Posts By: Amanda Ufheil-Somers
What One Thing Could Make College More Affordable? It’s Not Just Lowering Tuition – Sacramento Bee
Each week through November 2019, a selection of the Sacramento Bee’s 101 California Influencers answers a question that is critical to California’s future. Topics include education, healthcare, environment, housing and economic growth. College Futures President and CEO Monica Lozano responds to the question, Read more >
Finding New Formulas: Math Education Impacts Equity and College Success
Math literacy skills are important to success in school, work, and life. Yet rather than serving as a foundation for that success, math education too often filters and blocks student progress. Of all school subjects, math sets up the most barriers to college. Read more >
Working Together to Spur System Changes for Student Success: A Powerful Philanthropic Partnership
A college degree is a game changer, setting graduates up for a lifetime of benefits that will extend to future generations and throughout their communities. Especially for low-income families and communities of color—the majority of California’s population—success in college significantly improves socioeconomic status, Read more >
From Practice to Policy: How Institutions Leverage Data to Improve Outcomes (2019)
As policymakers explore options for building California’s first early education to workforce longitudinal data system, local initiatives to improve outcomes through data collection and analysis offer important takeaways. In 2013, the University of California Riverside formed the Graduation Rate Task Force to improve Read more >
It’s Not a Surprise Teachers Are Striking. It’s a Surprise They Didn’t Happen Sooner – Sacramento Bee
Each week through November 2019, a selection of the Sacramento Bee’s 101 California Influencers answers a question that is critical to California’s future. Topics include education, healthcare, environment, housing and economic growth. Read College Futures President and CEO Monica Lozano respond to the Read more >
California Must Design Education That Keeps Up With the Times – Sacramento Bee
Each week through November 2019, a selection of the Sacramento Bee‘s 101 California Influencers answers a question that is critical to California’s future. Topics include education, healthcare, environment, housing and economic growth. Read College Futures President and CEO Monica Lozano weigh in on Read more >
Why Do Some Students Fail to Receive Pell Grants? (2019)
Because of California’s College Promise Grant program, low-income students at the California Community Colleges have their tuition and fees covered. California’s program means that students who are eligible for federal Pell Grants can use those funds to cover non-tuition expenses like housing, food, Read more >
Math Enrollment Among LAUSD Seniors (2019)
Readiness for college-level math is a significant barrier for many students, causing them to delay or deter their higher education. Students from low-income families and communities of color especially are less likely to have attended schools with quality math courses or skilled teachers. Read more >
Putting Equity at the Center of of College Success: Community College Equity Assessment Lab
Each year, hundreds of thousands of new students begin their college journeys in one of the 114 California community colleges. The community colleges are the biggest gateway for California high school students to enter higher education. And it is the most important gateway Read more >
The James Irvine Foundation Contributes Initial $5 Million to New Funding Partnership with College Futures Foundation
Funds to support increased and equitable college completion for Californians College Futures Foundation and The James Irvine Foundation have formed a new partnership to leverage funding that will create greater educational opportunities for California’s diverse students. The James Irvine Foundation plans to make Read more >