Strong Start to Finish

we amplify evidence-based reforms that help more college students succeed. strong start to finish aims to significantly increase the number and proportion of low-income students, students of color and returning adults who succeed in college math and english and enter a program of study in their first year of college. we are an emerging network of committed postsecondary leaders and philanthropists, working together to change institutional practice and policy across the nation and bring equity to education. our network has grown out of learning and action on a few key fronts. ~ postsecondary education has seen dynamic new breakthroughs in student learning. ~ a critical mass of postsecondary leaders is now aligned around a set of system design principles. ~ philanthropic leaders across the nation are no longer content to settle for pilot programs. they desire to collaborate more deeply in order to achieve a larger impact and return on postsecondary investments. our intermediary education