Events

As unemployment drops, business leaders and educators pinpoint what’s gone wrong for workers and where to look for opportunity.

In an online discussion hosted by CalMatters, three prominent child health experts offered suggestions for families struggling with the multiple crises confronting the state and nation.

In a virtual town hall event hosted by CalMatters, Cal State Chancellor Tim White answered questions about COVID-19 testing, tuition, faculty preparedness, and more.

How will this continued state of isolation during the pandemic affect the long-term mental health of children in California? We explored this question and discussed the impact of this unprecedented time on our state’s youth. CalMatters mental health reporter Jocelyn Wiener moderated the conversation about the potential long-term effects of COVID-19 on mental health, what […]

CSU students: Got questions about what college will look like this fall? We hosted a virtual discussion with Chancellor Timothy P. White on how CSU campuses are addressing your concerns during the pandemic, from the cost of tuition to remote learning. This event took place on Wednesday, August 19. You can read a recap of […]

California community college students: Got questions about what college will look like this fall? We hosted a virtual discussion with Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley on how campuses are addressing your concerns during the pandemic, from the cost of tuition to remote learning. This event took place on Tuesday, August 18. You can read a recap […]

As schools across California begin virtual instruction, students, parents and teachers have many questions and concerns after enduring a hectic spring semester. How will California’s 6 million students and their parents navigate this crisis — and when will students be able to safely return to some form of in-person learning? We had a conversation with […]

Before the pandemic and recession, California was already struggling with a mental health system widely considered to be dysfunctional. Gov. Gavin Newsom promised “an aggressive agenda to lift California’s approach to mental healthcare into a national model.” What have the pandemic and recession done to this issue and these plans? What are the mental health […]

CalMatters and the Milken Institute are teaming up to host a series of virtual discussions about California’s response, recovery, and resilience strategies in a post-COVID landscape, and what the “Future of Work” means now to educators, employers, college students and cities statewide. The Future of Work: What Happens to California Cities When Jobs Go Remote? […]

According to the federal Centers for Disease Control, residents at nursing homes are at the highest risk of being impacted by the coronavirus. Despite taking precautionary measures, these facilities have accounted for nearly half of all deaths related to COVID-19 in California, and data released by the state suggests there have been many more outbreaks […]