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In 2006 and 2007, Houston Endowment provided support to include seven local community colleges and four universities in Achieving the Dream, a national program to improve student success by providing resources colleges need to implement strategies that keep at-risk students in school through graduation or until they transfer to a four-year university.
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Houston Endowment provided funds to implement the National College Access Network’s Preparing to Dream initiative in five area school districts to encourage a college-going culture in K-12 classrooms, particularly for low-income, minority students.
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