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#TBT to this 10th Anniversary Interview Series conversation with Estela Bensimon, a longstanding champion for racial equity in higher education. She shared insights with @SuJinJez on using data to move from equity talk to action. Learn more: californiacompetes.org/resources/10th…

Happy First-Generation College Celebration Day, California! #DYK the majority of CA student parents are first-gen students! Supporting student parents creates a powerful ripple effect of multigenerational success. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Learn more: castudentparentalliance.org/resources/ca-s…

The CA Alliance for Student Parent Success, administered by California Competes & EdTrust-West, applauds The CSU’s Pregnant & Parenting Students Initiative, which will coordinate student parent services across the CSU. Read the full statement: castudentparentalliance.org/resources/the-…

Internships are a valuable pathway to career success, but not all students have equal access. According to California Competes’ recent research, “#Workforce Ready: Exploring Equity in Paid and Unpaid Internships” californiacompetes.org/resources/expl… 🧵

Getting ready to implement #AB2458? Check out this California Community Colleges report for campus requirements & timelines under the new law: cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-… And stay tuned—The Alliance will soon share AB 2458 implementation toolkits: castudentparentalliance.org

Legislators—whether you’ll be newly elected or returning to office, mark your calendars for our Higher Ed Policy Institute on 1/30-31. It'll be a great opportunity to think critically about today's higher ed challenges with peers & policy experts. Details: californiacompetes.org/events/califor…

Spotlighting our recent analysis of disparities in internship participation, including recommendations to advance equitable access. By closing these gaps, we can benefit individuals, their families, their communities, & CA's economy. Learn more: californiacompetes.org/resources/expl…

New analysis from New America examines the rates of homelessness for U.S. student parents: newamerica.org/education-poli… Their call to meet student parents’ housing needs aligns with The CA Alliance for Student Parent Success’s policy agenda: castudentparentalliance.org/resources/empo…

Earlier this week, we provided public & written comment at the California Community Colleges Board Meeting in support of the Beyond Barriers Demonstration Project, which will streamline access to financial aid & public benefits for CalWORKS & EOPS eligible students: californiacompetes.org/wp-content/upl…

“It’s in [CA's] best interests & our economic interests that we do a better job of coordinating.” #TBT to this conversation with College Futures Foundation CEO & President Eloy Ortiz Oakley about improving higher ed coordination to drive workforce alignment & innovation: californiacompetes.org/resources/10th…

Greetings from our CaliforniaAttain! retreat! Together with our partners at Shasta College & Sacramento State,we’re setting next years’ goals & plans for re-engaging adult learners back into college and onto completion. Learn more about CaliforniaAttain!: californiacompetes.org/resources/cali…

We recently presented key findings from our Student Parent Almanac at Student Senate for California Community Colleges's #AdvocacyAcademy2024 & shared how the data guided the work that led to the enactment of #AB2458. Now onto this new law’s implementation—learn more: castudentparentalliance.org/resources/ab-2…

#ICYMI: We learned from comebacker students that academic probation policies pose barriers to their college success: californiacompetes.org/resources/from… So, we dug deeper into these challenges & outlined 4 steps institutions can take to address them: californiacompetes.org/resources/rewo…

This Thanksgiving we note the work left to do to advance equity for Indigenous Californians, who complete bachelor’s & earn living wages at lower rates than the CA avg: californiacompetes.org/wp-content/upl… We work to understand these pathways to opportunity—learn more: p2p.californiacompetes.org/p2p/

This new pilot provides $1000/month for pre-health students in LA community colleges to help them persist, graduate, & find jobs in the field at higher rates, Sara Weissman reports. Learn about major CA efforts that align higher ed with workforce needs: californiacompetes.org/resources/work…

Need guidance on how to support students’ transitions into meaningful careers? Check out our memo that offers 6 promising practices drawn from our partnership with LA community colleges & county leaders to foster a culture of career readiness: californiacompetes.org/resources/stre…

CA's 1960 Master Plan for Higher Ed was then a beacon of progress, but today, it increasingly reinforces inequities. Our new paper proposes a reimagined vision for the plan: californiacompetes.org/resources/a-pa…

California should establish a single university that merges its community colleges and two public university systems, urges a new report from California Competes and Civil Rights Project. #caedu #caleg #capol Learn more: bit.ly/3VDIQL5

OPINION: Millions of potential college-goers would benefit if California, like every other state, created a council to assist people in accessing programs that could help them realize their dreams. #caedu #capol #caleg California Competes edsource.org/2025/californi…