Supporting students
in accessing higher education
とは 大学の問題?
大学の問題, a $15 million grantmaking initiative of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, seeks to increase college enrollment rates for Marion County high school seniors, especially for students less likely to enroll in college, including students from low-income households, Black students, and Hispanic and Latino students.
High school students face a variety of challenges when considering college, including accessing coursework that prepares them for college, identifying possible career options, and obtaining financial aid. For students without access to relevant support and resources, these challenges can turn into barriers that keep them from applying to and enrolling in college — furthering existing racial and socioeconomic disparities in education and worsening talent shortages in the Indy region.
To help remove some of these barriers and increase college enrollment, 大学の問題 is awarding grants to Marion County public high schools and community organizations in two phases, Meeting the Moment and Reversing the Trend. The grantees in both phases will use the funding to support Indianapolis students and their families as they navigate the process of exploring, enrolling in and financing college.
THE PROBLEM: WE NEED COLLEGE GRADS
More college graduates needed
Low college enrollment is a challenge to our economic vitality. Indianapolis employers continue to report difficulty finding talent with the education and skills needed to fill open positions. Fewer Marion County residents have college degrees than many of our peer cities, which puts us at a competitive disadvantage when trying to attract new businesses and better jobs.
For individuals, education beyond high school contributes to a higher annual income and improved financial stability. Further, increased educational attainment is associated with increased health, happiness, quality of life and civic engagement.
COLLEGE MATTERS: MEETING THE MOMENT
Grants to support FAFSA completion and college enrollment
を通して College Matters: Meeting the Moment, the Foundation awarded nearly $5 million in short-term grants to Marion County public schools, community organizations, and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education in September 2023. These grants provide support to students in two areas: completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) — now a requirement to graduate high school in Indiana — and exploring their college options.
Meeting the Moment: Grants to schools
To assist students and their families in meeting Indiana’s new FAFSA mandate during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years, the Foundation awarded a total of $3.25 million in grants to 37 Marion County public high schools within 17 school corporations.*
学校法人 | 助成金額 |
ビーチ グローブ シティの学校 | $160,000 |
クリステル ハウス インディアナポリス | $160,000 |
Goodwill Foundation of Central & Southern Indiana | $200,000 |
ヘロン クラシック スクール | $200,000 |
インディアナポリス公立学校 | $240,000 |
アービントン コミュニティ スクール | $145,500 |
KIPP インディ公立学校 | $150,000 |
MSD of Decatur Township | $200,000 |
ローレンス郡区の MSD | $240,000 |
パイク タウンシップの MSD | $200,000 |
ウォレン郡区の MSD | $240,000 |
ワシントン・タウンシップのMSD | $177,750 |
ウェイン郡区のMSD | $240,000 |
Perry Township Schools | $240,000 |
ファレン・リーダーシップ・アカデミー | $150,000 |
パデュー工科高校 | $160,000 |
ビクトリーカレッジ準備 | $150,000 |
Meeting the Moment: Grants to community organizations
To reach students and their families in places other than schools, four Marion County community organizations received grants totaling $1.35 million over three years to support students in exploring, enrolling in and financing college.
地域密着型の組織 | 助成金額 |
リーダーシップ開発センター | $300,000 |
インディアナ ブラック エクスポ | $300,000 |
インディアナ・ラテンアメリカ研究所 | $450,000 |
インディアナポリス アーバン リーグ | $300,000 |
Meeting the Moment: Grant to Indiana Commission for Higher Education
To fund convenings and facilitate the exchange of information between grantees and the State of Indiana, the インディアナ州高等教育委員会 received a three-year, $363,000 grant.
COLLEGE MATTERS: REVERSING THE TREND
Grants to implement proven college enrollment strategies
To make an even larger impact on the college enrollment rate, the Fairbanks Foundation announced College Matters: Reversing the Trend in December 2023. This phase of 大学の問題、 which seeks to reverse the decline in college enrollment among Marion County high school students, launched a competitive grant process for Marion County public school corporations to apply for funding to implement strategies aimed at increasing college enrollment.
を通して Reversing the Trend, the Fairbanks Foundation is awarding funding in two stages. The first stage, which opened Dec. 5, 2023, and closed Feb. 1, 2024, allowed public school corporations to apply for one of six planning grants to support the development of four-year plans to increase college enrollment. These plans will use proven or innovative strategies to increase college enrollment, with an emphasis on students who are less likely to enroll in college.
From a total of 20 applicants, six school corporations were chosen to receive $20,000 planning grants:
Each of the grantees will receive technical assistance from national research firm Mathematica as they select the appropriate interventions for their schools and develop an implementation plan.
In the second stage of the grant process, which will take place in late July 2024, the six school corporations that received the planning grants will be invited to submit proposals for additional grants of up to $1.5 million each that, if awarded, will support the implementation of their four-year plans. Each grantee can also use this grant money to plan for how they will sustain their work beyond the grant period.
Timeline
Activity | Date |
Informational webinars | Jan. 10, 2024, and Jan. 12, 2024 |
Planning grant applications due | Noon EST on Feb. 1, 2024 |
Planning grantee notification | March 25, 2024 |
Planning grant period | March 25, 2024 – July 31, 2024 |
Implementation grant proposals due | July 31, 2024 |
Implementation grantee notification | Sept. 3, 2024 |
Implementation grant period | Sept. 3, 2024 – June 30, 2028 |
大学の問題 リソース
Below, you’ll find a variety of items used to inform the creation of the 大学の問題 initiative, including data sources and relevant research. For more information on 大学の問題、財団スタッフに連絡してください。 college@RMFF.org.
This competitive Request for Applications solicited proposals from eligible Marion County public high schools interested in receiving College Matters: Reversing the Trend planning grant funding.
Schools applying for College Matters: Reversing the Trend planning grants were encouraged to use this template when submitting a line-item budget for the planning grant period.
This Frequently Asked Questions document includes information relevant to schools applying for College Matters: Reversing the Trend planning grants.
This appendix to the College Matters: Reversing the Trend Request for Applications contains summaries of evidence-based interventions that fall under three strategies to increase college enrollment: 1) strengthen college and career counseling; 2) increase families’ financial awareness and help students apply for financial aid; and 3) bolster students’ academic preparation for college.
このジャーナルの記事は、高校卒業の要件としてFAFSAの修了を義務付けるというルイジアナ州の州政策の影響を強調しています。この研究は、ルイジアナ州の FAFSA 修了義務により、大学入学者数が 1 ~ 2 パーセントポイント増加し、FAFSA 修了者数が 19 パーセントポイント増加したことを示しています。
The College Readiness Dashboard provides interactive data to supplement the annual College Readiness Reports; data is available for the state overall as well as by county, school district and school. The Dashboard includes data for high school graduates from the classes of 2012 through 2021.
このレポートは、2019 年高校卒業生の人口統計、学業準備のレベル、大学進学率、早期大学での成功指標 (2018 年卒業生)、および卒業率 (2020 年卒業生) に焦点を当てています。
この年次報告書は、インディアナ州の公立大学で学位または証明書を取得した学生の数に関する情報を提供します。州全体の傾向に加えて、キャンパス別および学生の特性別にデータが提供されます。
College Completion Dashboard は、年次大学修了レポートを補足するインタラクティブなデータを提供します。データは州全体だけでなく、郡、学区、学校ごとにも入手できます。ダッシュボードには、2006 年の秋以降に大学に入学した学生のデータが含まれています。
このレポートは、大学の学位が卒業後にもたらす、経済的利益を超えた利益に関する情報を提供します。報告書によると、大学の学位を取得したフージャースは、雇用の安定性が高く、社会的流動性が向上し、市民への参加が増加し、健康状態が改善され、生活の質が向上します。
College Value Report ダッシュボードは、College Value Report を補足する対話型データを提供します。データは、すべての州機関全体だけでなく、個々の公的機関、学位レベル、プログラム分野ごとにも入手可能です。ダッシュボードには、2008 年から始まり 2017 年の卒業生までに大学を卒業した学生のデータが含まれています。
この報告書は、インディアナ州のすべての公立機関における大学の総費用の分析を提供し、大学卒業生の平均債務負担額と、州と連邦の財政援助がフージャーの学生とその家族の費用削減に与える影響を分析しています。全体およびキャンパスごとに情報を提供します。
コミュニティ データ スナップショット (CDS) と呼ばれるフェアバンクス財団の無料データ リソースには、教育、健康、インディアナポリスの活力といった財団の重点分野におけるさまざまな対策に関するマリオン郡および州レベルの情報が含まれています。コミュニティ データ スナップショットの教育セクションには、以下に関連する複数のデータ セットが含まれています。 大学の問題、高校卒業率、大学進学率、大学継続率、SAT の成績、高校卒業資格の種類などが含まれます。これらの対策の多くは、学区および学校レベルの CDS でも利用できます。
インディアナ州教育省が作成した「Indiana Grades Prepared to Succeed」ダッシュボードには、PK から 12 年生までのフージャーの生徒を対象とした学校および学区レベルのデータが含まれています。インディアナ州総会が学校成績ダッシュボードを立ち上げる要件を制定した後に作成され、特に以下に関連する GPS 内の情報 大学の問題 FAFSA の修了および雇用/入学(インディアナ州内で雇用されている学生、または卒業予定年の 1 年後にインディアナ州の公立高等教育機関に入学している学生の割合)が含まれます。