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, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2016
- 3 min
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, 2016
- 3 min
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, 2015
- 3 min
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, 2015
- 3 min
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, 2014
- 3 min
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, 2013
- 3 min
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, 2012
- 3 min
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, 2011
- 3 min
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, 2010
- 3 min
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, 2010
- 3 min
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, 2010
- 2 min
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, 2010
- 2 min
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, 2009
- 3 min
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...