Regional Partnerships

Making Higher Education Happen for More Students: Our Journeys in Two California Regions
How do you mobilize the many diverse players across an entire community to get more young people to and through college? It’s an essential but demanding job that many organizations and locales are pursuing in earnest—including ours. As executives leading community foundations that Read more >

Learning the Part: Foundation Roles in Regional Partnership
A Mini Case Study Postsecondary education is a key factor in positioning a nation for success in a globalized economy. But even in a state like California, which has a historic commitment to college access, far too many students capable of earning a Read more >

What Makes Educational Partnerships Work?
In communities throughout California, leaders and practitioners in secondary and postsecondary education are increasingly thinking of student success as a responsibility shared by all the institutions students attend on their way to and through college. The ways to approach fulfilling that shared responsibility Read more >

Smart Strategies and Top Challenges for Regional Education Partnerships
In regions across California, a variety of partners are teaming up to create more opportunity for low-income students and a brighter future for their community. They are local leaders from K-12 schools, higher education institutions, business and civic life—working side by side to Read more >