Annual Report:
How to make higher education
work for 1.4 million students.
We know each Texas learner is different and has their own unique journey to and through postsecondary education, and Texas’ higher education systems continuously strive to support all learners.
To help institutions meet students where they are, the foundation supports research and practice that can be used throughout the state to better support all learners, no matter their background or current situation. By funding research, innovative and scalable programs, and convenings with practitioners in the field, Greater Texas Foundation supports student-centered solutions that make the education journey more seamless for all students.
In this Annual Report, we take a five-year view to share notes and learning from work done by 30+ partners across our 2020-2024 Strategic Plan.
Here are a few student-centered approaches shared in the new report:
- Rural Learners: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s Rural Student Success Initiative (RSSI) helps rural learners discover multiple postsecondary and career options, visit college campuses across the state, and receive training in financial literacy and resilience skills.
- Part-Time Learners: The University of Texas at Dallas completed an interdisciplinary and mixed methods study to support the design of policies that meet the needs of part-time students and increase their chances of academic success.
- Veteran Learners: Student Veterans of America is working to understand the successes, challenges, and unmet needs of U.S. military veterans in Texas who are currently enrolled in higher education to earn a degree, credential, or certificate.
Read the Annual Report
