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.
For over 12 years, HCM has worked across several states to transform the higher education financing model.
Since HCM’s founding, our K-12 team has focused on parent engagement across several states as a way to improve student outcomes and create more equitable opportunities.
HCM Strategists created the Courage and Hidden Common Ground Collaborative to help state-based organizations find common ground and amplify public support for equity-centered policies in support of higher education initiatives
Project: TransferBOOST
Length: 2020 - present
Focus Area: Support Change Management Strategies
Category: Postsecondary
For every 100 students who enroll in community colleges, 31 students transfer to a four-year institution. Of those, only 14 complete a bachelor’s degree within six years. Too many students are derailed from their higher education goals by unexpected, unaffordable, and untenable—yet solvable—challenges along their transfer journey.
Project: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Length: 2022 - present
Focus Area: Support Change Management Strategies
Category: K-12
HCM Strategists’ charge is to create and support a working group focused on the next reauthorization of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the major law outlining the federal government’s involvement in K-12 education, on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
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.
For over 12 years, HCM has worked across several states to transform the higher education financing model.
