Strong Start to Finish – Learning from the Reform Series

Annual reflection on partner achievements in pursuit of equitable postsecondary value.

In this guest blog, Christian Motley, Vice President of Partnerships and Community Impact at Results for America, shares the impact of their collaboration with nine other organizations that support thousands of local elected and appointed leaders nationwide. This collaboration is helping local leaders ensure that everyone – regardless of who they are, where they live, or their socioeconomic status – can thrive with dignity, power, and autonomy in communities where they are valued.

In this article, Allan Golston shares how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies could reshape our education-to-workforce systems and advance equitable academic outcomes and economic opportunity for everyone. Philanthropy plays a vital role by accelerating innovation, supporting evidence-based solutions, and identifying scalable strategies. However, scaling these advancements requires education leaders and state and local policymakers to address the lack of alignment across our K-12 and higher education systems and job markets.