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
A Preview of Our Expand Opportunity Portfolios
Our Expand Opportunity strategy includes three portfolios that focus on the creation and expansion of high-quality postsecondary education and workforce training opportunities that are accessible, flexible, affordable, and result in economic mobility. These portfolios focus on identifying and expanding effective sectoral training programs; helping more learners complete effective apprenticeships; and creating more opportunities for incarcerated learners to pursue postsecondary credentials that lead to meaningful careers on the outside. To do this, we invest in innovation and evidence building about what works and under what conditions, along with efforts that strengthen supportive policies, data systems that help make outcomes clear, and sustainable funding models.
