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Call to Action: Support AB 1705 (Irwin) Equitable Placement and Completion at Community Colleges

AB 1705 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin will be heard in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday, June 22nd at 9:00 am and we need your support! AB 1705 (Irwin) aims to remove barriers to certificate and degree completion by ending lengthy remedial sequences and placing students directly into transfer-level English and math coursework that is appropriate to their …

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CA EDGE Coalition’s Overview of the 2022-23 May Revision

On May 13, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom released the 2022-23 May Revision to the state budget draft, building upon the January budget proposal with several adjustments and additional investments totaling $300 billion in the areas of education, workforce training, economic recovery, and support services for underserved Californians. EDGE applauds Governor Newsom for advancing significant funding …

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Call to Action: Support Education and Workforce Bills Pending in Appropriations Committee

As we approach the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Suspense File hearing, taking place on Thursday, May 19th upon adjournment of session, EDGE is working hard to raise awareness and uplift critical measures pending before the Appropriations committees from both houses – urging our State leaders to make investments that seek to empower underserved students, adult …

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Community Economic Resilience Fund Update – April 2022

The Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) is intended to support the development of regional economic roadmaps that invest in industries that will thrive in a carbon-neutral future, create high-quality jobs, and build a more equitable and inclusive economy. A total of $600 million investment in last year’s budget was appropriated from the American Rescue Plan …

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Workforce challenges and opportunities in the healthcare industry – Cutting EDGE Episode 4

EDGE Executive Director Zima Creason sits down with California Hospital Association President and CEO Carmela Coyle to discuss workforce challenges and opportunities in the healthcare industry. Click here to view the full interview The Cutting EDGE is an interview series where Zima Creason, CA EDGE Coalition’s Executive Director, sits down with coalition members, partners, policymakers, …

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Call to Action: Join EDGE in elevating the voice of lived experience

At the California EDGE Coalition, it is our mission to bring together organizations that seek to address workforce shortages, create pathways to the middle class, and help communities that have been historically left out of California’s prosperity. This year, EDGE is looking to connect organizations that work with individuals with lived experience in workforce development, …

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Governor’s 2022-23 State Budget Proposal

The California EDGE Coalition applauds the Administration for the inclusion of education and workforce training investments geared towards addressing climate justice and the healthcare sector – all while centering equity and economic mobility for all Californians. The budget proposal builds upon last year’s historic investments that addressed food and housing insecurity, increased earn-and-learn opportunities, strengthened …

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Governor’s 2022-23 State Budget Proposal

On January 10th, Governor Newsom released the 2022-23 state budget proposal which includes  $286 billion dollars in investments aimed to support working families, students, adult learners, opportunity youth, and the business community. The budget also projects a surplus of $45 billion – $20 billion of the total is considered discretionary funding, $16 billion for K-12 …

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Call to Action: Sign-On Letter to Support Opportunity Youth in CERF Planning!

The 2021-2022 California state budget enacted last June includes $600 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to establish the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF), a program being designed by the state to support an “equitable and sustainable recovery” from the economic impacts of COVID-19. CERF will provide financial support to regional collaboratives …

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Governor Newsom Unveils the 2022-23 State Budget Proposal

On January 10th, Governor Newsom released the much anticipated 2022-23 state budget proposal which contains a total of $286 billion investments aimed to support working families, students, adult learners, and the business community. EDGE applauds the administration for the inclusion of education and workforce training investments geared towards addressing climate justice and the healthcare sector …

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