Carnegie, Gates, Hewlett Foundations Unite to Tackle Roadblocks to Student Success

“Over the years, the Hewlett Foundation has sought to equalize access to education by sponsoring the development of high quality content offered on the Web, worked to remove barriers to the use of the content and conducted research to understand and stimulate its use,” said Hewlett President Paul Brest. “This new partnership will continue that work with powerful improvements in teaching and learning as our objective.”

“Improving the postsecondary success rates of all students, and especially low-income students, is critical to increasing opportunity, for individuals and for our country,” said Hilary Pennington, Director of U.S. Special Initiatives at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “By tackling some of education’s most pressing challenges, this new network of world-class academic researchers will give community college leaders the roadmap they need to ensure better outcomes for all students.”