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Our work is large-scale, interconnected, driven by data and grounded in learner and parent perspectives. By working in every part of the education system, we provide a broad point of view and deep knowledge that allows for bigger impact.

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A National Imperative: Addressing Declining Black Student Enrollments to Fully Realize Black Leaner Excellence in Higher Ed

  • Project: Realizing Black Learner Excellence in Higher Ed

  • Length: 2021 - Present

  • Focus Area: Market + Policy Research and Analysis, Designing, Evaluating and Implementing Policy Agendas, Strategic Communications, Campaigns and Coalitions

  • Category: Postsecondary

Together with EducationCounsel, Achieving the Dream, and with support from Lumina Foundation, HCM Strategists is building a coalition to enact a national call to action that addresses decades-long declining enrollments among Black learners.

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The Tackling Transfer Initiative

  • Project: Tackling Transfer Initiative

  • Length: 2018 - 2021

  • Focus Area: Change Management Strategies

  • Category: Postsecondary

HCM Strategists spearheaded the Tackling Transfer Initiative to create conditions for improvements in community college transfer that are scalable and measurable to achieve greater equity for students from low-income households and students of color.

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