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LAUSD High School Counselors Say They Don’t Have Enough Time to Help Students With College Application Process – LA School Report
By Sarah Favot Counselors at LA Unified high schools say they have enough information to give students about applying for college and financial aid, but what they don’t have is enough time to help students through these processes, according to a new study released Wednesday. Los Angeles Education Research Institute released a pair of studies Read more >
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Monica Lozano to Lead College Futures Foundation
Monica Lozano, a widely respected leader with strong experience in the realms of business, news media, philanthropy, and education, has been named the new President & CEO of College Futures Foundation. “Monica Lozano’s defining qualities—intelligence and integrity—will serve College Futures well. We are lucky to have her, but we are not the only ones. Her Read more >
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Announcing our New President & CEO: Monica Lozano to Lead College Futures
Dear friends and colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Monica Lozano, a widely respected leader with strong experience in the realms of business, news media, philanthropy, and education, has been named the new President & CEO of College Futures Foundation. Lozano’s defining qualities—intelligence and integrity—will serve College Futures well. We are lucky to have Read more >
Publications & Research
What Makes a Partnership Work? (2017)
Partnerships between institutions from different education segments represent a promising strategy to establish education pathways extending from kindergarten to bachelor’s degree achievement. Effective collaboration provides opportunities for schools, colleges, and universities to extend their resources, develop more effective organizational strategies, and strengthen students’ academic and career outcomes. Public- and privately-funded programs have encouraged intersegmental partnership Read more >
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1 in 4 LAUSD Graduates Head to Four-Year College, Data Show – LA School Report
By Sarah Favot About 1 in 4 LA Unified graduates in the Class of 2016 enrolled in a four-year college or university, lagging behind the national average, according to an analysis of data on college enrollment for the district. Twenty-seven percent of LAUSD graduates in the Class of 2016 enrolled in a four-year college immediately Read more >
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Why We Must Help Inland Empire Students Escape Poverty – Redlands Daily Facts
By Cheryl Brown Last week, I participated in a convening, sponsored by the College Futures Foundation under the leadership of Julia I. Lopez, titled “Toward a Shared Vision: Increasing Bachelor Degree Attainment in the Inland Empire.” Dozens of leaders from across the region representing K-12 school districts, community colleges and universities, in addition to representatives Read more >
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Stanislaus Community Foundation Awards Largest Amount of Scholarships in Organization’s History – Turlock Journal
Thanks to the generous contributions of scholarship donors and a grant from College Futures Foundation, 175 local students will receive scholarships for the 2017-2018 academic year totaling $229,500. That’s more than double the amount of scholarship dollars distributed by Stanislaus Community Foundation in 2016. This year’s awards bring the total amount of scholarship dollars distributed by Read more >
Publications & Research
Helping Students Cross the Finish Line: Partnering Regionally and Across Systems to Increase Bachelor’s Degree Completion (2017)
Education is similar to a relay race in at least one way: Supporting students’ pursuit of a bachelor’s degree requires the combined and coordinated efforts of multiple institutions along the way. In order to help students cross the finish line, we have to get the handoffs right. That means addressing barriers at key transition points along student Read more >
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Getting Off the Higher Education Finance See-Saw
A college education is one of the best investments a California family can make. A diploma from one of our public universities remains one of the greatest opportunities many families have to make a good living and contribute to a prosperous future. Many people are rightly concerned that this opportunity is increasingly out of reach, Read more >