Governor Proposes Boost For Career Education

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Career education is projected to receive a boost under Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget, part of a larger push for workforce development training in California.

The governor’s budget proposal for 2015-16 includes $876 million for career technical education and other job training initiatives at K-12 schools and community colleges – welcome news for programs that saw course offerings cut and enrollments decrease over the past several years.

The governor identifies the programs as a key part of a larger, $1.2 billion statewide effort aimed at “reinvesting and reshaping California’s workforce preparation systems.” The effort aims to get students into training programs that are more closely linked to regional workforce needs and to better coordinate job training programs at colleges and schools.

The initiative is also sparked by a need to better prepare students for college and careers, a key goal of education reform efforts and of the Common Core State Standards in math and English, which have been adopted by California and 42 other states.<Read more.>

Via Michelle Maitre, EdSource.