Tag: Education
Assembly to Consider CalChamber-Supported Workforce Development Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that increases California’s skilled workforce by authorizing a competitive grant program is awaiting a vote on the Assembly...
CalChamber-Supported Bill Increases California’s Skilled Workforce
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported workforce development bill will be considered by the Senate fiscal committee when legislators return from their summer break.
AB 1111...
Can’t Find Work? Maybe You Need New Skills
By Eloy Ortiz Oakley and Allan Zaremberg in the East Bay Times
There is a troubling chasm in the world of work today and it...
CalChamber-Supported Bill Increases Access to Computer Science
A California Chamber of Commerce-backed bill that promotes a coordinated effort by schools to offer computer science as part of their curriculum will be...
Proposition 58: Newspapers Statewide Lend their Support
California Chamber of Commerce-supported Proposition 58 has newspapers across the state publishing editorials urging a “yes” vote on the measure.
Proposition 58 amends and repeals...
CalChamber Backs Prop 51; Recommends Businesses Support Education Facilities Bond
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging its members to support Proposition 51, the Kindergarten through Community College Public Education Facilities Bond Act of...
Job Creator Bill Supporting Innovation, Entrepreneurship Signed By Governor
On Friday, Governor Edmund G. Brown signed a job creator bill that will direct funding for the University of California (UC) system to support...
State High Court Leaves Intact Decision Reversing Landmark Teacher Tenure Ruling
The California Supreme Court last week declined to review a decision by the Second District Court of Appeals overturning a landmark lower court ruling...
Experienced Litigator Joins CalChamber Advocacy Team
Karen Sarkissian, former partner in a nationally recognized firm of successful trial attorneys, has joined the California Chamber of Commerce as a policy advocate...
CalChamber, Linked Learning Alliance Form Network to Help Youth Find Jobs
The California Chamber of Commerce and the Linked Learning Alliance have launched a California network of employer associations committed to advancing youth opportunities and...
California Grows An Educational Approach That Links Student Aspirations To Workforce Needs
Cross posted on Forbes online.
Simon Tran is on the fast track.
A junior at the Kearny High School of Digital Media and Design in San...
Governor Signs CalChamber-Supported Education Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that creates a comprehensive framework to allow more high school students to concurrently enroll in community college courses...
CalChamber, Business Organizations Urge Appeals Court to Uphold Landmark Education Case
The California Chamber of Commerce has joined with other business organizations to file a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the landmark decision in Vergara v....
Economic Shifts: Is the California Dream Back?
Part I in a series from the PPIC, California—State of Change conference
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg discussed economic shifts during...