Cradle-to-Career Data System Webinar

This video was recorded on April 1, 2021.

April 01, 2021

by California Competes

California employers need actionable data.

Leading industry experts discuss why it's important for employers to be engaged in the early stages of developing California's first statewide longitudinal data system.

Panelists

  • Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez, Executive Director, California Competes
  • Zima Creason, Executive Director, California Edge Coalition
  • David Rattray, President & CEO, Unite LA
  • Bianca Blomquist, Senior California Policy & Engagement Manager / Northern California Outreach Manager, California Small Business Majority
  • John Brauer, Executive Director for Workforce and Economic Development, California Labor Federation
  • Kathy Booth, Project Director, Educational Data and Policy, WestED (Presentation available here.)

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