event Improving Career Education Pathways into California’s Workforce Aug 26, 2021 COVID-19 hit workers with less education hardest, underscoring the need for public investments in workforce training. A new PPIC report describes student pathways through career education programs at community colleges and discusses insights from stakeholder interviews on how to help more people complete programs and connect to quality jobs.
Report Improving Career Education Pathways into California’s Workforce By Shannon McConville, Sarah Bohn, Bonnie Brooks, Mina Dadgar Jul 27, 2021 COVID-19 hit workers with less education hardest, underscoring the need for public investments in workforce training. In this report, we describe student pathways through career education programs at community colleges and discuss insights from stakeholder interviews on how to help more people complete programs and connect to quality jobs.
blog post For California’s Educational Data System, Public Support Will Be Key By Jacob Jackson Jul 9, 2021
blog post Glimmers of Hope for California in the April Jobs Report? By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune May 25, 2021 Although unemployment rates were unchanged, California added more than 100,000 jobs between March and April, with gains strongest in the hardest-hit sectors.
blog post Recovery in Los Angeles Is Tied to Hospitality and Hollywood By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune Apr 21, 2021 As regions across California rebound from the COVID-19 economic fallout, job gains in leisure and hospitality and the film industry will be key to LA’s recovery.
Report Building California’s Cradle-to-Career Data System By Jacob Jackson Apr 7, 2021 A yearlong collaboration among educational institutions, state agencies, advocates, and researchers has led to a plan for a statewide system that connects K–12, higher education, workforce, and social services data. This report outlines how this shared knowledge base can benefit California—and key considerations for ensuring the system’s long-term success.
blog post Video: Women and the Pandemic Economy By Vicki Hsieh Apr 2, 2021 An expert panel discusses the ongoing struggles women face in balancing work, family, and health—and steps that can be taken to support working women.
Fact Sheet Immigrants and Education in California By Hans Johnson, Cesar Alesi Perez, Marisol Cuellar Mejia Mar 24, 2021 Educational attainment among California’s recent immigrants has risen markedly. Immigrants now make up 31% of California workers with at least a bachelor’s degree. However, immigrants also comprise an outsized share of workers with little formal education.
blog post The Pandemic Has Highlighted the Needs of California’s Youth By Caroline Danielson, Mary Severance Mar 24, 2021 We spoke with Jevon Wilkes, executive director of the California Coalition for Youth, about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected transitional-age youth (16–24) and the importance of connecting them with basic resources and key supports.
blog post Finding a Balance between Supply and Demand to Get to Groundwater Sustainability By Lori Pottinger Mar 15, 2021 The San Joaquin Valley is facing difficult tradeoffs in getting to sustainable groundwater management. We talked with Emmy Cattani, a fifth-generation farmer from Kern County, about how to minimize economic harm resulting from efforts to reduce groundwater use.
