by California Competes
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California leaders face an urgent need to address the COVID-19 pandemic and build a resilient and inclusive state economy. Policymakers must prioritize equitable postsecondary and workforce opportunities and outcomes to ensure our state’s regional economies and communities can weather this crisis, recover quickly, and withstand future threats. California Competes recommends immediate action to achieve three critical goals:
Drive inclusive economic recovery and future resiliency by strengthening the education-to-employment pipeline.
Leverage employment disruption to make college a reality for adults by offering clear pathways to and through higher education.
Advance programs and services that deliver equitable results through the swift design and launch of the Cradle-to-Career Data System.
The scope of our work extends beyond our policy priorities to ensure leaders have access to the information needed to support a robust higher education and workforce ecosystem where more people of color and underrepresented students earn meaningful credentials and whose talents match the demands of the 21st century. In 2020, we will release the following:
Download our 2020 Policy Priorities.
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California’s $308 billion 2022-23 budget agreement makes sizable investments to transform higher education including funding to strengthen alignment between higher education and workforce, increase college access and success for adults, and more. California Competes highlights the budget provisions that align with it policy priorities to reimagine a higher education system that serves all Californians.
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