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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, “What’s the one thing you would do first in an effort to Read more >
Publications & Research
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. First, math education is structured like a ladder, requiring each step to Read more >
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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, creates opportunities for better health, and encourages civic engagement. Simply put, higher Read more >
News & Commentary, Publications & Research
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 the four-year graduation rate. At that time, only 42% of UC Riverside Read more >
News & Commentary
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 question, “Sacramento, Los Angeles and Oakland schoolteachers have already gone on strike Read more >
News & Commentary
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 >
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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 >
Spotlights
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 >