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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.
California Competes Testifies at Key Bill Hearings
California Competes |
April 04, 2019
California Competes provided witness testimony on three key bills being considered by the legislature. The proposed legislation would pave the way for a Statewide Longitudinal Student Database and provide for a higher education coordinating entity.
Our 2019 Policy Platform: Modernize California's Higher Education System
March 26, 2019
California’s leaders are well-positioned to enact key changes to reduce the state’s stark inequities and increase economic mobility. As we harness the momentum we built in 2018 around our policy priorities for higher education, California Competes is committed to advancing equity, prosperity, and economic growth by modernizing California’s higher education system.
California Needs a Better Education Data System But Who Will Manage It?
March 25, 2019
This commentary by Interim Executive Director Ria Sengupta Bhatt was published in EdSource on March 25, 2019. The op-ed explores the need to build a new statewide longitudinal data system with clear direction on leadership and oversight.
What the Next Lieutenant Governor Must Do
California Competes |
November 01, 2018
No system is more connected to economic opportunity and mobility than higher education. That’s why the next lieutenant governor can be so important to our state’s 2 million students, their families and the millions of Californians for whom college is only a dream.
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.
Policy Details Emerge in Governor Brown’s May Budget Revision
May 16, 2018
Overall, the May Revision clarifies key points for initiatives introduced in January and holds a firm line with UC and the CSU on apportionment and tuition expectations.
Higher Education and California’s Next Governor
January 25, 2018
As California’s election year kicks into high gear with the Latino Community Foundation’s Gubernatorial Forum this evening, we at California Competes are paying close attention to how the candidates for the state’s top office plan to approach the key topic of higher education.