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Newsom unveils plan to create high-paying jobs without 4-year degrees By Staff
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onday, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled the final framework for the Master Plan for Career Education to make it easier for Californians to receive college credit for their real-world experience — especially veterans — and create more pathways to careers in California. The governor also announced the removal of a college degree or other educational requirements for nearly 30,000 state jobs, along with a new goal to double that number. The Master Plan will be supported by funding in the upcoming state budget. “Every Californian deserves the opportunity to build real-life skills and pursue a fulfilling career — including those that don’t require college degrees,” said Newsom. “California is working to ensure that every
Governor Gavin Newsom unveils the Master Plan for Career Education at a press conference in Redding Monday. | Photo courtesy of the California Governor’s Office
person has what they need to get a well-paying, longlasting job so we can build
an economy for the future that supports all families.” The plan introduces
several key instruments aimed at facilitating career opportunities without
necessitating higher education. Central to these innovations is the "Career
Passport" — a digital portfolio that integrates traditional academic records, like college transcripts, with verified skills and credentials earned outside the classroom, such as military service, job training, or volunteer work. Employers will be able to use the Career Passport to see a validated record of a person’s abilities, helping to shift hiring practices toward valuing skills over just degrees. As part of a $100 million budget investment to implement key components of the Master Plan, Newsom is proposing scaling the state’s Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) effort to make it easier for Californians to turn their real-world experience into college credit. For example, veterans could See Newsom Page 27
Los Padrinos juvey hall keeps operating despite shutdown order By Joe Taglieri joet@beaconmedianews.com
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os Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey was housing youth detainees Friday, as Los Angeles County probation officials appealed a state closure order and a county supervisor called on probation officers to keep the facility staffed. Los Padrinos has been plagued with management and operational issues since it reopened last year to house youth from Central
Juvenile Hall in Boyle Heights and Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar, both of which the state ordered the county to close. State regulators have identified issues at Los Padrinos that include shortstaffing, attempted escapes and allegations of violence among youths detained at the facility, sometimes witnessed by probation officers who allegedly did not intervene. In October,
the Board of State and Community Corrections, which oversees detention facilities, determined Los Padrinos was unsuitable to house youth and set a Dec. 12 deadline for the LA County Probation Department to correct staffing deficiencies or close the facility. In a recent follow-up inspection, the BSCC found that the problems were not corrected and the closure
deadline remained. Despite the Thursday closure order, LA County, has no other appropriate facility to house Los Padrinos' approximately 260 detainees. Probation Department spokeswoman Vicky Waters said in a statement agency officials have appealed the BSCC's finding of unsuitability "through existing regulations, and have further asked them to rescind their
unsuitability finding from recent inspections." "While we fully agree with safety and security standards, we disagree with their application of regulations and overall findings, particularly around staffing ratios," Waters said. "The department fully intends to keep Los Padrinos open and operational. "It's also important to note that the youth currently housed at the facility are
for the most part awaiting adjudication and facing very serious offenses. For the sake of public safety, these youth would not be eligible to be housed in a less secure facility, and certainly would not benefit with any further disruption to their education and programming opportunities," Waters said. About one-third of the detainees at Los Padrinos See Juvey hall Page 28