Nov 2, 20172 minCivic Alliance Vice Chair David Maron Joins P-20 Core CouncilDavid Maron, a Ventura County business owner and leader in the nonprofit community is the newest member of the Core Council of the Ventur...
Jun 24, 20173 minTaking a longer view in educationAs 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 minLack of STEM is root of growing problemAccording to leaders in technology and manufacturing, there is a quiet crisis building in the American workforce that has nothing to do w...
Feb 18, 20173 minImproving education at local levelWith the recent confirmation of Betsy DeVos as U.S. secretary of education, a great deal of attention will now be given to the federal im...
May 26, 20163 minEconomy depends on educated, skilled workforceThe 2013 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Survey of Adult Skills found that employers say potential hires lack the...
May 7, 20163 minLack of dental care is big hole in our safety netVentura 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 minIs 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 syst...
Apr 18, 20153 minCalifornia’s community colleges are workingIn January, the University of California, Davis, reported that all record high of nearly 80,000 prospective students applied for fall 201...
Jun 8, 20143 minA wave of college celebrationsCongratulations to this year's community college graduates! More than 4,000 students earned associate degrees and certificates of achieve...
Oct 19, 20133 minReinvest in education to revitalize state's futureMore than a half century ago, California enacted a bold, historic pledge to all high school graduates that they would have the opportunit...
Dec 8, 20123 minAccountability and high expectationsOn Nov. 6, California voters took a courageous and hopeful step toward a healthier fiscal outlook for our state and a more stable financi...
Jun 9, 20113 minSpreading the word, Ventura County grows businessFinding 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 minWant to attend college? Start preparing yourself earlyThe new marching orders for K-12 educational systems are to make our students “college and career ready,” and that’s something very diffi...
Sep 2, 20103 minWhy invest in preschool? Because we can't afford not toQuality education – it's what we want for every child. But educational success has to start early. Teachers and school administrators, al...
May 8, 20102 minCommon Vision on EducationQuality education is the engine that will drive us out of these difficult economic times insofar as we prepare all students for the workf...
May 1, 20102 minUniversity's latest milestone simply a reflection of itselfAs Ventura County's only public, four-year university, CSU, Channel Islands is committed to building a university-going culture that is a...
Jul 26, 20093 minEducation a responsibility society owes to itselfA measure of a people is the value that it places on education. The people of Ventura County have long shown their commitment to this imp...
