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Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez Appointed to the Cradle-to Career Data System Governing Board
California Competes |
October 07, 2021
California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez was appointed to the Cradle-to-Career Data System Governing Board on October 7, 2021. As an appointee to the board, Dr. Jez is one of the eight public members of the 21-seat board that will provide guidance and drive the data system’s creation, implementation, and success.
Crisis Underscores Need for Coordination in Higher Education
October 20, 2020
Dr. Lande Ajose, senior policy advisor for higher education to Governor Gavin Newsom, and Peter Taylor, president of the ECMC Foundation and California State University (CSU) trustee, shed light on coordination in higher education during the Postsecondary to Prosperity webinar, which featured a discussion on how the state must respond during these uncertain times.
California State Budget Analysis
July 01, 2020
Governor Newsom signed a $202.1 billion budget spending plan earlier this week that was passed by the California Legislature. The budget passed demonstrates our elected leaders’ hope for a quick economic recovery and relies on significant support from the federal government.
Latino Voters Care about Higher Education Access and Affordability
June 04, 2018
La Opinión published an op-ed authored by Executive Director Lande Ajose, "Acceso de los latinos a la universidad." The piece highlights a social and economic reality our elected officials can no longer ignore: California is rationing education, with especially negative effects on Latinos.
Wanted: A Statewide Database for Higher Education
California Competes Leadership Council |
December 14, 2017
How can the state of California make intelligent public policy on higher education when it does not have the data to do so?
Update: Charting a Course for Coordination, Oversight, and Accountability
July 21, 2014
There has been some movement in our efforts to promote greater statewide coordination as envisioned in The Road Ahead when AB 1348, sponsored by Speaker Emeritus Pérez, cleared the Senate Education Committee on a bipartisan 6-0 vote on June 25, 2014.