Our North Star
Learning after high school, whether through postsecondary education or workforce training, provides the surest path to a well-paying and rewarding career. But that path isn’t always clear for those who need it most.
We envision a world where more low-income learners succeed in postsecondary education and workforce training as a path to upward mobility, regardless of race, rurality, history of incarceration, or other factors.We call this vision our North Star. It guides our grantmaking and directs our focus on removing the systemic barriers that disproportionately impact learners from low-income backgrounds.
Our Strategies
Our grantmaking is driven by three core strategies that aim to transform postsecondary education and workforce systems to better serve learners from low-income backgrounds.
News and Insights
When Systems Align, Learners Succeed
Many learners — including incarcerated individuals, rural students, and those with some college but no degree — are often left behind due to system-level disconnects in postsecondary education and workforce training. Fixing those fragmented systems is essential to eliminating barriers and enabling upward mobility for all learners. Deputy Director Jenny Parks of the Connect and Align Systems strategy advocates for aligning data, policies, and practices across sectors to support smoother transitions through education and into employment.
