Education
Proposal Jeopardizes State Workforce Goals
A proposed constitutional amendment pending before legislators will jeopardize the state’s workforce goals if voters eventually approve the measure.
The California Chamber of Commerce opposes...
Governor Names CalChamber President to Post-Secondary Council
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the formation of an 11-member Council for Post-Secondary Education that will serve as an “independent consultative resource to...
Employers Can Help Improve Skills Gap
California employers face major workforce challenges, especially a skills gap as high school-aged students enter the workforce without the tools necessary to succeed.
One strategy...
Four Ways California Can Help Get More Grads Ready for College, Career
The California economy is humming. Unemployment is at historic lows, even in many parts of the state often left behind in good times.
But even...
Chambers Urge Stronger Link Between Career Education Funding, Work Needs
The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of local chambers of commerce are asking legislators to broaden the criteria for career technical education...
New Chamber Network Brings Employers Ways to Help Build Future Workforce
The California Chamber of Commerce and the Linked Learning Alliance have launched a new California network of employer associations committed to advancing youth opportunities...
CalChamber-Supported Workforce Development Bill to Become Law
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will help increase California’s skilled workforce by authorizing a competitive grant program was signed by Governor Edmund...
Legislature Sends Workforce Development Bill to Governor
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that would help increase California’s skilled workforce by authorizing a competitive grant program has passed the Legislature and...
Career Programs Help Workers Gain Skills
There is a troubling chasm in the world of work today and it threatens U.S. prosperity and hopes of strengthening the middle class.
Millions of...
