2020 Policy Priorities

Policymakers must prioritize equitable postsecondary and workforce opportunities and outcomes to ensure our state’s regional economies and communities can weather the COVID-19 crisis, recover quickly, and withstand future threats.

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California Competes in the Community

California Competes travels across the state to participate in and lead important conversations about improving higher education and workforce outcomes for all Californians. See where we've been recently, and what's coming up on our calendar.

California State University Chancellor’s General Education Advisory Committee

January 19, 2021

On January 19, 2021 California Competes will present our research on credit for prior learning to the Chancellor's General Education Advisory Committee (GEAC). This committee consists of intersegmental and academic senate representation, and advises the Chancellor on general education policies and practices.

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California Data System Policy & Analytics Advisory Group Meeting

December 08, 2020

California Competes is pleased to be a member of the Policy & Analytics Advisory Group to offer recommendations to the California Data System Workgroup. The next regular meeting will be held on December 8, 2020.

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California Higher Education Recovery with Equity Taskforce: Adult Learners Working Group

November 05, 2020

California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez is a member of the Adult Learners Working Group as part of the California Higher Education Recovery with Equity Taskforce. The Taskforce—made up of state and national experts in higher education equity and innovation—works to ensure that California’s public postsecondary institutions recover from the impacts of COVID-19 more equitable and aligned with the economic needs of the state.

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Californians Deserve Credit Town Hall

September 29, 2020

On September 29, California Competes, The California EDGE Coalition, and The Education Trust–West will host a town hall to engage educators, policymakers, and community organizations in the first of many conversations. We need to hear your voice, so we hope you’ll take a moment to register today.

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Postsecondary to Prosperity: A Conversation About Transforming an Inequitable System to Fuel Opportunity

California Competes | July 29, 2020

This webinar explores how higher education systems can be transformed so California’s post-pandemic future can be one where every Californian has the opportunity to thrive. The webinar features Governor Gavin Newsom’s Senior Policy Advisor for Higher Education Dr. Lande Ajose and ECMC President Peter J. Taylor as panelists and California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez as moderator.

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Report

Postsecondary to Prosperity: Examining California’s Opportunity Landscape

July 29, 2020

To inform decision making and help prioritize equity in the state’s approach to economic recovery, this report explores critical insights into educational outcomes, upward mobility in the workforce, and quality of life.

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Brief

Credit for Prior Learning: Leveraging Past Learning to Close Present-Day Equity Gaps

California Competes | August 11, 2020

This brief outlines how and why credit for prior learning (CPL) deserves a more prominent role among college and university programs offered for California adults. More uniform and widely implemented CPL policies throughout California’s public higher education segments could elevate the economic trajectories for hundreds of thousands of uncredentialed adults — while helping the state increase degree attainment and meet workforce demands.

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Affirmative Action and Proposition 16 Frequently Asked Questions

Side by Side: Comparing Credit for Prior Learning and Competency-Based Education

Credit for Prior Learning: Leveraging Past Learning to Close Present-Day Equity Gaps

Postsecondary to Prosperity: Examining California's Opportunity Landscape

Higher Education and the Economy Webinar

2020 Policy Priorities

Workforce Alignment

Adult Degree Completion Strategies

Integrated Statewide Data System

Degree Gap

Innovative Institutional Practices

Statewide System Coordination

Higher Education Finance Reform

California Competes in the Community

California State University Chancellor’s General Education Advisory Committee

January 19, 2021

California Data System Policy & Analytics Advisory Group Meeting

December 08, 2020

California Higher Education Recovery with Equity Taskforce: Adult Learners Working Group

November 05, 2020

Californians Deserve Credit Town Hall

September 29, 2020

Recent Posts

Postsecondary to Prosperity: A Conversation About Transforming an Inequitable System to Fuel Opportunity

California Competes | July 29, 2020

Postsecondary to Prosperity: Examining California’s Opportunity Landscape

July 29, 2020

Credit for Prior Learning: Leveraging Past Learning to Close Present-Day Equity Gaps

California Competes | August 11, 2020

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Affirmative Action and Proposition 16 Frequently Asked Questions

Side by Side: Comparing Credit for Prior Learning and Competency-Based Education

Credit for Prior Learning: Leveraging Past Learning to Close Present-Day Equity Gaps

Postsecondary to Prosperity: Examining California's Opportunity Landscape

Higher Education and the Economy Webinar

2020 Policy Priorities

Workforce Alignment

Adult Degree Completion Strategies

Integrated Statewide Data System

Degree Gap

Innovative Institutional Practices

Statewide System Coordination

Higher Education Finance Reform

California Competes in the Community

California State University Chancellor’s General Education Advisory Committee

January 19, 2021

California Data System Policy & Analytics Advisory Group Meeting

December 08, 2020

California Higher Education Recovery with Equity Taskforce: Adult Learners Working Group

November 05, 2020

Californians Deserve Credit Town Hall

September 29, 2020

Recent Posts

Postsecondary to Prosperity: A Conversation About Transforming an Inequitable System to Fuel Opportunity

California Competes | July 29, 2020

Postsecondary to Prosperity: Examining California’s Opportunity Landscape

July 29, 2020

Credit for Prior Learning: Leveraging Past Learning to Close Present-Day Equity Gaps

California Competes | August 11, 2020

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