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
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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
No One is Disposable: Growing California’s working population critical to future economy
A different look at why unemployment rates are low yet wages are stagnant Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Elevate CA, Education
California’s nonprofit sector is key to addressing economic insecurity
Programs like a theater company for at-risk youth can give them a reason to be optimistic and to achieve beyond circumstance Read More
Categories: Elevate CA, Community Services
Our Puzzling Economy: How demographic trends are disrupting growth
As California's population gets older, more people will earn, spend, and contribute less Read More
Categories: Elevate CA
The Other Side of Paradise: How to improve the promise of California’s community colleges
To address yawning gap between rich and poor, colleges need to be nimbler and better track how well graduates do Read More
Categories: Elevate CA, Education
California’s 114 community colleges add up to a crucial part of solving economic insecurity
Chancellor -- a product of the Colleges -- talks about system's vision for expanding the middle class Read More
Categories: Elevate CA, Education
California colleges creating stronger workforce earn “Stars” for their progress
Strong Workforce Program rewarding programs with early success filling need for more skilled workers Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Education