John Husing, Ph.D. Economics & Politics, Inc. Chief Economist, IEEP CA Prosperity... Educational Challenges For It!

Private Job Quality

Educational Challenge For Adults & Their Children

Where Are The Well Educated?

Poverty

Why The High Levels of Marginally Educated in Inland Counties? Lack of Available Land in Coastal Areas Available for Housing California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Lawsuits 1.Nimby’s Stop Housing 2.Lawyer’s Cash Cow 3.Union’s Green Mail to Require Their Members 4.Environmental Lawsuits to Stop Projects

Whose Is Hurt? Marginally Educated Families Forced Inland

CEQA Reform Thoughts Extend CEQA litigation transparency from amicus briefs and attorney fee motions to CEQA petitions, so courts know who is suing and why. Ending duplicative CEQA lawsuits against implementation of projects and plans for which a legally adequate EIR has already been approved. Apply statewide the judicial remedy rule for the Kings Arena project, allowing deficient CEQA studies to be fixed (with more mitigation if needed) but allowing the project to be completed – unless it would cause significant risk to public health, natural ecology or irreplaceable tribal resources.

Education Policy: 3 Levels 1.Expand CA’s Pool Of College Educated Workers 2.Create Training For Blue Collar/Technically Oriented Students 3.Use Adult Workforce Training To Deal With Marginally Educated Workers Living In Poverty

1. High-End Jobs Film & CommercialsEngineeringLegal & Accounting Police & FireScience & Information

Professional, Management, Information Utility Sectors: 19.1% Median Pay $75, % of Growth

Issue: Lack of Qualified Workers

Public Colleges & Universities 407,554 Students $16,416 $65, ,177 Students $36,576 $146,304 2,316,982 Students $3,312 Stanford $44,184 $176,736 St. Mary’s $44,210 $176,840 Pepperdine $48,000 $192,000

Strategic Elements: Academic Success College Completion A-G Requirements STEM Cultural Divide K-12, Community College & University Articulation Parental Understanding of College Environment

K-12 Readiness For College 3 rd Grade Students & Parents Sign Contracts Try For College Parents Agree To Annual College Visitations Students Take Academic Courses Including A-G Students Receive Counseling & Tutoring If Needed Students Networked Through School Seniors Organized To Fill Out FAFSA Forms Reward: Free Tuition Two Years of Community College Summer Boot Camp For In-Coming Freshman At Cal State Business Support Effort To Keep Students In College to BA

Keeping Students In College Business Convene Educators Single Cohesive Strategies Designed Competitive Between Entities Discouraged Business Provide Backbone Support & Drive Process Single Proposals To: Legislature Non-Profits

2. Blue Collar/Technical Jobs

Blue Collar/Technical Jobs % % of Job Growth Median Pay $55, % of Job Growth Median Pay $55, % of New Jobs Median Pay $49,471

Issue: Regulatory Targeting of Logistics

Issue: CEQA Delay of Projects

Issue: CA Manufacturing Job Growth Just 3.0% of U.S. Growth

Issue: Energy Attempts To Kill Off Petroleum In California

Issue: Lack Of Skilled Labor

Blue Collar/Technical Training Logistics: Meet Rapid Growth Truck Drivers!!! Diesel & CNG/LNG Mechanics Warehouse Technology/Robotic Equipment o Information Technology o Environmental Systems Manufacturing/Oil & Gas: Replace Baby Boomer Retirees Industry Specified Skills, Occupations, Certifications Industry Define Speed of Training Types of Skills o Mechanics o Machinists o Welders o Electrical Technicians o Software Techs Construction: Replace Lost Workforce Develop Trade Skills To Industry Standards Union Jobs Non-Union Jobs Soft Skills

Health Care & Finance Jobs – 10.5% % of Job Growth Median Pay $63, % of Job Growth Median Pay $55,678

Health Care & Financial Training Health Care Athletic Trainers & Exercise Physiologists Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians Dental Assistants Dental Hygienists Diagnostic Medical Sonographers EMTs Massage Therapists Medical Laboratory Techs Medical Records & Health Information Techs Medical Transcriptionists MRI Techs Nuclear Medicine Techs Nursing (RN, LVN, Nurses Aids) Opticians Paramedics Pharmacy Techs Phlebotomists Physical Therapists Physician’s Assistants Radiological Techs Respiratory Techs Soft Skills Finance, Insurance, Real Estate o Escrow o Title o Teller Managers o Loan Officers o Real Estate Agents & Finance

K-14 Educational Performance Career Technical Education Preparation Industry’s Role Set Standards & Required Certifications Conduct Industry Tours Allow Job Shadowing Internship Hands on Training Create Real World Projects Provide Externships For Teachers Education’s Role Create Training in Occupations & Skills From Industry Coordinate Closely With Employers Jr. High – Industry Tours High School – Create Sector Academies 1.Coordinate Job Shadowing 2.Articulate with Community Colleges

Issue: Community Colleges Share Governance: Faculty 50% of Decision Making Power Often Dominated By Social Sciences & Humanities Course Approvals Very Slow Limited Interest in Non-Academic Training Frequently Work Against Industry Based Training ____________________________________________________ Expense of Technical Training

3. Attacking Poverty

Poverty Metrics

What is Needed To Fight Poverty? Short Course Adult Training in Specific Skills Sectors With Few Education Barriers to Entry Median Incomes Approaching Middle Class Earnings Skill Ladders Up Which Workers Can Move To Median Incomes Sectors That Are Adding Jobs

Low Paying Job Growth – 50.8% % of Job Growth Median Income $30,693

Move Workers Into Other Sectors: Logistics Construction Manufacturing Health Care Finance Sectors

Train For Advanced Jobs In Lower Paying Sectors

Training: Middle Management In Lower Paying Sectors Issue: o No One Offers Middle Management Training o Industry Specified Skills & Occupations o Industry Defined Acceptable Credentials o Industry Define Speed of Training Types of Skills Train To Sector Requirements o Retail Mid-Managers o Restaurant & Fast Food Managers o Chefs o Hotel Department Managers o Office & Professional Executive Assistants

Training Through: o Community Colleges o Adult Schools o Regional Occupational Programs o Workforce Investment Boards o Private Academies & Training Schools o Trade Union Apprenticeships Adult Workforce Education For Those Looking To Move Ahead Industry Set Standards & Certifications

Marginally Educated Potential Workers MOVING PEOPLE TO DEMAND SKILLS: AN ECONOMIC STRATEGY Business Decide High Levels of Poverty Not In Their Interest Business Groups Work To Create Strategy Get Families Ready To Take Training 1.Secure Housing 2.Wrap Around Support Services (income, child care, transport) Training In Business Defined Sectors 1.Skills 2.Certifications 3.Speed of Training Educators Agree To React To Business Demand Occupations Business Agree To Prioritize Interviews For Jobs Money Saved By Agencies Available to Expand Efforts

CA Needs Expand CA’s Pool Of College Educated Workers Create Training For Blue Collar/ Technically Oriented Students Use Adult Workforce Training To Deal With Poverty