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Dual Enrollment for Equitable Completion
Dual Enrollment for Equitable Completion (DE4EC) is a multi-year collaborative initiative among the College Futures Foundation and Tipping Point Community, carried out with research support from RDP Consulting. DE4EC helps California community colleges and their high school partners build dual enrollment programs centered on strengthening equitable access and completion outcomes for students underrepresented in higher education, particularly African American/Black, Latina/o/x, and students experiencing economic disadvantage. Read more >
Press Releases & Announcements
Announcing Our New Vision and Mission
At College Futures Foundation, we believe in the power of postsecondary opportunity. We believe that securing the postsecondary success of students facing the most formidable barriers will ensure that all of us can thrive—our communities, our economy, and our state. We believe that the equitable education system of the future, one that enables every student Read more >
Press Releases & Announcements
College Futures Foundation Announces New Vision and Mission
OAKLAND, California—College Futures Foundation, a statewide strategic philanthropy focused on the power of postsecondary opportunity and upward mobility, has announced a new vision and mission statement to guide its work. “We believe that securing the postsecondary success of students facing the most formidable barriers will ensure that all of us can — our communities, our Read more >
News & Commentary
What We’re Reading – Capacity Building
Reimagining Capacity Building: Navigating Culture, Systems, & Power by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations “Capacity-building efforts generally focus on strengthening individual leaders or organizations, yet no one person or organization can solve today’s most pressing challenges. Increasingly, capacity builders who center racial equity are thinking more deeply about network and field capacity. By taking a systems approach, Read more >
Vlogcast/Podcast
Episode OneUniversal Financial Aid Application Completion in California: Next Stop, Implementation
A new California law, AB 469, requires school districts to ensure that all high school seniors complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or California Dream Act Application. Hear more about AB 469 implementation efforts to-date and financial aid policy issues to watch from Jaclyn Piñero, CEO of uAspire, and Manny Rodriguez, the California policy and advocacy director for TICAS. Eloy Ortiz Oakley, president & CEO of College Futures Foundation, hosts. Read more >
News & Commentary
College Futures Foundation Welcomes New Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, Dr. Sonya Christian
The California Community College Board of Governors has named Dr. Sonya Christian as the next chancellor of the California Community Colleges. With this selection, Dr. Christian (pictured right) becomes the first woman to assume the permanent position of chancellor for the nation’s largest public higher education system. Dr. Christian’s unrelenting focus on equity is evident Read more >
News & Commentary
Eloy Ortiz Oakley Speaks to Opportunities for Action in 2023
Eloy Ortiz Oakley, president & CEO of College Futures Foundation, looks at the year to come and speaks to the opportunities and challenges that exist in and around public higher education — what needs collective focus or action for students to access equitable educational opportunity and socioeconomic mobility, and for a thriving California. Read more >