Hosted by the California Department of Education and California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, the "California Apprenticeship Summit" is an event where you are invited to discover apprenticeship opportunities and career technical education pathways. This summit aims to connect California's youth with high-wage opportunities in the trades. Click here to Learn More! Date: [...]

Join the National Talent Network to learn about a new report describing the experiences returning students face when re-enrolling. Taking the novel approach of talking with current and future adult learners, a cross-functional team has developed a robust set of recommendations for colleges to implement systems for Comebackers. California Competes, in collaboration with CaliforniaAttain! partners, conducted research [...]

California is experiencing a teacher shortage crisis, but certain regions of the state are more impacted than others. New UCLA CTS research profiles nine rural border counties in California that have limited access to Teacher Education Programs (TEPs). These counties, which CTS researchers classify as teacher education “deserts”, face unique challenges in recruiting and retaining [...]

CivicLab, with support from Ascendium Education Group and the ECMC Foundation, is selecting ten rural community and regional cross-sector partnerships for a system-building cohort program to strengthen education-to-employment partnerships. The 2.5-year program will assist selected rural collaboratives in developing and implementing plans to strengthen talent development ecosystems so that rural learners have paths to good [...]

California Teacher Residency Lab is hosting the 2024 Annual Symposium on "Reimagining Teacher Preparation for the 21st Century Learner."  This in-person event is an ideal platform for educational teams to learn from nationally recognized teacher preparation experts, network with statewide programs, and showcase impactful stories and data to advance California's teacher residency movement. Date: May [...]

The North Far North Regional Consortium is hosting an exciting regional Career Compass Summit on Thursday, May 2 at the Sheraton Redding Hotel at the Sundial Bridge. The overarching goal of this summit is to increase the understanding, adoption, and advocacy of career technical education and community college certificate/degree attainment as a great choice for career [...]

Join the North Star RTAC's regional Community of Practice to learn and grow together as we embark on this journey of transforming every school into a community school. This CoP is designed to provide a collaborative space where education and community partners come together to share knowledge, resources, and strategies for successful community school planning [...]