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Public Higher Education is California’s Engine of Social Mobility

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By: Janet Napolitano, UC President

October 10, 2017

UC President on building a roadmap to success for first-generation students and more Californians

Elevate CA: Lift Up California Millennials With Higher Education

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By: Hannah Cranston

October 6, 2017

Student debt, high living costs sap generation’s potential. Here’s one way to invest in their success.

Report: Workforce gap in L.A. region in means thousands of middle-skills jobs could go unfilled

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By: Ed Coghlan

October 3, 2017

Talent gap and an aging population are upping the demand for more workers in middle-skills jobs in mid-income range

Elevate CA: More empowered workers needed to grow California’s middle class

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By: Elizabeth Sholes

September 27, 2017

Businesses with increased employee decision-making are more stable and profitable

Why unions and the private sector should work together as partners in job creation

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By: Dave Regan

September 26, 2017

How both groups must change in order to collaborate and reinvigorate the California Dream

Elevate CA: The California State University is vital to state’s socioeconomic success

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By: Timothy P. White

September 6, 2017

More jobs are in software development than on the production line. Here’s how the CSU system is adapting to help students succeed.

Program awarding credit for experience helps fast forward college for working Californians

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By: Nadine Ono

September 5, 2017

Central Valley college district program designed to attract workers looking to move up in their industry

Regionalization: The Next Frontier of Equity and Opportunity for California

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By: Megan Joseph

August 30, 2017

Economic issues and disparities in Bay Area cut across local borders. Solutions should, too.

How our interdependence is essential for equity and upward mobility

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By: Mark Pisano

August 23, 2017

Increasing the working age population is the best equity strategy. And it’s everyone’s responsibility

Economy

Public Higher Education is California’s Engine of Social Mobility

Elevate CA: Lift Up California Millennials With Higher Education

Report: Workforce gap in L.A. region in means thousands of middle-skills jobs could go unfilled

Elevate CA: More empowered workers needed to grow California’s middle class

Why unions and the private sector should work together as partners in job creation

Elevate CA: The California State University is vital to state’s socioeconomic success

Program awarding credit for experience helps fast forward college for working Californians

Regionalization: The Next Frontier of Equity and Opportunity for California

How our interdependence is essential for equity and upward mobility

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