California Forward
While city governments are increasingly making their data open, the standards of data quality and leadership dedicated to initiatives are often all over the map, says a new report from USC.
read moreNational gathering will focus on using “for-benefit” sector to tackle major issues like building badly needed infrastructure and workforce development.
read moreWatch author of election modernization law talk about reforms that helped boost Colorado’s voter turnout, ideas that prompted a new proposed reform bill supported by California’s elections chief.
read moreLegislature working on addressing a $59 billion-backlog in state road and highways maintenance, but so far, proposed fixes have been temporary solutions to a long-term infrastructure investment issue.
read moreInnovative workforce program links high school students to college to make them career-ready and college-ready in California’s major agricultural region
read moreCounty clerk from California made the 7,000-mile trek to the disputed region and de facto independent state of Nagorno-Karabakh to observe recent elections and found them to be free and fair–along with a population informed and excited about participating.
read moreCalifornia group looking at closing skills gap tackles the puzzle of boosting funding for career technical education and how to get community colleges to align the courses so students and industry don’t get the runaround.
read moreHarvard school acknowledges Sacramento regional program that uses better data modeling of natural assets which can promote both economic growth and conservation.
read moreElected leaders and school officials came together to discuss cities and districts being left behind by the pace of new technology and how to adapt smartly to boost civic engagement, education outcomes and local economies.
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