Immigrants Rising Applauds CCC Chancellor’s Office, UC Office of the President, and CSU Office of the Chancellor for Supporting Equitable Implementation of AB 540

New Report on Undocumented Students at CA Community Colleges

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Expanding institutional support for undocumented immigrants ensures that California’s public higher education system will remain a beacon of hope and opportunity for all.

We’re excited to share our groundbreaking statewide landscape analysis of the California Community Colleges (CCC) resulting in the CCC Dreamers Project Report: Strengthening Institutional Practices To Support Undocumented Student Success.…

Resources for Schools to Support Undocumented Students

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When undocumented young people are able to pursue their education, they can create brighter futures for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Our educational resource binder gives educators information and tools to help undocumented students realize their potential.

The binder includes step-by-step guides to applying for California’s in-state tuition, state-based financial aid, and scholarships.…

Carrie Evans

Carrie Evans (she/her) co-founded Educators for Fair Consideration (now Immigrants Rising) with Kathy Gin in 2006 and currently serves on Immigrants Rising’s Leadership Council as the Advisory Committee Chair. From 2003-2006, Carrie was the Director of College Counseling at Eastside Prep in East Palo Alto.…

Thank you, Kathy

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We’d like to express our profound gratitude to Kathy for her instrumental contributions to Immigrants Rising.

Defying the odds

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If someone had told me this back in 2007, I’d have been utterly incredulous. And yet, here we are!