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Why Do Metrics Matter?
Nothing seems to make eyes glaze over faster than the discussion of measurement and data metrics. For someone working outside the world of data this topic can appear dry and technical; however, metrics are crucial to our basic understanding of how our public institutions of higher education are funded, whether students are able to attend, Read more >
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California Not Making Room for Increased Student Demand in its Public Universities
Under the State Master Plan for Higher Education, California promises to make room in its public universities for all California resident students who meet admission standards. That promise has been effectively broken, because the State has failed to adequately plan for its higher education needs. In good times, the doors are open. In bad times—which Read more >
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Why Scholarships for Low-Income Students are Particularly Needed in Inland Area – The Press Enterprise
By Rebecca K. O’Connor Youth who have previously struggled with attaining a higher education may now have a better chance at succeeding through the newly created Graduate Success Program. Partnering with the San Francisco-based College Futures Foundation, The Community Foundation will be offering needs-based scholarships, as well support services to high school students in 2018. Read more >
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New Initiative Wants to Help College Students – Monterey Herald
By Claudia Meléndez Salinas Students, get your keyboards ready. Donors, get your wallets ready. A new initiative by the Community Foundation of Monterey County will make it easier for low-income students to gain access to scholarship money for higher education. And for potential donors, an incentive to contribute to their efforts. It’s called the College Read more >
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Report Webinar on Securing the Public Trust: Practical Steps toward Higher Education Finance Reform in California
All California students deserve the opportunity to get a high-quality four-year college education. But that promise is being broken every day because California’s system for financing its public universities is not working on behalf of students. Learn more about the College Futures Foundation report Securing the Public Trust: Practical Steps toward Higher Education Finance Reform Read more >
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California’s Universities Need More Stable Financing, Report Declares – EdSource
By Larry Gordon California’s public universities need more stable and predictable funding to accommodate growing enrollments of low-income students and to avoid the “boom-and-bust cycle” that triggers large tuition increases, according to a new report by the College Futures Foundation. Without substantial reforms, the University of California and California State University systems face a troubling Read more >
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Report Finds That Higher Education Finance Problems Limit Student Opportunity and Threaten California’s Future
-A new report from College Futures Foundation calls for comprehensive changes to address systemic problems in the way that California funds, budgets for, and makes financial decisions about its public university systems. The report, Securing the Public Trust: Practical Steps toward Higher Education Finance Reform in California, is available today at http://higheredfinance.org/ “The promise of an opportunity for a Read more >
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Securing the Public Trust: Practical Steps Toward Higher Education Finance Reform in California (2017)
The system for financing our public universities in California isn’t working. If we want our next generation of students to succeed and if we want our state to be competitive in the global economy, we will need to tackle this issue. We must start by building a shared understanding between public policy makers and higher Read more >
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Why We Need Higher Education Finance Reform for Our Students, Institutions, and State
California’s economic health and civil society are being imperiled by an outdated and increasingly dysfunctional approach to paying for its public university systems—the California State University and the University of California. Without change, each year many more qualified and motivated California students will be turned away from the opportunity to get a college degree. Reforming Read more >