As California enters another budgeting year with a projected surplus, the Governor’s Budget Proposal continues its focus on investing in strategies aimed at providing students and workers with the education and training that leads to good jobs and upward mobility. Here are highlights from the proposed Budget: K-12 Career Technical Education The Budget proposes an […]
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Increase California’s credential and degree attainment and close equity gaps especially for individuals from underserved populations facing basic skills barriers. Ensure students pursuing occupational and technical training have the financial resources and other supports they need to access and successfully complete post-secondary education and skills training. Support the upskilling of low-wage workers by providing education
The budget passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor contains $150 million in one-time funding to implement the Guided Pathways Grant Program – a systemwide effort to reengineer the college experience so more students can successfully complete certificates and degrees. Community college CTE students will now see a doubling of the Cal Grant
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On January 10th Governor Brown released his budget proposal for the 2017-18 fiscal year. The budget summary emphasizes the importance of investing in California’s workforce and recognizes that these investments will help improve student educational outcomes and earning potential, reduce poverty, and better prepare the state’s workforce for the changing labor market and economy. The
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The 2016-17 Budget includes new investments in workforce education and training including $200 M for community college Strong Workforce Program and $50 M for a Student Success for Basic Skills Program. The budget also now provides for eligibility for a the Full-Time Student Success Grant to community college Cal Grant C recipients.
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REPORT The Cal Grants Issue Career technical education (CTE) students attending California community colleges pay the lowest tuition and fees in the nation. Yet the cost of attending college is extremely high given the expense of housing, food, books, supplies and transportation. There also is evidence that the Cal Grant program – California’s financial aid
WORKFORCE BRIEF The Mission EDGE priorities for 2016 focus on creating a funding stream for CTE programs, greater financial support for Cal Grant C students, implementing high impact practices in adult education and basic skills, and more. DESCRIPTION Report Author: The California EDGE Coalition Date: January 2016 Website: www.californiaedgecoalition.org EDGE releases its workforce agenda for
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WORKFORCE BRIEF The Moment Is Here This is a moment of tremendous opportunity for California’s workforce programs and institution, which have suffered from neglect and underfunding for numbers of years. Each of the initiatives described builds on innovative efforts that have been incubating in the regions even in the face of fiscal and other obstacles.
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WORKFORCE BRIEF The Adult Education Mission Adult education has historically funded numbers of activities but two are most central to its mission: basic skills education (basic English, math, and English as a Second language training, including supporting individuals to acquire a high school diploma or GED) and short-term vocational education. As the LAO’s report suggests,
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WORKFORCE BRIEF The Need for Funding Even as the demand for higher levels of education and training rise, California is experiencing a dismaying set of state and federal budget cuts, redirections, and policy changes that make it more difficult for the state to provide access for students and workers to the training programs and education
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