Publications
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Back To College, Part Two
California Competes |
December 05, 2018
As California attempts to close its degree gap, policymakers must consider the state's four million adults with some college but no degree as a critical part of the solution. This report outlines pragmatic policy recommendations to empower these adults to return to college, graduate, and thrive in California's economy.
Back to College, Part One
California Competes |
October 10, 2018
Back to College, Part One illuminates the millions of Californians who stopped out of college before completing their degree and now pay the price through diminished earnings and limited economic and social mobility.
2018 Policy Platform
May 30, 2018
California's voters care about higher education. Change is overdue: California's next leaders must advance higher education policy. Experts agree that higher education has unmatched power to advance equity, individual prosperity, and economic growth. But California’s leaders have let higher education policy slide for too long.
Out of the Dark: Bringing California's Education Data into the 21st Century
May 09, 2018
With an increased focus on the importance of education data, the policy window is opening for California to catch up with the progress that most other states have made in integrating data to better serve students, policymakers, and the public.
Wanted: Social and Economic Mobility for California’s Stranded Workers
April 05, 2018
This brief takes a closer look at California’s stranded workers, highlighting ways a fully online community college could increase their economic and social mobility.
California Voter Poll: Latinos and Higher Education
March 23, 2018
A new survey shines a light on what registered Latino voters in California think about higher education and where change is necessary.
Opportunity Imbalance: Race, Gender, and California’s Education-to-Employment Pipeline
California Competes |
February 26, 2018
This brief presents the educational and employment outlooks for California’s population, followed by factsheets for each of California’s largest racial/ethnic groups
Moving Past the Master Plan
October 31, 2017
This policy brief highlights various themes and priorities of the Master Plan that are still relevant today – access and equity, affordability, accountability for academic quality, and preparedness and the K-12 public education system – areas in which important improvements could be made.
Mind the Gap: Delivering on California's Promise for Higher Education
December 09, 2015
“California is in trouble” said Lande Ajose, Director of California Competes. “When the master plan was enacted, the state made a promise to ‘guarantee educational access for all.’ While students may have access, that access is not translating into equitable outcomes. That has implications not only for the state’s long term economic prospects but also for creating a coherent social fabric."
Educating Julio
April 02, 2014
Our report, Educating Julio, examines strategies for growing our community college enrollment building on the analysis we released in November of 2013. It describes some of the dynamics of community college enrollment that underlie the debate about how “unmet need” should be defined, identified, and addressed.