Postsecondary Completion
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Putting a Stake in the Ground for College and Career Readiness
April 13, 2016
Author: Paul J. Luna, President and CEO
Posted on: April 13, 2016
Currently, only 37 percent of Arizona’s adult population has an associate degree or higher, with that number dropping in half for the Latino population. With an estimated 68 percent of all jobs … Read More
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Latino Student Success Community Convening
June 24, 2015
Posted on: June 24, 2015
Recently Helios Education Foundation and Raza Development Fund convened representatives from a cross-section of our community to engage in a vital conversation about Arizona’s economic development … Read More
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New Report Finds that Performance-Based Scholarship Program Helps Young Latino Men Succeed
January 22, 2015
Posted on: January 22, 2015
A report recently released by MDRC titled “Moving Forward” indicates that performance-based scholarships have a positive effect on student success in postsecondary education.
College graduation … Read More
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November 17, 2014
Posted on: November 17, 2014
AZ Earn to Learn (AZEL), an innovative savings to scholarship program at Arizona’s three state universities, has received a third round of funding from the Assets for Independence (AFI) program … Read More
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October 15, 2014
Posted on: October 15, 2014
MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research firm, released new findings today from a rigorous evaluation of the Mathematics Access Performance Scholarship (MAPS) program at … Read More
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August 21, 2014
Posted on: August 21, 2014
Arizona College Scholarship Foundation and Arizona College Access Network (AzCAN) have officially merged under an organization newly named College Success Arizona. College Success Arizona will serve … Read More
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Helping Hispanic Students Achieve Postsecondary Success
August 14, 2014
Posted on: August 14, 2014
The Hispanic Heritage Scholarship Fund of Metro Orlando (HHSFMO) announced today that it has been awarded a two-year, $1 million grant from Helios Education Foundation. The grant will support the … Read More
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2014 D-backs Helios Scholars Honored
August 6, 2014
Posted on: August 6, 2014
The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation launched a partnership with Helios Education Foundation and the Arizona College Scholarship Foundation in 2012 to create the D-backs Helios Scholars program that … Read More
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Economic Development and Higher Education Leaders to Launch Regional Talent Develoment Network
July 23, 2014
Posted on: July 23, 2014
In response to the need to build and retain talent in South Florida, economic development leaders and higher education institutions in Miami-Dade County have united to create a regional talent … Read More
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Helios Announces $2 Million Partnership to Increase Latino Degree Attainment
May 30, 2014
Posted on: May 30, 2014
Vince Roig, Helios Education Foundation’s Founding Chairman recently announced a $2 million investment in the Maricopa Community College District (MCCD) focused on ensuring more Latino students in … Read More
