Prioritize Working Learners to Claim California’s Golden Ticket: A Three-Pronged Policy Platform for California’s 41st Governor

California does not need to look elsewhere for the talent that will power its future. It is already here in millions of Californians working, raising families and building their skills while navigating an education system that too often asks them to choose between earning and learning.

For California’s next Governor, that presents an enormous opportunity. Building a talent system around working learners can expand economic mobility, strengthen California’s workforce and help more Californians build a better future without having to step away from the workforce to do it.

College Futures Foundation President and CEO Eloy Ortiz Oakley is calling on California’s next Governor to put working learners at the center of the state’s talent strategy. A new three-part policy platform outlines concrete actions to make that possible.

Dear Governor: The Talent to Move California Forward Is Already Here

Three-Pronged Policy Platform