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College Promise Celebrates a Decade of Increasing Free Postsecondary Education with National ConveningsWith a focus on growing and strengthening statewide College Promise programs, the organization announces national convenings that will take place across the country with its newly established National Leadership Council WASHINGTON, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the leading national, non-partisan, non-profit initiative committed to making college, postsecondary career-technical programs, and high-impact training beyond high school universal, free, and accessible for students throughout our nation, College Promise celebrates the 10th anniversary of its launch with its first series of national convenings in Phoenix, Arizona and Boston, Massachusetts this summer. College Promise, in partnership with the Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona Forward, Helios Education Foundation, and Maricopa Community College District, will kick off the first national convening at South Mountain Community College on June 5-6, 2024. The second convening will take place in Boston, MA, at the Mintz Headquarters on August 13-15, 2024. These convenings will provide policymakers, philanthropists, and advocacy organizations with the technical assistance and model practices to build, improve, and sustain state and local College Promise Programs with leaders who are ready to learn about and adopt best practices that improve program delivery and quality to increase student opportunity, earning credentials of value for success in career and in the rest of their lives. College Promise leaders, researchers, program staff, and partners will share successful policies and practices with the regional communities with the following goals:
College Promise recognizes and thanks its founding advisory committee members, its national partners, and its philanthropies and donors, with special appreciation to the Ascendium Education Group, Carnegie Corporation of New York, ECMC Foundation, Lumina Foundation, and The Kresge Foundation for supporting this work. About College Promise: For media inquiries, contact [email protected] or (270) 268-6251. View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/college-promise-celebrates-a-decade-of-increasing-free-postsecondary-education-with-national-convenings-302140671.html SOURCE College Promise |