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Emergency support for college students is a matter of financial equity, and it’s everyone’s business
Emergency fund assistance for students in our state budget, paired with recently approved federal relief, recognizes an important lesson from the pandemic: Flexible cash assistance works. California offers relatively generous financial aid programs, but their application is limited, and too many of our students face serious financial strains outside of tuition that threaten to Read more >
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Leading and Learning for Student Success: Q&A with California Education Policy Fellow Dr. Shonda Goward
California’s Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) brings approximately 20 professionals from K–12, postsecondary, policy, and practice together over the course of an academic year to explore and collaborate around the complex challenges our public education system faces. By supporting growth in individuals and cohorts over time, the program aims to foster collaborative policy development and Read more >
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Expanding Our Partnership with Community-Based Organizations Mobilizing for College Student Success
We are excited to announce the official public launch of the Community Engagement for College Success Network, consisting of 11 community-based organizations (CBOs) representing Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, and the Fresno area. Mobilizing around a shared goal to boost higher education access, affordability, and success in communities of color, this initiative serves to: Develop Read more >
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Clarity in Crisis: An Equitable Recovery is the Only Recovery
The American Rescue Plan Act signed in March directs $151 billion to California. These funds will play a critical role in our state’s recovery from the pandemic and recession—and in ensuring future prosperity. But this recovery will only be successful now and sustainable long-term if state leaders are guided by equity, both in allocating funds Read more >
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Students Encourage Peers to Complete FAFSA Through Personal Stories
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After the Verdict: Dismantling Racism
Reflecting on the Derek Chauvin Trial and Building a New Future Yesterday, Derek Chauvin was found guilty of all charges in the killing of George Floyd. For me, as for many of us, the feeling of relief—that justice has been served—was intense. Overwhelming evidence should have made such a verdict a foregone conclusion, and yet, Read more >
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College Futures Welcomes New Strategic Learning Officer
College Futures Foundation is pleased to announce the newest addition to our team: Theresa Esparrago Lieu joins us as Strategic Learning Officer, a role integral to the Foundation’s commitment to systems change. Esparrago Lieu is a skilled evaluation consultant with deep experience in research design, qualitative and quantitative data collection, and analysis, and the role Read more >
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Speaking Out, Dismantling Racism: In Solidarity with AAPI Communities
The shootings that took place in Atlanta this week were another horrific, painful reminder of the threat that Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities face. This was not an isolated event. In the past year, racist attacks on Asian Americans have surged in California and across the nation. Recently in California, a series of Read more >
News & Commentary, Publications & Research
Student Parents: A Portrait of California Community College Students with Dependent Children
Parents are a significant portion of today’s California college students—especially at the community colleges—yet their experiences and needs have not been well understood. New research led by Wheelhouse: The Center for Community College Leadership and Research at UC Davis aims to close that information gap. College Futures supported the research for this publication. Two research Read more >