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Higher Ed Chat: Los Angeles Valley College Family Resource Center
California Competes |
August 29, 2019
Tuition is not the sole culprit in California’s college affordability crisis. The cost of housing, food, and supplies add up to make the total cost of college a significant barrier to degree completion. For parents who want to attend college, the stakes are even higher.
Higher Education Poised to be Front and Center in 2019
December 19, 2018
As we at California Competes reflect on the important conversations we participated in throughout the year and what they may mean for the future, we are pleased that higher education is poised to be front and center in 2019 as the key mechanism to advance California’s equity, prosperity, and economic growth.
Video: Conversations on the Future of Higher Education
California Competes |
September 27, 2018
The event was livestreamed from the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco and featured California State Senator Dr. Ed Hernandez and Former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis along with California Competes Executive Director Dr. Lande Ajose, College Futures Foundation President and CEO Monica Lozano, and Media Participant Felicia Mello of CALmatters.
What Can Promise Programs Mean for California’s Students?
February 20, 2018
Thinking back to the last article you read on higher education, it’s likely you saw the word “promise”: a promised spot in college for high schoolers, a promise of affordability for families, a promise of a brighter economic future.
Legislative Hearing on Closing California’s Degree Gap
Joanna Rosenthal |
February 07, 2018
California Competes Executive Director Lande Ajose testified on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 before the State Assembly Joint Hearing on Higher Education and Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance.
Community Colleges Win Big in Governor Brown’s Higher Education Budget
January 12, 2018
The 2018-2019 budget submitted by Governor Brown on January 10 lays out his plan to spend $131.7 billion in the upcoming year. Here’s our analysis of how the budget impacts California’s higher education system.
Recapturing Public Trust for Higher Education
California Competes Leadership Council |
December 18, 2017
California lacks a predictable and consistent process for ensuring that funding needs for our higher education institutions are met.
California Colleges are Turning Away Students. It’s Time to Rethink Funding for UC and CSU
California Competes Leadership Council |
September 26, 2017
Only with a sustained financial commitment to the master plan can we regain the public trust and position UC and CSU for future generations of Californians.
College Access: Tuition Only Part of Story
California Competes Leadership Council |
May 15, 2017
Addressing the challenge of how we finance our systems of higher education will be difficult — but it is necessary, and it is possible.
Update: Educating Julio and Unmet Need
California Competes |
July 21, 2014
The new state budget, signed by Governor Brown on June 20, 2014, takes two important steps that follow on the Council’s recommendations.