California Colleges are Turning Away Students. It’s Time to Rethink Funding for UC and CSU – The Sacramento Bee
By Russell S. Gould and Elizabeth Hill Thanks to our parents’ and grandparents’ generations, when we were growing up in California we knew that if we did the work in high school there was a place for us in the University of California Read more >
DACA News: We Stand Behind Opportunity and Privacy for Dreamers
The Trump administration has announced that it will reverse the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy and indicated that it is up to Congress to replace the program. College Futures Foundation strongly disagrees with the decision to roll back this just, principled, and Read more >
Many L.A. Students Get to College; Only a Few Finish – Los Angeles Times
By Howard Blume A study released Wednesday put an exclamation point on something that Los Angeles Unified School District officials already have acknowledged: too few of their graduates—about one in four—are earning a college degree. The latest data points from two studies, by UCLA and Claremont Graduate University researchers, Read more >
UCLA-Claremont Study Tracks College Enrollment Rate of LAUSD Graduates – UCLA Newsroom
By George Foulsham In the first comprehensive analysis of college enrollment of Los Angeles Unified School District graduates, UCLA and Claremont Graduate University researchers found that 70 percent of high school graduates enrolled in either two- or four-year colleges, but only 25 percent Read more >
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 Read more >
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 Read more >
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 Read more >
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 Read more >
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. Read more >
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 Read more >