California Competes Outlines How California Can Seize Pandemic-Driven Disruption to Drive Equitable Economic Growth
Today, California Competes released the organization’s policy agenda, Reimagining Higher Education to Serve All Californians. Focused on strategies to innovate and correct pervasive inequities in higher education, this platform lays out key goals to advance student outcomes and power the state economy.
The pandemic forces us to rethink our approach to higher education and underscores the need to develop a system that works for all Californians, especially those impacted by our changing economy.
Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez
“The pandemic forces us to rethink our approach to higher education and underscores the need to develop a system that works for all Californians, especially those impacted by our changing economy,” said California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez. “As California recovers from this crisis, we must not miss the opportunity to change systems to better serve today’s students by being more accessible, equitable, and responsive to workforce needs.”
To read the new policy platform, click here.
