July 17, 2012 > U.S. Chamber assesses California colleges U.S. Chamber assesses California colleges Submitted By Marina Maric The Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, released the third edition of its Leaders & Laggards series, "A State-by-State Report Card on Public Postsecondary Education." The report examines public colleges and universities in all 50 states, grading two-year and four-year institutions in areas critical to the increasingly competitive global labor market. For the first time, Leaders and Laggards grades postsecondary institutions in the following six areas: Student access and success Efficiency and cost-effectiveness Meeting labor market demand Transparency and accountability Policy environment Innovation California's complete report card may be found at: http://icw.uschamber.com/reportcard/california/