Report Higher Education and Economic Opportunity in California By Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia Nov 4, 2020 The pandemic and its economic impact have highlighted longstanding social inequities: low-income and less-educated workers are bearing the brunt of both the virus and the downturn. Now more than ever, policymakers and higher education leaders must find avenues for low income and underrepresented students to access the benefits of a college degree.
blog post California’s Evolving Economy By Sarah Bohn Sep 6, 2022 Fundamental shifts in three keys areas--where we work, how we work, and the role of federal investments--are likely to shape California’s economic future as well as the policy questions we face.
blog post Immigrants Are Key to California’s Health Workforce By Paulette Cha May 1, 2019 With strong job growth in health care expected to continue, the state’s immigrant population will be a key source of workers in this sector.
blog post Video: Higher Education & Our Economic Future By Linda Strean Oct 16, 2015 Gavin Newsom, California’s lieutenant governor, says the state needs a plan, with measurable goals, to transform its higher education system for a world that has radically changed
blog post Testimony: Career Education Is Key to Meeting California’s Workforce Needs By Sarah Bohn Nov 27, 2018 About two-thirds of new jobs created in California over the next decade will require more than a high school diploma. Career education can help meet the demand of a knowledge-based economy.
