Using our Learning Collaborative Framework© for data-driven collaboration, we create evidence-based tools, trainings, and resources that enable our Partners to advance their work and outcomes. For example, within the Education sector, our proven strategic priorities have included near-peer college mentoring and college dual enrollment for high school students to create more equitable pathways to college, career, and life success.
Our work began in 2015 with the Pomona Unified School District in Pomona, California. Our pioneering work led to unprecedented increases in college attainment for low-income and minority students. Some of the results are outlined in the case study below. The Framework validated through this pilot program laid the foundation for our work with educational institutions in other communities around the U.S.
Our proven model of success focuses on core strategic priority areas with the greatest improvement in social impact.
We offer community members, researchers, practitioners, leaders, and learners a variety of effective, research-based resources and tools.
The work of LCI in the LC@Pomona (formerly known as Regional Learning Collaborative) was awarded the 2022 California Educational Research Association (CERA) Research-Practice Partnership Award for exemplary collaboration between researchers and practitioners resulting in improved student equity outcomes in California.
When research revealed only 14% of a neighboring high school’s graduates who enrolled in their local community college went on to complete credit-bearing college courses, we knew we had to help. With a student-centered, collaborative, and evidence-based approach, we achieved 85% college course enrollment in just two years.