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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 >
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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 >
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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 >
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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 >
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Higher Education as a Driver of Economic Mobility (2018)
A majority of Californians believe that a college degree is important for an individual’s economic success in today’s economy. That belief is borne out in data showing that Californians with college degrees are more likely to be employed, earn higher wages, and have a job with good benefits. Yet 66% of adults in the state lack a Read more >
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Announcing Our New Strategy Framework
Dear friends, I have lived and worked most of my life in the great state of California, yet I am consistently amazed by the opportunities and challenges inherent in living in such a large, wonderfully diverse, and multi-layered place. As I approach the close of my first year as President of College Futures Foundation, my Read more >
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The Mathematics of Opportunity: Rethinking the Role of Math in Educational Equity (2018)
Quantitative reasoning skills are an important underpinning for achievement in school, at work, and in life. But, perhaps because it plays such a primary role in fostering such skills, mathematics can be wielded in ways that arbitrarily close doors to educational advancement. Even as math expectations can serve as a foundation for academic success, they Read more >
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New Survey: Californians Prioritize Higher Education
Public opinion poll shows that Californians want a higher education system that better supports student access and success Findings from a new statewide opinion survey, released yesterday by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) and funded by College Futures Foundation, reveal that Californians value higher education, desire a higher education system that supports student success, and are interested in leadership on issues Read more >