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      <image:caption>The first issue brief of our series tackling the financial levers available to state and institutional leaders for adopting evidence-based student success practices at scale.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This second issue brief in our series on advancing a state policy agenda for scaling evidence-based practices explores how different affordability design choices shape the reach and effectiveness of state efforts to improve student outcomes.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Resources - Emergency Aid, Enduring Impact: Strengthening Families, Communities and the Economy through Support for Student Parents - By Julie Ajinkya and Brenae Smith, HCM Strategists</image:title>
      <image:caption>A Call to Action: Help Student Parents Complete College The national conversation on higher education must shift from celebrating access to ensuring completion. Emergency aid, flexible financial supports, and institutional reforms aren’t just important and compassionate policies that help institutions better serve today’s students—they are smart economic strategies for society at large. States and institutions should implement flexible emergency programs, integrate supports for student parents at the institutional and state levels, prioritize data collection on student parents in order to connect students more intentionally with supports, and build bipartisan momentum to support student parents. Without intervention, financial emergencies will continue to derail students who are close to the finish line, perpetuating cycles of poverty and debt. With thoughtful investment, however, we can dramatically raise graduation rates, strengthen the workforce, and create generational change—particularly for student parents, their families, and the communities they belong to. Investing in students’ success today ensures a stronger, more prosperous America tomorrow. Emergency Aid, Enduring Impact: Strengthening Families, Communities, and the Economy through Support for Student Parents provides a roadmap for institutions and policymakers to better support student parents—ensuring they stay enrolled, complete their education, and strengthen their families, communities, and our nation’s workforce.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“The Economic Case for Emergency Student Aid” by Beth Akers, Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute (AEI), lays out the case for expanding access to emergency financial support for students and demonstrates the potential impact of greater access to emergency aid: a financial lifeline that can help students avoid the consequences of stopping out without a degree.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“Investing in Students Parents, Building Stronger Futures” by Nicole Lynn Lewis, Founder and CEO of Generation Hope, presents compelling policy and personal testimonies for integrating financial support and wraparound services into higher education systems—drawing on the lived experiences of three student parents to demonstrate that targeted investments in this population generate significant returns for families, communities, and the broader economy.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“Emergency Aid at Scale: State Efforts to Support Student Parents” by Rob Anderson, President of the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO), describes how several states are supporting student parents and leading efforts to embed emergency aid within broader postsecondary policy frameworks, highlighting these models as strategic investments that strengthen student outcomes and support long-term economic growth.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://hcmstrategists.com/case-studies/the-tackling-transfer-initiative</loc>
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    <loc>https://hcmstrategists.com/case-studies/realizing-the-american-dream-20</loc>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - Realizing the American Dream 2.0 - Make it stand out</image:title>
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    <loc>https://hcmstrategists.com/case-studies/project-apply</loc>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - Project APPLY - Make it stand out</image:title>
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    <loc>https://hcmstrategists.com/case-studies/context-for-success-evaluating-postsecondary-outcomes</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-12-07</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - Context for Success: Evaluating Postsecondary Outcomes - Make it stand out</image:title>
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    <loc>https://hcmstrategists.com/case-studies/analyzing-middle-skills-jobs-and-education-requirements</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-12-07</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://hcmstrategists.com/case-studies/outcomes-based-funding-driving-outcomes-for-students-through-aligned-funding-models</loc>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - Outcomes-Based Funding (OBF): Driving Outcomes for Students Through Aligned Funding Models - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - Outcomes-Based Funding (OBF): Driving Outcomes for Students Through Aligned Funding Models - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://hcmstrategists.com/case-studies/partnering-with-learning-heroes-to-create-school-report-cards-that-meet-parents-where-they-are-with-information-they-can-use-jfngx</loc>
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    <loc>https://hcmstrategists.com/case-studies/partnering-with-learning-heroes-to-create-school-report-cards-that-meet-parents-where-they-are-with-information-they-can-use</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-11-09</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://hcmstrategists.com/case-studies/essa-plans</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-10-12</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://hcmstrategists.com/case-studies/support-for-equity-minded-leadership</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-12-07</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://hcmstrategists.com/case-studies/assessing-state-readiness-for-redesigning-public-education-866lf</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-12-07</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - Building Capacity for Change in Federal Financial Aid Advocacy - Make it stand out</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://hcmstrategists.com/case-studies/o9q4ur05cwd51y7wuc6pg8ucyxwxy1</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-12-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Transforming funding and financial aid systems across the country</image:title>
      <image:caption>For over 12 years, HCM has worked across several states to transform the higher education financing model.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Transforming funding and financial aid systems across the country - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Transforming funding and financial aid systems across the country - Illinois</image:title>
      <image:caption>HCM facilitated and supported the content and analytical development of a legislatively-directed commission to provide for a more equitable and adequate university funding model.  Because these issues aren’t fully fleshed out in the field, HCM is conducting field-pushing work. There is a 30+ member commission that HCM is providing facilitation, content expertise, and deep quantitative analysis for.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Transforming funding and financial aid systems across the country - Texas</image:title>
      <image:caption>HCM recently completed a facilitation and content expertise process. Our most recent report, An Examination of the Costs of Texas Community Colleges, is intended to inform Texas policymakers’ efforts to distribute funding for community colleges to support equitable opportunities for all students to succeed in college.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Transforming funding and financial aid systems across the country - Ohio</image:title>
      <image:caption>HCM’s work in Ohio began in 2013. One of their key partners has been AOCC. HCM facilitated their group following a request from the governor to reinforce or better align the funding model. The focus was on making sure it incentivizes good student success practices. Our work went down to the institutional level to understand where they’re doing well and where they have opportunities to improve. We developed a trend tool and other analytical tools to use at the campus level.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Transforming funding and financial aid systems across the country - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Transforming funding and financial aid systems across the country - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Transforming funding and financial aid systems across the country - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Transforming funding and financial aid systems across the country - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://hcmstrategists.com/case-studies/impact-improving-student-outcomes-by-bridging-the-disconnect-gap-between-families-and-schools</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-11-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Improving student outcomes by bridging the “disconnect gap” between families and schools</image:title>
      <image:caption>Since HCM’s founding, our K-12 team has focused on parent engagement as a lever to improve student outcomes and create more equitable education systems</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Improving student outcomes by bridging the “disconnect gap” between families and schools - Texas Education Agency</image:title>
      <image:caption>We conducted parent research on TEA’s score report and school accountability report. This led to a partnership on the Log In, Learn More campaign. We also consulted on www.texasassessment.gov and created messaging, talking points, and other communications materials for the Commissioner as he communicated the value and importance of the STAAR assessment to parents. The campaign reached more than 1.2 million parents in the initial rollout and in 202, saw a 100% increase in unique logins. Using Learning Heroes’ Parent-Teacher Planning Tool template, we co-created a Texas version along with supporting materials for the implementation of HB 4545, which focuses on new family engagement policies imposed by the legislature on schools and districts. Currently, we are partnering with Texas 2036 on a body of research to better understand the value proposition of the STAAR as well as parents’ expectations around COVID recovery.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Improving student outcomes by bridging the “disconnect gap” between families and schools - Tennessee Department of Education</image:title>
      <image:caption>We conducted parent research to gauge parent perspectives on the return-to-school and their concerns about the 2022-2023 school year. We also examined the extent to which Tennessee parent perspectives on year-end tests and information sources align with nationwide data and explored the log-in process for the TCAP Family Portal and uncover parent reactions to the information the Portal provides. We helped assess the TCAP Family Portal communications materials in terms of helpfulness, clarity, and messaging and provided recommendations to the Department on strategies for more effective communication with families on their student’s academic progress.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Improving student outcomes by bridging the “disconnect gap” between families and schools - California Department of Education</image:title>
      <image:caption>We partnered with the California Department of Education and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium to create a website, Starting Smarter, that effectively communicates the value proposition of the statewide assessments to parents and families.  The site helps parents interpret their child’s Smarter Balanced score report and use it as a tool to better understand their child’s grade-level performance and support learning at home.  We also created a turn-key training session for teachers to help them understand the components of the assessment and score reports in an effort to facilitate stronger communication between parents and teachers.  We worked directly with CDE to co-create parent communications around learning loss during COVID and the need for greater family engagement. We partnered with CDE’s communication’s lead to develop a ‘Family Style Guide,’ which outlines effective language for use in materials intended for external audiences in order to meet parents where they are with information they can use. Lastly, on behalf of the Deputy Superintendent, we reviewed, analyzed, and made recommendations on all of their existing parent-facing communications related to assessments.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Improving student outcomes by bridging the “disconnect gap” between families and schools - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Improving student outcomes by bridging the “disconnect gap” between families and schools - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Improving student outcomes by bridging the “disconnect gap” between families and schools - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Improving student outcomes by bridging the “disconnect gap” between families and schools - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Improving student outcomes by bridging the “disconnect gap” between families and schools - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Improving student outcomes by bridging the “disconnect gap” between families and schools - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Improving student outcomes by bridging the “disconnect gap” between families and schools - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://hcmstrategists.com/case-studies/impact-building-public-will-for-racial-equity-postsecondary-education-opportunity-and-a-healthier-democracy</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-12-11</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Building public will for racial equity, postsecondary education opportunities, and a healthier democracy</image:title>
      <image:caption>HCM Strategists created the Courage and Hidden Common Ground Collaborative to help state-based organizations find common ground and amplify public support for equity-centered policies in support of higher education initiatives</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Building public will for racial equity, postsecondary education opportunities, and a healthier democracy - HCM Strategists created the Courage and Hidden Common Collaborative to build bipartisan will for difficult, necessary policy changes</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Collaborative is rooted in two beliefs: 01 policy “window(s) of opportunity” will vary by state and require context-specific advocacy strategies; and 02 state-based organizations can go further, faster to cultivate bipartisan, common ground for racial equity-centered policies if they partner with national experts and network with similarly-committed states. For these reasons, the Collaborative does not define specific policy solutions.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Building public will for racial equity, postsecondary education opportunities, and a healthier democracy - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Case Studies - IMPACT | Building public will for racial equity, postsecondary education opportunities, and a healthier democracy - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>HCM is excited to welcome back to our team Jeff Stanley as senior affiliate! Since the firm’s founding in 2008, Jeff has served as a key strategy and policy development partner for HCM’s postsecondary education clients. As such, Jeff has served HCM in a variety of capacities, most recently as a former principal and HCM’s chief of staff, where he led the development of the operations, finance and human resource department along with the management of the operations staff. As a senior affiliate, Jeff will continue to be a thought partner to HCM’s senior leadership and postsecondary clients on a variety of initiatives. Click here to get to know Jeff and connect with him.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-02-03</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Bringing together leaders from across political and geographic divides, the fellowship hones participants’ communications, policy and advocacy skills to emerge as national education leaders and storytellers, committed to a system that is far more open, interconnected and student-centered.</image:caption>
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