Advocacy and Policy

Photo by Lilly Stephen Recently, our staff worked with a student who had graduated from a north county high school in 2017 with a 4.0 GPA. First in her family to go...

Today, I invoke the Thumper Theory as a way of marking Independence Day. I am at an unprecedented loss for things to say that will celebrate the United States of America. Though...

Last year the Words of Faith blog was launched and a May Day post denounced the arbitrary but growing trend of declaring it “Decision Day”. On “Decision Day”, high schools, government agencies,...

On April 3, the Washington Post published the recent release of data documenting hunger and other basic needs unmet among college students. The piece cited several surveys, but focused on the largest...

I’m reminding you to remind me to look for the good. It is still there and may be shining even brighter on these dark days. In more ways than I can (or...

First, click on the image below and tell me what you see! Just in case charts and graphs and data aren’t your thing, let me summarize in words: Our students are significantly...

These have been challenging weeks. I had not planned a year-end blogpost, thinking I had little constructive to say about the way the world is treating our students. Then, yesterday, I received...

I ask that you TODAY demand that Congress: Protect some 800,000 individuals who are working and attending school under DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), slated for termination in March, 2018. Honor...

It does not take much to imagine what it is like to try to study or sit in class if you are chronically hungry or malnourished. While some of us may joke...

I read a letter aloud to several staff members last week. After I finished, Program Director Thurman Young summed up the story as one of redemption, practically writing the blogpost for me....

I have a story for you. We’ve received word of a gift totaling $17,000 we will receive in the coming month or two. But that’s the middle of the story. In 2003,...

In a staff of 13, it seems odd to refer to three people as a “department.” So, for purposes of this blog post, I’ll just tag them Superheroes of The Scholarship Foundation....