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: Project APPLY
Length: 2020
Focus Area: Strategic Communications, Campaigns + Coalitions
Category: Postsecondary
HCM Strategists and Kinetic Seeds created Project APPLY, a content series to enliven a national conversation around how today’s students and workers experience learning after high school.
Project: Context for Success
Length: 2010 - 2012
Focus Area: Market + Policy Research and Analysis, Strategic Communications, Campaigns + Coalitions
Category: Postsecondary
Commissioned by HCM Strategists, Context for Success identified challenges in current methods of evaluating postsecondary education and sought ideas grounded in research that would have practical benefits in the higher education policy world.
Project: School Report Cards for Parents
Length: Ongoing
Focus Area: Market & Policy Research + Analysis, Strategic Communications, Campaigns + Coalitions
Category: K-12
HCM Strategists special partnership with Learning Heroes yields an ongoing, unprecedented body of research on parent mindsets and education.
