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FROM THE CALIFORNIA EDGE COALITIONGovernor Brown Releases 2017-18 Budget Proposal
On January 10th Governor Brown released his budget proposal for the 2017-18 fiscal year. The budget summary emphasizes the importance of investing in California’s workforce and recognizes that these investments will help improve student educational outcomes and earning potential, reduce...
Governor Brown Signs 2016-17 Budget
The 2016-17 Budget includes new investments in workforce education and training including $200 M for community college Strong Workforce Program and $50 M for a Student Success for Basic Skills Program. The budget also now provides for eligibility for a the Full-Time Student Success Grant to...
Improving the Cal Grant Program for Community College Career Technical Education Students
report The Cal Grants Issue Career technical education (CTE) students attending California community colleges pay the lowest tuition and fees in the nation. Yet the cost of attending college is extremely high given the expense of housing, food, books, supplies and transportation. There also is...
A Workforce Agenda for 2016
Workforce Brief The Mission EDGE priorities for 2016 focus on creating a funding stream for CTE programs, greater financial support for Cal Grant C students, implementing high impact practices in adult education and basic skills, and more. Report Author: The California EDGE Coalition...
Moving Forward – Workforce Development in California
Workforce Brief The Moment Is Here This is a moment of tremendous opportunity for California’s workforce programs and institution, which have suffered from neglect and underfunding for numbers of years. Each of the initiatives described builds on innovative efforts that have been incubating in...
Response to LAO Report on Adult Education
Workforce Brief The Adult Education Mission Adult education has historically funded numbers of activities but two are most central to its mission: basic skills education (basic English, math, and English as a Second language training, including supporting individuals to acquire a high school...
Heading in the Wrong Direction – Workforce Cuts
Workforce Brief The Need for Funding Even as the demand for higher levels of education and training rise, California is experiencing a dismaying set of state and federal budget cuts, redirections, and policy changes that make it more difficult for the state to provide access for students and...
Sector Focused Career Pathways
Workforce Brief The Goal of Sector Strategies The goal is to connect a patchwork of workforce programs around sector-focused career pathways to make more efficient use of limited public resources; provide access to a full range of skill attainment course work for students, job seekers, and...