Civic Alliance Vice Chair David Maron Joins P-20 Core Council
David Maron, a Ventura County business owner and leader in the nonprofit community is the newest member of the Core Council of the...
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Jun 24, 20173 min read
Taking a longer view in education
As another school year comes to a close, it’s once again time to take stock and reflect upon our progress toward building the future. For...
Apr 22, 20173 min read
Lack of STEM is root of growing problem
According to leaders in technology and manufacturing, there is a quiet crisis building in the American workforce that has nothing to do...
Feb 18, 20173 min read
Improving education at local level
With the recent confirmation of Betsy DeVos as U.S. secretary of education, a great deal of attention will now be given to the federal...
May 26, 20163 min read
Economy depends on educated, skilled workforce
The 2013 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Survey of Adult Skills found that employers say potential hires lack the...
May 7, 20163 min read
Lack of dental care is big hole in our safety net
Ventura County received a wake-up call a few weeks ago when the California Dental Association Cares event came to the Ventura fairgrounds....
Aug 29, 20153 min read
Is the shortage of teachers a crisis or an opportunity?
Today, seven years removed from the start of the Great Recession, we now see how deeply this financial crisis impacted our education...
Apr 18, 20153 min read
California’s community colleges are working
In January, the University of California, Davis, reported that all record high of nearly 80,000 prospective students applied for fall...
Jun 8, 20143 min read
A wave of college celebrations
Congratulations to this year's community college graduates! More than 4,000 students earned associate degrees and certificates of...
Oct 19, 20133 min read
Reinvest in education to revitalize state's future
More than a half century ago, California enacted a bold, historic pledge to all high school graduates that they would have the...
Dec 8, 20123 min read
Accountability and high expectations
On Nov. 6, California voters took a courageous and hopeful step toward a healthier fiscal outlook for our state and a more stable...
Jun 9, 20113 min read
Spreading the word, Ventura County grows business
Finding a job during the recession has been difficult for many local job seekers, especially with a peak loss of more than 30,000 jobs in...
Dec 18, 20103 min read
Want to attend college? Start preparing yourself early
The new marching orders for K-12 educational systems are to make our students “college and career ready,” and that’s something very...
Sep 2, 20103 min read
Why invest in preschool? Because we can't afford not to
Quality education – it's what we want for every child. But educational success has to start early. Teachers and school administrators,...
May 8, 20102 min read
Common Vision on Education
Quality education is the engine that will drive us out of these difficult economic times insofar as we prepare all students for the...
May 1, 20102 min read
University's latest milestone simply a reflection of itself
As Ventura County's only public, four-year university, CSU, Channel Islands is committed to building a university-going culture that is...
Jul 26, 20093 min read
Education a responsibility society owes to itself
A measure of a people is the value that it places on education. The people of Ventura County have long shown their commitment to this...
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