Our Purpose
Learning after high school — whether through a college degree or workforce training program — provides the surest path to a well-paying job and stable, fulfilling career. We want learners from low-income backgrounds to have a range of paths open to them so that economic circumstances don’t hinder upward mobility. To that end, we partner with postsecondary education and workforce training providers, intermediaries, researchers, and media organizations to ensure learners from low-income backgrounds have the opportunity for success in whatever path they choose.
Our Priorities
We award grants in four specific areas. Through this approach, we explore innovative ideas, validate promising practices, and scale successful solutions.
News and Insights
Postsecondary Education and Workforce Training Trends We’re Watching in 2025
As we launch into 2025, here are a few of the major trends we're observing that will impact our grantmaking and the learners we serve. Across all these trends, we see growing recognition of the need for more inclusive, flexible, and effective pathways that enable learners from low-income backgrounds to get good jobs. We will continue in 2025 to play our part in identifying, evaluating, and helping to scale those pathways so that more learners have the opportunity for upward mobility.
