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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 the question, “What Can We Do to Make Sure Our Kids Get Read more >
News & Commentary, Publications & Research
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, and books. Pell Grants are a crucial form of aid to help Read more >
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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. In addition, few K–12 districts and colleges collaborate to align their curriculums. Read more >
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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 for young men of color—approximately 115,000 first-time freshmen each year, many of Read more >
Press Releases & Announcements
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 an initial contribution of $5 million to deepen College Futures’ investments in Read more >
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State of Higher Education for Black Californians (2019)
California is home to the fifth-largest Black population in the nation, with 2.16 million Black residents. The state has long benefited from significant contributions by Black Californians who have made the state more equitable, prosperous, entrepreneurial, and democratic. The success of a highly educated Black populace equals success for California. This report from the Campaign Read more >
News & Commentary, Press Releases & Announcements
Governor Appoints College Futures Board Member, Grantee Partner to Top Roles
College Futures Foundation congratulates Dr. Lande Ajose, our longtime grantee partner, on her appointment as Governor Newsom’s Senior Advisor on Higher Education, and Lenny Mendonça, our board member and thought partner, on his appointment as Chief Economic and Business Advisor and Director of the state’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Generating economic opportunity and Read more >
News & Commentary, Press Releases & Announcements
Governor Appoints College Futures Board Member, Grantee Partner to Top Roles
College Futures Foundation congratulates Dr. Lande Ajose, our longtime grantee partner, on her appointment as Governor Newsom’s Senior Advisor on Higher Education, and Lenny Mendonça, our board member and thought partner, on his appointment as Chief Economic and Business Advisor and Director of the state’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Generating economic opportunity and Read more >
Press Releases & Announcements
Elizabeth González Joins College Futures Foundation as Chief Program & Strategy Officer
College Futures Foundation has appointed Elizabeth González as its Chief Program and Strategy Officer. González is a strategist, philanthropic program director, and researcher who has worked for more than twenty years to improve socio-economic outcomes for young people and the public sector systems that impact them. She will step into the new position in January Read more >