CA FWD NEWS

Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca: Beyond Silicon Valley
150 150 Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca

How to harness Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial and innovative prowess to the goal of inclusive economic growth in America’s heartland

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Open data bill would require cities to create data inventories
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

Local governments would need to catalog their data management systems and make the information publicly available under bill by State Senator Bob Hertzberg.

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San Gabriel Valley–economic arrow is pointing up
150 150 Matt Wrye

Residents and leaders optimistic about often overlooked distinct economic region, though issues like housing and educational attainment need attention.

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California labor leader lends voice to task force working to close skills gap
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Boosting CTE funding and creating more work-based learning at community colleges are two recommendations from John Brauer

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Group of reform-minded California schools measuring more than test scores
150 150 Ed Coghlan

10 districts reviewing a wider range of metrics in quest to improve academic performance, including chronic absenteeism, how students, teachers and parents view their school, suspension and expulsion rates

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EIFDs get two thumbs up at L.A. infrastructure gathering
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Tool for funding badly needed local and regional infrastructure projects and maintenance gains interest across the state

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Wait… What? Agency advising Governor on payments to counties proposes moving to VBM to save money
150 150 Doug Chapin

The State of California, like some other states, has an “unfunded mandate” law that requires the state to make money available for new legislation that imposes costs on counties. In practice, those mandates can be “suspended” for budgetary reasons, leaving localities holding the bag on costs.

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Agricultural company invests in education to tackle Central Valley workforce problem
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Program gets high school students college degree and exposure to working in the regional agricultural industry as soon as they graduate.

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