​Graduation is coming fast—have you completed your FAFSA yet?
Filling out your FAFSA now opens the door to grants, scholarships, and financial aid for college or career training. Don’t miss out while you're still in school!
Last month, nearly 60% of seniors in KUSD and RUSD hadn’t submitted a FAFSA for 2024–25. We’ve been teaming up with local schools through the Equitable Enrollment Collaborative Network to change that—but we need your help.
Start your FAFSA today at StudentAid.gov
Track school-by-school progress on our FAFSA Dashboard.
https://www.buildingourfuturekc.org/fafsa-completions.html
Let’s make sure every student gets the support they deserve.

Building Our Future is thrilled to announce our active engagement in the Equitable Enrollment Collaborative, in partnership with University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Gateway Technical College, Carthage College, Kenosha Unified School District, Racine Unified Schools, and Higher Expectations for Racine County! Together, we're working to remove barriers to college access for regional high school graduates.

What's in the pipeline? We're diving deep into FAFSA completion data, providing monthly updates to local high schools on their 12th-grade class's progress. Our goal? Each participating high school aims to boost their FAFSA completion rate by 5 percentage points from last year, fostering incremental growth over five years.

Curious about our journey so far? Peek behind the scenes with our video update!

The milestone? We've inked an unprecedented Data Sharing Agreement among all institutions, a testament to our extraordinary collaborative effort. Plus, we rocked a successful FAFSA Summit at UW-Parkside in October, uniting high school reps from KUSD and RUSD!

Join us on this transformative mission as we pave smoother pathways for our students into higher education. Together, we're shaping a brighter future for all!
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Throughout the past few years college graduation and retention rates have not changed as drastically as some of the other cradle to career indicators we share. However, gaps between public and private institutions, and racial, ethnic, and economic groups of students persist. When reviewing graduation and retention rates from local institutions on our College and Career Readiness dashboard, consider the following questions:
 
What are the factors contributing to students not finishing college?
Who plays a role in addressing these factors?
Which factors would require the least/most amount of energy and resources to shift?

View the data on BOF's website here: https://www.buildingourfuturekc.org/college--career-readiness.html
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