The State of Public Education: A Journey of Equity, Access, and Empowerment
The second annual State of Public Education convening on October 25 serves as a powerful reminder of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in building a just and equitable education system.
A Call for Strategic, Empathetic Action for Education Reform
The Foundation for Tacoma Students recently hosted the second annual State of Public Education convening on October 25, an event that brought together community members, leaders, and advocates united by […]
Convening For A Cause: The Launch Of The Collaborative Action Consortium
For over a decade, the Graduate Tacoma movement has fostered cross-sector partnerships called Collaborative Action Networks (CANs) to support youth from cradle to career. These networks, including Tacoma College Support, […]
CARA Partnership Powers New Peer Support at TCC
With the support of ECMC Foundation and in partnership with The Foundation for Tacoma Students, CARA’s peer to peer persistence model has been off and running at Tacoma Community College in Tacoma Washington […]
Rekindling Trust in Higher Education: The Imperative of Financial Aid Programs
The Imperative of Financial Aid Programs At the Foundation for Tacoma Students (FFTS), we firmly believe that policy strategies aimed at increasing postsecondary enrollment rates should prioritize improving the uptake […]
Policy Learning Tour 2023: Movers and Shakers In The Local Community
We’ve recently wrapped up another exciting adventure at the Foundation for Tacoma Students: our annual Policy Learning Tour! This event brought together policymakers, elected officials, state agency leaders, and all […]
Sustaining the Fight for Equity Post-Supreme Court Ruling
The path to racial and social justice in our country is marked by significant obstacles. Last week’s Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action presents another hurdle in achieving equity and […]
Advocating for Postsecondary Success: Reflections from Advocacy Day
On January 31, the Foundation for Tacoma Students, along with our colleagues at Washington STEM, traveled to Olympia with staff and partners for our annual Advocacy Day. We seized this opportunity to advocate for specific bills and budget items that align with our Policy Platform and that the legislative session is currently considering. Our focus was on policies that help K-12 students navigate their options post-high school graduation and invest in supports to help them ultimately earn a postsecondary credential.
Building Pathways to Success Through Peer Mentoring
The Pierce County Pathways Peer Mentoring initiative has officially launched at Tacoma Community College (TCC) with the Titan PULSE Mentors Program. This initiative is designed to support college students’ retention, persistence, and completion.
FFTS Launches County-Wide Initiative Enabling Postsecondary Success
The Foundation for Tacoma Students is excited to introduce our newest postsecondary success initiative, Pierce County Pathways, a dual approach to systems change and programmatic delivery. This initiative is a natural evolution of our community’s success in the first decade of the Graduate Tacoma movement. It consists of three distinct yet interconnected areas which help advance our community’s 2030 goal—postsecondary access, postsecondary completion, and entry into the workforce.
