California Forward
The San Rafael Schools district is taking the “skills gap” head-on by incorporating business philosophy into the curriculum to better prepare students
read morePresident Barack Obama brought up several topics that gave us something to chew on, but one thing that particularly made us stop and think were his proposals on preschool education
read moreWe had the opportunity to sit down with California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice Harris. With just three months under his belt, the Chancellor explains why he believes better days are on the horizon.
read moreIt was another busy week in the world of public safety realignment in California as the implementation of historic legislation that has helped enable California to close the revolving door of low-level inmates cycling in and out of state prisons continues.
read moreUpon my release, my wife passed me an iPhone 4S. It was far smaller than the Motorola cellphone that I used back in 1987, when my journey through America’s prison system began.
read moreWe present the initial installment of the PCE Realignment Digest, which will bring an informed perspective to the table on all of the important realignment-related news from the prior week.
read moreGov. Jerry Brown made a bold yet calculated play this week to challenge the Federal Court’s continued jurisdiction over the California prison system as part of a ruling that mandated a reduction in the state prison population.
read moreHelping ex-offenders successfully reenter society as law-abiding, tax-paying citizens is a win for everyone.
read moreRather than focusing on living as a model inmate, more than 15 years ago I started thinking about what I would need to emerge as a law-abiding, contributing citizen.
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