The Campaign for College Opportunity

Declines in financial aid applications signal that we must support students to complete their FAFSA and work to redesign Cal Grant so that more students can receive the aid they need to access and succeed in college. http://ow.ly/nJEp50DPzFx

"Studies like The State of Higher Education for Black Californians are absolutely essential in this moment: helping us identify the key issues in education fairness, find viable solutions, and place racial equity where it belongsfront and center in any conversation about our schools, colleges, and universities," says Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Read the publication: http://ow.ly/JGbI50DOuxN

COVID-19 has put a spotlight on how California’s current financial aid system isn’t meeting students’ needs. Redesigning Cal Grant ensures that more students, regardless of when they enroll in college, can get the aid they need to succeed. http://ow.ly/ujiM50DOlIS

In order to advance racial equity in college access and success, college and state leaders must be intentional and unabashed in their support of Black students, says President Michele Siqueiros. http://ow.ly/p5Bs50DKgsV

"We must serve our Black students better and the recommendations in this report outline urgent and intentional ways to move forward," says California Community Colleges Board of Governors President Pam Haynes on the State of Higher Education for Black Californians. http://ow.ly/pAAF50DKg1S

Today at 1PM! The time is now to ensure thousands more students have the aid they need to go to college and graduate. Learn more about the newly proposed Cal Grant Equity Framework. http://ow.ly/Nk9F50DJWH7