2025 State of the Learner Address
September 10, 2025 | 11am PT
Join us live on September 10 at 11am PT for the 2025 State of the Learner Address with College Futures Foundation President & CEO Eloy Ortiz Oakley. In his address, Eloy will share fresh insights from new research on California learners, highlighting what they value in postsecondary education, what they expect, and what’s getting in the way.
At the heart of this story are Californians 25 and older who are balancing jobs, caregiving, and everyday responsibilities while striving for upward mobility. They see postsecondary education as a critical pathway but today’s systems still reflect yesterday’s assumptions.
Eloy will explore what it means to truly meet working learners where they are and what we must do to rebuild the California Dream so that more people can work one job, care for their families, and build a better future.
Golden Opportunities Initiative
We’re redefining how postsecondary value is understood, measured, and communicated—centering equity, lived experience, and outcomes to make postsecondary education a reliable vehicle for economic mobility for all Californians.
Unlocking Economic Mobility for Adult Learners Initiative
We’re meeting adult learners where they are by supporting innovative solutions that make postsecondary education more responsive, flexible, and inclusive, aligned with the realities of work and life—and designed to advance economic mobility.
