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Higher-education groups urge new California interagency council to center vulnerable students, teacher workforce
Summary
Dozens of higher‑education and student advocates told the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 during public comment that the governor's proposal to establish and fund a California education interagency coordinating council should explicitly center vulnerable and historically disconnected students and address teacher workforce shortages.
Dozens of higher‑education and student advocates told the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 during public comment that the governor's proposal to establish and fund a California education interagency coordinating council should explicitly center vulnerable and historically disconnected students and address teacher workforce shortages.
Speakers including Brian (Education Trust West), Cody VanFelden (John Burton Advocates for Youth), Wednesday Pope (a California college student and former foster youth) and Jessie Nandez Reyes (Campaign for College Opportunity) said the council should be designed to improve equity and ease transitions into postsecondary education and careers for low‑income students, foster youth and unhoused students. Several witnesses asked the subcommittee to adopt trailer‑bill language…
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