#DYK 47% of California’s 300,000+ student parents work full time—on top of their family and school responsibilities—compared to 19% of nonparenting students in the state. And, only 17% of student parents enroll in college full time for the full year, compared to 37% of their nonparenting peers. Our recent publication, the California Student Parents Almanac, sheds light on student parents’ identities and experiences, filling critical gaps in existing data. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g7YTRfwg
California Competes
Public Policy Offices
Oakland, California 1,913 followers
Advancing system change at the intersection of higher education, equity, and the economy
About us
California Competes develops nonpartisan and financially pragmatic recommendations for improved policies and practices in California higher education. Opportunity, creativity, enterprise, efficiency, and equity are the lenses through which California Competes serves to guide the state in improving postsecondary education to drive economic growth and build vibrant communities. Since 2010, California Competes’ research, policy briefs, and analyses have identified and honed in on the challenges of California’s higher education system and the actions policymakers must take to address them. Headquartered in Oakland, our staff brings a range of skills and expertise forward to advance public policy in the state.
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External link for California Competes
- Industry
- Public Policy Offices
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Oakland, California
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2011
- Specialties
- Higher Education, Research, and Policy
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1300 Clay St
Suite 1020
Oakland, California 94612, US
Employees at California Competes
Updates
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Thanks Ashley Mowreader and Inside Higher Ed for uplifting critical conversations on how institutions support students during academic challenges. #ICYMI: Key recommendations from our research include: 💡Renaming “academic probation” to “academic notice.” 💡Revising notification letters to use strengths-based language; 💡Offering a workshop or class that covers various skills and resources; and 💡Establishing a statewide academic probation task force to examine these policies systematically. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/grHvWXmp
Student Success | Academic Probation Gets a Rebrand College students who earn a 2.0 GPA or below are often at risk of dismissal. Leaders are now reimagining how academic probation is communicated to students and ways to make the policy less punitive. https://bit.ly/4fXy8Y1
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California’s 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education was a beacon of progress in its time, but in today’s society and economy, it increasingly reinforces inequities between Californians. It’s time for a radical paradigm shift. Released today, our new white paper proposes a reimagined vision for the Master Plan to better leverage higher education as a tool for social and economic mobility. Written in celebration of the 25th anniversary of The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA, the paper is part of a series envisioning the future of education and civil rights in California. Read the paper: https://lnkd.in/ghxYXz4N
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Tomorrow, California Competes CEO Su Jin Jez will present a bold vision for reimagining of California’s Master Plan for Higher Education at The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA’s research and policy briefing, A Civil Rights Agenda for California's Next Quarter Century. In celebration of the Civil Rights Project’s 25th anniversary, she and other education leaders will share insights on the future of education and civil rights in California. We hope to see you there. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gXqZ84M5
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Need guidance on how to support students’ transitions into meaningful careers? Check out our memo that offers six promising practices drawn from our partnership with LA community colleges and county leaders to foster a culture of career readiness: ✅Communicate with students early and often about career readiness; ✅Engage faculty in career readiness efforts; ✅Strengthen employer partnerships; ✅Promote paid work experiences for students; ✅Improve connections between colleges and the county; and ✅Collaborate across colleges to better meet the needs of residents. Explore these strategies and see how to apply them for your institution or community: https://lnkd.in/g-fb5gxv
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This new pilot provides $1000/month guaranteed income for pre-health students in LA community colleges to help them persist, graduate, and find jobs in the field at higher rates, Sara Weissman at Inside Higher Ed reports. The innovative initiative addresses workforce gaps while supporting student success. Learn about current state efforts to advance higher education-workforce alignment: https://lnkd.in/gddRjpME
A Guaranteed Income Program for Community College Students The Los Angeles Community College District is experimenting with a new program that gives $1,000 a month to students in health-related fields. https://bit.ly/4eHSa7q
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This Thanksgiving, we’re highlighting the critical work the state has left to do to advance equitable education and workforce outcomes for Native American and Alaska Native Californians. Key insights from our research show that they: ➡️ Are less likely to enroll in college than the state average (57% vs. 66%). ➡️ Are only half as likely to attain a bachelor’s degree as the state average (17% vs. 35%). ➡️ Are less likely to earn a living wage than the state average (45% vs. 64%). https://lnkd.in/gAY-8wA5 California Competes’s work to understand and strengthen students’ college and career pathways is a step toward shared prosperity for these communities. Explore the full data from our Postsecondary to Prosperity Dashboard to learn more: https://lnkd.in/giuXfnFH We hope you have a restful and mindful holiday.
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#ICYMI: We learned from comebacker students (those who paused their college journey and later returned) that academic probation policies and practices pose barriers to re-enrollment and college completion: https://lnkd.in/gVaZ_Ard So, we dug deeper into how to address these challenges and outlined four steps institutions can take to reform academic probation to promote student success. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/grHvWXmp
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California Competes Senior Researcher David Radwin and The California Alliance for Student Parent Success Advisory Committee Member Krystle P. recently presented at the Student Senate for California Community Colleges’ Fall Advocacy Academy. They shared key findings from our Student Parent Almanac (https://lnkd.in/g7YTRfwg) and how the data guided our work to advance policy change, which ultimately led to the enactment of #AB2458, the GAINS for Student Parents Act. Now onto this new law’s implementation—learn more: https://lnkd.in/gM9H_G3q
🎓 Higher Education Professional | Student Affairs & Advocacy Specialist | Equity & Inclusion Champion
📚 Honored to have co-presented today with David Radwin from California Competes on the GAINS for Student Parents Act! As an Student Parent Advisor for CA Alliance for Student Parent Success and SPARK Fellow, it was powerful seeing how data and advocacy intersect to support our 400,000+ student parents in the state. Student parents are largely concentrated in community colleges as there are 281,000 in CCC. That means 19% or 1 in 5 students are parents in community colleges. Thank you to everyone who joined us - together, we're turning research into action! #StudentParentSuccess #EquityInEducation #StudentParentAdvocacy #SSCCC #AdvocacyAcademy2024 #StudentParentEmpowerment #StudentParents #CommunityCollege #CaliforniaCompetes #EdTrustWest #SPARKCollaborative #CaliforniaHigherEd #ParentingStudents #CACommunityColleges
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Greetings from our CaliforniaAttain! retreat! Together with our partners at Shasta College and California State University-Sacramento, we’re setting next years’ goals and plans for re-engaging adult learners back into college and onto completion. Learn more about the CaliforniaAttain! partnership: https://lnkd.in/ea79kKSm