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|Business, civil rights, student, and community leaders, alongside California voters endorse
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OUR CALIFORNIA: BLUEPRINT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
ENDORSEMENTS
Business, civil rights, student, and community leaders, alongside California voters endorse
Our California: A Call to Cation and Blueprint to Increase College Graduates and Keep Our Economy Strong
California’s most influential leaders and organizations have come together to call on our next Governor to develop a clear vision for higher education in California. Our next Governor must implement a set of key policies, reforms, and investments to meet a 60 percent college attainment goal and close racial equity gaps.
DOLORES HUERTA, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
“This blueprint for California Educational Excellence to meet the challenges of the future will fulfill FranklinDelano Roosevelt’s vision that Education is the soul of thenation and the basis for a prosperous, just democracy.”
THOMAS A. SAENZ, MALDEF
PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL“To continue to thrive and lead, California must address and make serious progress in closing equity gaps in college degree completion. Our next governor must make this a top priority — with well-coordinated planning, committed and swift change, and significant progress – or he will fail the future of our great state.”
DR. LUKE WOOD, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION
“The Our California campaign represents a critical blueprint to guide student success in California’s higher education systems. Most importantly, this campaign prioritizes our most underserved students with the goal of holding our statewide leaders accountable for enhanced degree production, the establishment of plans for measurable progress, and most importantly, a commitment to closing the insidious racial gaps in California student outcomes. The campaign recognizes one central fact, we cannot improve California’s educational system without the voices of education, business, and community presenting a unified front that demands a better future for our state.”
ELISE BUIK, UNITED WAY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES PRESIDENT & CEO
“We know that providing high-quality education and pathways to college, that are affordable with support services, will generate the next educated workforce and beyond. While we can act and invest locally, this can become a reality through statewide action. We are proud to stand behind this collective effort to adopt a new vision for California’s higher education. We urge its consideration by state leadership and stand ready to support its implementation on a local level.”
ROB C. LAPSLEY, CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE PRESIDENT
“California’s future economy demands an educated and highly skilled workforce. To keep California’s competitive edge, 60% of its adults must have a degree or credential, yet today, only fewer than half do. The stakes are high and we can no longer do business as usual. If we want our state to grow jobs, California’s next governor must put forth a bold new vision for higher education, one that invests in key metrics for accountability that expand college access and achieves the 60% degree attainment goal.”
EMAN DALILI, FORMER BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEMBER
“Education is the movement from dark to light. There is no greater tool in the arsenal of humanity than the power of education. California understands this, and our California Community Colleges are fully committed to providing the accessibility, affordability, and quality for every student in the Golden State (and beyond). That’s why I’m joining the campaign because I understand that the only way to continue flourishing as a State is with a Governor who puts our education first. California is the home of dreams, and it is vital to our great nation to continue aspiring— and I look forward to a Governor who dreams with us.”
CALIFORNIA ORGANIZATION ENDORSERS
California Association of Latino Community College Trustees & Administrators (CALCCTA)
Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles (CHIRLA)
Fulfillment Fund
James Irvine Foundation
Los Amigos of Orange County
NextGen California
San Deigo Regional Chamber of Commerce
Southwestern Community College District Board of Trustees
Student Senate for California Community Colleges
Weingart Foundation
CALIFORNIA LEADER ENDORSERS
Maria |
Anguiano |
Board Member |
University of California System Board of Regents |
Irma |
Archuleta |
Co-Founder |
Leticia A. Network |
Kristen |
Beall-Barnes |
President & CEO |
Kern Community Foundation |
Kim |
Belshé |
Executive Director |
First 5 LA |
Estela |
Bensimon |
Board Member |
Campaign for College Opportunity |
George |
Boggs |
President & CEO Emeritus |
American Association of Community Colleges |
Maria |
Brenes |
Executive Director |
InnerCity Struggle |
Tony |
Brown |
Chief Executive Officer |
Heart of LA |
Elise |
Buik |
CEO |
United Way of Greater Los Angeles |
Lena |
Carew |
Executive Director |
Students Making A Change (SMAC) |
Rev. Samuel |
Casey |
Executive Director |
Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement (C.O.P.E.) |
Camila |
Chavez |
Executive Director |
Dolores Huerta Foundation |
Connie |
Conway |
Board Member |
Campaign for College Opportunity |
Michelle Asha |
Cooper |
President |
Institute for Higher Education Policy |
Gerardo |
Correa |
Board President |
Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project (CLYLP) |
Oscar |
Cruz |
President & CEO |
Families in Schools |
Eman |
Dalili |
Student Board Member |
California Community Colleges Board of Governors |
Pam |
David |
Board Member |
Campaign for College Opportunity |
Cristina |
de Jesus |
President & CEO |
Green Dot Public Schools California |
Alison |
De Lucca |
Executive Director |
Southern California College Access Network (SoCal CAN) |
Griselda |
Delgado |
Board President |
Southwestern Community College District Board of Trustees |
Benjamin T. |
Duran |
Executive Director |
Central Valley Higher Education Consortium |
Susan |
Ellenberg |
Board President |
San Jose Unified School District |
Jeanette |
Ellis-Royston |
Branch President |
NAACP of Pomona Valley |
Antonio |
Flores |
President & CEO |
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) |
Yolie |
Flores |
Chief Program Officer |
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, former member of the L.A. Board of Education |
Gina M. |
Former |
CEO |
San Francisco Education Fund |
Nadia |
Funn |
Executive Director |
Alliance for a Better Community |
Drew |
Furedi |
President & CEO |
Para Los Niños |
Sam |
Gelinas |
Chief Program Officer |
LA Promise Fund |
Lena |
Gonzalez |
Councilmember |
City of Long Beach |
Ron |
Gonzalez |
President & CEO |
Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley |
Yvonne |
Gonzalez Duncan |
California State Director |
California LULAC |
Paul |
Granillo |
President & CEO |
Inland Empire Economic Partnership |
Shaun |
Harper |
Executive Director |
USC Race & Equity Center |
Anne |
Hawthorne |
Executive Director |
Los Angeles United Methodist Urban Foundation |
Pamela |
Haynes |
Board Member |
Los Rios Community College District Board of Trustees |
Arturo |
Hernandez |
Board Chair |
Ventura Community College District Board of Trustees |
Zeke |
Hernandez |
Board Member |
Rancho Santiago Community District Board of Trustees |
Alfred |
Herrera |
Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Partnerships |
Center for Community College Partnerships, UCLA |
Gustavo |
Herrera |
Director, Western Regional |
Young Invincibles |
Marianne |
Hill |
Executive Director |
Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation |
Jamie Yee |
Hintzke |
Trustee |
Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees |
Dolores |
Huerta |
Founder & President |
Dolores Huerta Foundation |
Karen |
Humphrey |
Former Mayor |
City of Fresno |
Cassandra H.B. |
Jennings |
President & CEO |
Greater Sacramento Urban League |
Felicia |
Jones |
Associate Director |
Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement (C.O.P.E.) |
Stewart |
Kwoh |
Executive Director |
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles |
Robert |
Lapsley |
President |
California Business Roundtable (CBRT) |
Bob |
Linscheid |
CEO |
Linscheid Enterprises, Inc. |
Ed |
Lopez |
Board Member |
North Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees |
Sonia |
Lopez |
Board Member |
Compton Community College District Board of Trustees |
Bill |
Lucia |
President |
EdVoice |
Domenika |
Lynch |
President & CEO |
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) |
James P. |
Mayer |
President & CEO |
California Forward (CA FWD) |
William |
McGinnis |
Board Member |
Butte-Glenn Community College District Board of Trustees |
Jose |
Moreno |
Mayor Pro Tem & Councilmember |
City of Anaheim |
Janet |
Murguía |
President & CEO |
UnidosUS |
Kindred |
Murillo |
President |
Southwestern College |
Felix W. |
Ortiz III |
CEO |
Viridis Learning |
Rory |
O’Sullivan |
Board Member |
Campaign for College Opportunity |
Vincent |
Pan |
Board Member |
Campaign for College Opportunity |
Eva |
Paterson |
President & Co-Founder |
Equal Justice Society |
Mari |
Perez-Dowling |
Interim President & CEO |
United Way of Kern County |
Jose |
Quiñones |
Founder & CEO |
Mission Asset Fund |
Alberto |
Retana |
President & CEO |
Community Coalition |
Darline P. |
Robles |
Professor of Clinical Education |
USC Rossier School of Education |
Francisco |
Rodriguez |
Chancellor |
Los Angeles Community College District |
Irma |
Rodriguez-Moisa |
Board Member |
Campaign for College Opportunity |
Frederick |
Ruiz |
Chairman of the Board |
Ruiz Food Products, Inc. |
Catalina |
Ruiz-Healy |
CEO |
GradGuru |
Thomas A. |
Saenz |
President & General Counsel |
Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF) |
Maria |
Salinas |
President & CEO |
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce |
Luis |
Santana |
Executive Director |
Reading and Beyond |
Deborah |
Santiago |
CEO |
Excelencia in Education |
Araceli |
Simeon |
Project Director |
Parent Organization Network |
Renata |
Simril |
President & CEO |
LA84 Foundation |
Lisa |
Smith |
Board Member |
Campaign for College Opportunity |
Ryan |
Smith |
Executive Director |
The Education Trust – West |
Joan |
Sullivan |
CEO |
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools |
Sheila |
Thornton |
President & CEO |
OneFuture Coachella Valley |
William |
Tierney |
Co-Director |
USC Pullias Center for Higher Education |
Helen Iris |
Torres |
Executive Director |
Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) |
David |
Valladolid |
President & CEO Emeritus |
Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) |
Nora |
Vargas |
Board Member |
Southwestern Community College District Board of Trustees |
Dina |
Walker |
President & CEO |
BLU Educational Foundation |
Debra |
Watkins |
Founder & Executive Director |
A Black Education Network (ABEN) |
David |
Wolf |
Co-Founder & Board Member |
Campaign for College Opportunity |
Luke |
Wood |
Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Education |
San Diego State University |