Join the Skills for CA Webinar – Overview & Opportunities with the Governor’s Proposed 2021-22 State Budget Join Skills for California as we spotlight how Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2021-22 state budget impacts workforce programs and services. The webinar will

As COVID-19 upends California’s education and workforce systems, community colleges, universities, labor groups, community-based organizations, workforce development leaders, and employers are seeking a more flexible postsecondary learning system that would remove access barriers and address longstanding equity concerns.

In December 2020, the Cradle-to-Career Data System Workgroup submitted its first report to the Legislature, outlining a proposed plan intended to develop and establish for the first time in California a statewide longitudinal data system - a critical tool that would ensure existing education, financial aid, social service, and workforce information is fully leveraged to improve outcomes for all students from “cradle to career.”

The California EDGE Coalition is looking ahead for what this new year will bring, but it is indeed bittersweet as we send off into retirement two of the most instrumental figures in EDGE’s history, Barbara Baran and Rona Sherriff.

Today, Governor Newsom released the 2021-2022 proposed state budget – with a total of $227.2 billion in critical funding. We will release our more detailed analysis soon, but you can check out a snapshot of the 2021-2022 budget proposal here.

You are the Director of Policy & Advocacy for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA). CHIRLA is a newly elected EDGE Coalition Board Member. Please tell us about CHIRLA and the work you do with the organization. The Coalition

Governor Newsom’s Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery released their report last week, highlighting the progress made thus far by the administration, Task Force, state agencies, and other community partnerships working to address the ongoing pandemic-induced recession.