Economist says
California at risk of losing its educational advantage
Timm Herdt, Ventura
County Star, February 5, 2013
SACRAMENTO — A senior
economist with UCLA’s Anderson Forecast warned lawmakers Tuesday that
California is at risk of losing what has long been one of its top economic
advantages, a workforce that is better educated than those in other states. Jerry
Nickelsburg told members of an Assembly panel (that)… California still leads
the nation in percentage of college-educated adults, calling that statistic “a
reflection of our advantage in skills.” But Nickelsburg disclosed census data
that shows the state’s advantage has disappeared among workers age 25 to 34. In that age category,
the percentage of Californians with college degrees equals the national
average, and the percentage of Californians with some college trails the
national average. He predicted that development “could erode” California’s
competitive advantage and lead to one of two results: Workers without college
training will “leave California for Texas or some place where jobs are
low-skilled and immigrants come in to take the skilled jobs, or we lose our
educational advantage. “The trend in education makes California’s growth engine
vulnerable,” he said…
Full story at http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/feb/05/economist-says-california-at-risk-of-losing-its/
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