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Our mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. ED is dedicated to: • Establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, and distributing as well as monitoring those funds. • Collecting data on America's schools and disseminating research. • Focusing national attention on key educational issues. • Prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education.

AVID's mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college and career readiness and success in a global society. #AVID4Possibility

College Track is a comprehensive college completion program. Our students benefit from a 10‑year integrated program that helps them overcome obstacles on the path to a bachelor’s degree and a meaningful career, in pursuit of a life of opportunity, choice, and power. From ninth grade through college graduation, our 10-year program offers academic, financial, and personalized support to help students persist through college and graduate. In 1997, we started with 25 students in East Palo Alto, and today, we have thirteen centers located in communities across California, Colorado, Louisiana, and the D.C. Metro Area with 4,052 scholars and 1,388 alumni on the path to upward social mobility. College Track scholars graduate from college at a rate that is two and a half times the national average for first-generation college students from low-income communities. 89% of our recent graduates are employed full-time or in grad school, and 1 in 3 graduates complete college with no debt. By supporting our students to maximize the value of their college degree—minimize student loan debt, secure internships, and limit the need to work while in college—we prepare them to succeed in the 21st-century economy. To learn more, visit www.collegetrack.org.