Tag: Education
CalChamber Endorses Effort to Open Schools Safely/Soon
The time has come for the Legislature to join Governor Gavin Newsom in finalizing an agreement to reopen California public schools.
Governor Newsom has laid...
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...
Governor Lists Next Steps in Upcoming ‘Tough Calls’
“Hard decisions” are “coming due,” Governor Gavin Newsom said this week in his first State of the State Address.
Water, energy, high-speed rail, housing, health...
Governor: State Will Persist in Leading Way for Nation
The need for perseverance was a recurring theme this week when Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. delivered his 16th and final report on the...
Suspense File Recap: Many Harmful Bills Stopped, But Many Remain; Several Helpful Bills Move
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce helped to stop numerous harmful bills from continuing past the appropriations committees on Friday to reach...
Technology, Trade, Talent: Key Elements So California Can Expand Opportunities
Following are remarks presented by Susan Corrales-Diaz, 2017 chair of the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, at the 92nd Annual Sacramento Host...
Bill Increasing Access to Computer Science Education Passes Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-backed bill that promotes a coordinated effort by schools to offer computer science as part of their curriculum passed the...
Expanding Opportunity
It’s a timeworn California cliché: an earthquake splits the state from the rest of the country—freeing us from the hidebound thinking of Old America.
Well,...
