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: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation / Declining college enrollments study
Length: Since our founding in 2008
Focus Area: Market + Policy Research
Category: Postsecondary
We partnered with EDGE Research for the Gates Foundation to ask over 1600 high school graduates in seven states (California, Florida, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington), why they are opting out of college.
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: Texas Education Agency (TEA) and ETS / Log In and Learn More
Partnership Length: 2017-2021
Focus Area: Research, Messaging, and Strategy
Category: K-12
HCM Strategists, in partnership with Learning Heroes and as a part of ongoing work with ETS, helped develop a robust family engagement public awareness campaign and a set of aligned resources for the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to help parents access and use state test score results in support of their child’s grade-level progress.
