Education and Workforce Development
Pressures of New Students and Old Weigh on Community Colleges
K. Mieszkowski
The New York Times
April 8, 2010
Community Colleges Like Attention, Need Money
E. Gorski
The Sacramento Bee (AP)
April 3, 2010
Employers, Low-Income Young Adults, and Postsecondary Credentials
Maureen R. Bozell and Melissa Goldberg
Workforce Strategy Center, October 2009
California Budget Project releases first of series:
At a Crossroads: Basic Skills Education in California
October 2009
Makes the Case for CA Community Colleges
Douglas Gould and Company, 2009
Putting the East Bay to Work: Sustainable Jobs for the Underemployed
Cassandra Benjamin and Sara Kimberlin
East Bay Community Foundation, September 2009
With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them: Myths and Realities About Why So Many Students Fail to Finish College
Jean Johnson, John Rochkind, Amber N. Ott, and Samantha DuPont
Public Agenda
Work Less, Study More and Succeed
V. Orozco, N. K. Cauthen
Demos
September 2009
A Matter of Degrees:
Tomorrow's Fastest Growing Jobs and Why Community College Graduates Will Get Them
Jessica Milano, Bruce Reed, and Paul Weinstein Jr.
September 2009
Preparing the Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow
Council of Economic Advisors
Executive Office of the President
July 2009
Charting a Path:
An Exploration of the Statewide Career Pathway Efforts in Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin.
Seattle Jobs Initiative
Rosanna Perry Stephens
May 2009
Job Training That Works:
Findings from the Sectoral Employment Impact Study
S. Maguire, J. Freely, C. Clymer and M. Conway
Public/Private Ventures
May 2009
Community College Impact Study Final Report Presentation
Henry Brady and Anita Mathur, May 16, 2008
Community College Impact Study Summary of Findings
Henry Brady and Anita Mathur, May 16, 2008
The Governor's Career Technical Education Initiative
Report to the Legislature, the Governor, and the Director of Finance, July 2008
Career Advancement Academies highlighted pp. 31- 34.
Moving Adults from Basic Skills to Careers
California EDGE Campaign Webinar Audio and Presentations
Guest Speakers: Linda Collins, Julie Strawn and Israel Mendoza
June 17, 2008
Ohio Stackable Certificates: Models for Success
Community Research Partners, February 2008,
Prepared for Columbus State Community College Business and Industry Division
Secretary Spellings Delivers Keynote Address at the National Community College Legislative Summit
Spellings identify accessibility, affordability and accountability as high needs for community colleges in educating the future workforce.
Winning the Skills Race and Strengthening America's Middle Class: An Action Agenda for Community Colleges
In this January 2008 Report of the National Commission on Community Colleges, four megatrends are identified including the role of community colleges in producing a skilled workforce and expanding economic choices for all students.
National Campaign Skills2Compete Launch Now Available on YouTube
The national launch of the Skills2Compete campaign is now available to watch and share on YouTube. Hear from the diverse allies who spoke on the national webinar calling for a new 21st-century vision for opportunity and innovation.
Little Hoover Commission releases new report urging state investment in Career Technical Education and better alignment of the state's education, workforce and economic development systems.
Uncommon Allies Call for a New 21st-Century Skill Guarantee
On November 12, over 100 organizations throughout the U.S. launched Skills2Compete, a bipartisan campaign to guarantee that America’s workers can gain the skills needed for middle-skill jobs.
Governor's Crusades Paying Off
The governor has raised the standing of community colleges and brought vocational training out of the educational attic.
Winning the Skills Race and Strengthening America?s Middle Class
An Action Agenda for Community Colleges
National Commission on Community Colleges
January 2008
Growing California?s
Economy by Investing in the Forgotten Middle
The Workforce Alliance Labor Market Fact Sheet
Community Colleges Are Key to Shoring Up the U.S.
Economy, Report Says
E. Ashburn, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 31, 2008
Career
Technical Education: Creating Options for High School Success
Report #189, Little Hoover Commission, November 2007
America's
Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs: Education and Training Requirements in the
Next Decade and Beyond
H. J. Holzer & R. I. Lerman
Skills2Compete Campaign, Workforce Alliance, Washington, DC, November
2007
A
Cross-Case Analysis of Career Pathway Programs that Link Low-Skilled Adults
to Family-Sustaining Wage Careers
R. Merkley and G. Johnston, October 2007, Office of Community
College Research and Leadership, Univ. of Illinois
Policies
to Promote Adult Education and Postsecondary Alignment
J. Strawn, CLASP, Oct 1, 2007
Strengthening
State Adult Education Policies for Low-Skilled Workers
Employers increasingly need better educated and skilled workers to succeed,
and too few states have taken significant actions to improve their adult
education and literacy efforts.
Congress
Expands Access to Postsecondary Education and Training
for Low-income Adults
A. Duke and J. Strawn, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), September
18, 2007
September 2007 report by the California Postsecondary Education Commission.
Our
Youth, Our Economy, Our Future: A National Investment Strategy for Disconnected
Youth
Campaign for Youth
September 2007
As
job market advances, so can American workers
J. Alssid
Christian Science Monitor
September 19, 2007
How
California’s Postsecondary Education Systems Address Workforce Development
California Postsecondary Education Commission
September 2007
City, partners launch student
training effort: The program aims to cut unemployment and provide skilled
workers to firms and agencies.
M. Selvin, Los Angeles Times, June 12, 2007
Do
Student Success Courses Actually Help Community College Students Succeed?
M. Zeidenberg, D. Jenkins and J. C. Calcagno, Community College Research
Center, June 2007.
Career
and Technical Education Pathway Programs, Academic Performance, and the
Transition to College and Career
D. Bragg, C. Ruud, May 2007, Office of Community College Research and
Leadership, Univ. of Illinois
Can
California Import Enough College Graduates to Meet Workforce Needs?
H.P. Johnson and D. Reed
Public Policy Institute of CA
May 2007
California
Community College Transfer Rates: Who is Counted Makes a Difference
L. Horn and S. Lew
MPR Associates
May 2007
California
Community Colleges: Making Them Stronger and More Affordable
W. Zumeta and D. Frankle
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
March 2007
California
Postsecondary Commission Releases Findings on California's Future Job
Market and Economic Competitiveness
Reports show slowing college graduation rates will cost California's businesses
revenues and talent.
Building
a Culture of Evidence for Community College Student Success: Early Progress
in the Achieving the Dream Initiative
T. Brock, D. Jenkins, T. Ellwein, J. Miller, S. Gooden, K. Martin, C.
MacGregor and M. Pih with B. Miller and C. Geckeler, MDRC, May 2007.
Adult
Learners in Higher Education: Barriers to Success and Strategies to Improve
Results
B. Bosworth, A. Callahan, V.Choitz, C. Davidson, J. Hoops, R. Kazis, and
A. McLeod
2007
Successes:
Higher Education For All
B. Friel
National Journal
January 19, 2007
A
Statewide Assessment of California's Career Technical Education System
Prepared for the CA Department of Education and the CA Community College
Chancellor's Office
WestEd
December 2006
Setting
a Public Agenda for Higher Education in the States: Lessons Learned from
the National Collaborative for Higher Education Policy
G. K. Davies, The National Collaborative for Higher Education Policy,
December 2006
Dropout
Recovery as a Local Economic Development Strategy
A forum co-sponsored by the American Youth Policy Forum and the National
League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education, and Families- September
8, 2006
The Perfect Storm, Three
Forces Changing Our Nation's Future
The nation is being impacted by three powerful socioeconomic forces which
will potentially change our future- wide disparities in literacy and numeracy
skill levels; significant economic changes from widening wage gaps and
sweeping demographic shifts due to education and skills gaps. Timely insight
from ETS.
Working Poor Families Project, Postsecondary Academy, 2006
From
Jobs to Careers:How California Community College Credentials Pay Off For
Welfare Participants
A. Mathur with J. Reichle, J. Strawn, and C. Wiseley, Center for Law and
Social Policy (CLASP), May 2004
Toward
a Perspective on Workforce Preparation and Economic Development
Academic Senate for California Community College
2002
Provides a general summary of relevant federal and state workforce development
legislation and endorses a career ladders approach to workforce development.