History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
NEW REPORT: Los Angeles' road to A-G for all
Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
Past Educational Opportunity Reports
Education: Battle on to increase graduation, college-going rates
- 10-31-2011
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By Janet Zimmerman/Press-Enterprise
A generation ago, a high school degree was enough to land a decent-paying job at the local steel mill or aerospace plant and gain entry to the middle class. In the years since, the job market has evolved into one that requires more brain power and less muscle. American workers no longer perform repetitive tasks on an assembly line. They operate specialized machinery, follow complex blueprints and perform higher math. In most cases, they are expected to have at least some college or training after high school. The shift to a knowledge-based economy has cast a spotlight on the lack of an adequately prepared workforce in the Inland area and beyond — and the education system that should be grooming it. (more...)
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