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School Systems

A group of students talking.FSG works to improve the effectiveness and the alignment of early childhood, K-12, and higher education systems so they can increase student achievement and attainment.

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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: Strategic Planning

FSG worked with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop a plan for accelerating progress toward achieving the state’s higher education goals—and by extension, increasing individual and statewide economic outcomes.

DC Public Schools: Strategy and Organizational Alignment

FSG was engaged by the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) to help improve the strategy and implementation plan for the district’s whole school reform models.

Chicago Public Schools Office of New Schools: Organizational Alignment

FSG was engaged by the Office of New Schools to develop an updated organizational strategy in response to changes in its budgetary environment and leadership structure.

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Dollars for Degrees: Structuring Post-Secondary Scholarships to Increase Student Success

Jeffrey Cohen, Lindsay Fox, Jeff Kutash, Mukta Pandit

imageThis report explores how funders can structure their scholarship awards and provide access to key non-financial supports to improve post-secondary persistence and completion.

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Dollars for Degrees: Financial Aid and its Impact on Post-Secondary Degree Completion in Texas

Jeffrey Cohen, Lindsay Fox, Jeff Kutash, Mukta Pandit

imageThis report examines how financial aid is structured and packaged and the specific effects of rising college costs, increasing debt, and the impact of financial aid on degree completion.

Dollars for Degrees Financial Aid
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Collective Impact

Mark Kramer, John Kania

imageLarge-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, yet the social sector remains focused on the isolated intervention of individual organizations.

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From Our Clients

"Our board really appreciated engaging with FSG to perform a comprehensive strategic planning project for E3 Alliance. The team was knowledgeable, creative, and responsive. We came away with strong and actionable recommendations and felt like it was a great investment of our limited funds. I would definitely recommend them to others!"

- Susan Dawson,
Executive Director
E3 Alliance

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