfilled
Talent gap and an aging population are upping the demand for more workers in middle-skills jobs in mid-income range Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Economy, Regional Economies
Elevate CA: More empowered workers needed to grow California’s middle class
Businesses with increased employee decision-making are more stable and profitable Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Elevate CA, Economy
Why unions and the private sector should work together as partners in job creation
How both groups must change in order to collaborate and reinvigorate the California Dream Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Elevate CA, Economy, Leadership Council
How San Diego’s Blue Economy could help elevate state’s jobs and economy
San Diego's port is incubating businesses in Blue Tech industries Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Elevate CA
Riverside County builds team dedicated to inmates with mental health needs
Deputies work along with mental health specialists embedded at the jails to improve success of inmates Read More
Categories: Community Services, Community Corrections, Justice System Change Initiative, Crime
CA Fwd statement on passage of legislative housing “package”
Legislature has taken an important first step in addressing the crisis but more work to close affordability gap must get done Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit
VIDEO: Rehabilitative programs prepare San Bernardino County inmates to live on the outside again
Community partners and Sheriff's Department team up to train on range of skills from jobs to parenting Read More
Categories: Community Services, Community Corrections, Justice System Change Initiative, Realignment, Crime
Going beyond academics, economic prosperity for all students remains goal of San Diego school
Charter aims to graduate and create plan for success for high school drop outs who typically earn $10K less than graduates Read More
Categories: Elevate CA, Community Services
Elevate CA: The California State University is vital to state’s socioeconomic success
More jobs are in software development than on the production line. Here's how the CSU system is adapting to help students succeed. Read More
Categories: Elevate CA, Community Services, Innovation in Higher Education, Economy
Program awarding credit for experience helps fast forward college for working Californians
Central Valley college district program designed to attract workers looking to move up in their industry Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Community Services, Innovation in Higher Education, Economy
Regionalization: The Next Frontier of Equity and Opportunity for California
Economic issues and disparities in Bay Area cut across local borders. Solutions should, too. Read More
Categories: Elevate CA, Economy, Regional Economies
How our interdependence is essential for equity and upward mobility
Increasing the working age population is the best equity strategy. And it's everyone's responsibility Read More
Categories: Elevate CA, Economy
Elevating California means all regions must rise together
With only 20 percent of the Inland Empire holding bachelor's degrees, education is key to solving economic uncertainty Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Elevate CA, Economy, Regional Economies, Education
Don’t leave rural California behind
Businesses and workers outside urban cores face distinct challenges including the digital divide Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Elevate CA, Economy, Regional Economies, Smart Investment, Infrastructure
California Community Colleges Helping Address Nursing Shortage
Internationally-trained nurses face a difficult barrier to practice in California. The Single Subject Course pilot is one example of improving the workforce pipeline by providing international healthcare workers access to courses needed obtain their state license. Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Elevate CA
Our Future is 3-D: How to better pay for public goods through economic growth
New infrastructure tools make it easier for local governments to partner around shared purpose Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Elevate CA, Infrastructure
VIDEO: Retooling California schools to spark upward mobility
We asked about the importance of improving education so today's students do better than previous generations Read More
Categories: Elevate CA, Community Services, School Governance, Local Control Funding Formula, Education