California Forward
Latinos are now the biggest demographic group in California. Now what? Here are three ways for them to take part in the state’s booming tech economy.
read moreThree problems with California’s local control accountability plans and three ways to save schools from getting bogged down with complicated plans to improve education outcomes.
read moreGetting students, counselors and colleges on the same path that connects courses with actual, in-demand careers is critical to the future of the California workforce.
read moreLeaders from across the political spectrum and across California will take part in public discussions about how to restore California’s role as the model for other states to follow in the areas of education, jobs and public engagement.
read moreFor California to develop the workforce necessary to remain globally competitive, employers must be given ways to play a larger role in the state’s workforce training system, the California Economic Summit emphasized in a letter to the task force charged with making community colleges more responsive to the state’s economy.
read moreThe state’s Local Control Funding Formula initiative is taking the right steps and has the right people on board to make a difference in educating California’s K-12 students.
read moreStatus update on moving the state closer to a strong statewide open data strategy, including three bills under consideration in Legislature
read moreCalifornia working group of school boards collaborates on how to grapple with the requirements of Local Control Funding Formula education reforms.
read moreRichmond, California, after an unsuccessful attempt to deal with blighted properties through eminent domain, is now turning to social impact bonds to rehabilitate these homes.
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