The nation’s vast postsecondary education system exists in large part to supply the workforce necessary to sustain economic growth and create broad-based prosperity. What happens when a key component of that system is abruptly scaled back or eliminat...
The Scholarship Foundation has received a 2020 Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar, a leading aggregator of nonprofit information. The Platinum Seal is the company’s highest level of recognition, signifying exceptional openness in reporting institutional finances and performance. Earlier this... Read More
The widespread adoption of online instruction has exposed our nation’s glaring digital divide. Closing this divide is critical if we are to achieve substantive educational progress in the coming decade and beyond. The words digital divide denote t...
Santa Ynez native Hanali Tapia-Palacios earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture science and education at Cal State Chico. She joined the Scholarship Foundation staff as an administrative assistant in January 2019 and became a south county program advisor last February.... Read More
The coronavirus pandemic prevented Casa Dorinda residents from gathering to celebrate this year’s Casa Dorinda Scholarship recipients, so many of the recipients contributed to the video montage below. In all, 24 students will receive scholarships tot...