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Report calls for a new approach to measuring where money for public higher education comes from, where it goes, and what it buys
SAN FRANCISCO — Recent public opinion research shows an alarming trend of rising public mistrust of our nation’s colleges and universities—a mistrust sparked by increases in tuitions and the perception of eroding value of higher education. Underlying these concerns is a growing problem Read more >
Public Higher Education Finance Reform Will Be Challenging but Necessary Says Range of Experts, Voters in New Study
Project from David Binder Research Shows Bipartisan Support SAN FRANCISCO — California is in the grip of a paradox – a college education has never been more important to have, but has never felt harder to get. With more qualified students than ever Read more >
Ashley Swearengin Joins College Futures Foundation Board of Directors
Ashley Swearengin, President and CEO of the Central Valley Community Foundation, was appointed to the College Futures Foundation board of directors this summer. Swearengin will help oversee the College Futures Foundation’s strategic development and guide investments to improve college access, persistence, and degree attainment Read more >
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Close California’s income gap with a clearer path from kindergarten to college degree
By Monica Lozano, Special to The Sacramento Bee California’s booming economy is the fifth-largest in the world—but residents experience some of the highest and fastest-growing income inequality in the nation, and our poverty rate tops all other states when cost of living Read more >
Bed, books, meals & cell phone: New study to tally real costs of college in California – EdSource
By Larry Gordon What does it really cost California students to attend college? An ambitious new survey of about 100,000 students is about to attempt to answer that question, with a special emphasis on housing, food and transportation costs. Reaching out to public Read more >
California Universities Require Nearly $50B in Construction in Next 5 Years – Nonprofit Quarterly
By Steve Dubb California universities face potential “construction and renovation expenses approaching $50 billion over the next five years,” reports Mikhail Zinshteyn in EdSource. Zinshteyn notes that this was the conclusion reached by the College Futures Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that promotes greater Read more >
