What happens when nonprofits and funders come together to share insights, strengthen connections, and spur action?
Along with more than a dozen nonprofits, CLP participated in the Policy [...]
Policy
California Steps Up to Support Adult Learners
The Governor’s Office and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) today announced that they submitted an Ability to Benefit (ATB) State-Defined Plan for approval by the U.S. Department of [...]
Dual Enrollment for Equitable Completion: Webinar Series Concludes and New Project Launches
CLP’s monthly dual enrollment problem-solving webinar series concludes this week with a focus on dual enrollment integrated with guided pathways redesign. Since the first webinar in late March shortly after [...]
CLP’s Linda Collins discusses role of California community colleges at Legislative summit
Speaking at a legislative forum hosted by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon in Sacramento about overcoming challenges to California’s continued growth and economic prosperity, Linda Collins, founder and executive director of [...]
How dual enrollment in California changed with AB 30
Studies have shown positive outcomes for students who participated in a high-quality Dual Enrollment while in high school, compared with their peers who didn’t. They are more likely to graduate [...]
California needs a plan for federal aid for adult students without high school diplomas
Thousands more California residents might qualify for financial aid to attend college and earn credentials — and higher wages — if the state added its own option for students without [...]
Bakersfield Symposium Highlights Concerns – and Solutions – Related to College Access and Equity
More than 300 practitioners from community colleges across California gathered in Bakersfield on Nov. 15 to learn about and explore intentional, supported pathways as a strategy for equity.
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School testing bill would have been ‘a giant step backward’
update – Oct. 14, 2019
We were glad to see Gov. Gavin Newsom veto AB 751 over the weekend, saying that allowing use of the SAT and ACT in [...]