Carnegie, Gates, Hewlett Foundations Unite to Tackle Roadblocks to Student Success

“Improving the postsecondary success rates of all students, and especially low-income students, is critical to increasing opportunity, for individuals and for our country,” said Hilary Pennington, Director of U.S. Special Initiatives at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “By tackling some of education’s most pressing challenges, this new network of world-class academic researchers will give community college leaders the roadmap they need to ensure better outcomes for all students.”