E3 Alliance Receives $3.6 Million Investment from StriveTogether
Funding Will Fuel Work to Improve Economic Mobility for Youth in Central Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS, AUGUST 27, 2024 — E3 Alliance has received a $3.6 million investment from StriveTogether to put more than 34,000 additional youth on a path to economic mobility by 2030.
Economic mobility in the United States is declining. According to Opportunity Insights, only half of children grow up to earn more than their parents — and for young people experiencing poverty and young people of color, these outcomes are often worse.
Postsecondary experience is an important step to economic mobility. 1.7 times as many Central Texas students with any postsecondary experience were employed six years after graduating high school compared to students with no postsecondary experience.
“We must support students at every stage of their growth, development, and learning in order to strengthen their economic future,” said President and Executive Director Richard A. Tagle. “We’re grateful to StriveTogether for their commitment and shared vision in our strategy to improve education all along the cradle-to-career continuum.”
StriveTogether’s investment in E3 Alliance funds work to improve four key areas for economic mobility in Central Texas: kindergarten readiness, middle grade math, postsecondary completion, and workforce employment.
E3 Alliance’s vision is bold: to put more than 34,000 young people on a path to economic mobility by 2030.
“E3 Alliance has an impactful history of transforming systems to improve the lives of young people,” said Bridget Jancarz, vice president of Network Impact, StriveTogether. “By empowering local communities with data and collaboration, E3 Alliance is helping to create a sustainable impact on education and workforce development across the region. StriveTogether’s investment in E3 Alliance reflects our shared commitment to improve cradle-to-career outcomes in Central Texas.”
This funding from StriveTogether serves as a catalyst, but it’s the collective effort of all of Central Texas that will truly make a difference.
Learn more at e3alliance.org.
About E3 Alliance
As a member of the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network, E3 Alliance is part of a national movement to help every child succeed in school and in life, regardless of race, ethnicity, zip code, or circumstance.
Based in Central Texas, E3 Alliance transforms education systems across the state through data and collaboration so all students succeed. The nonprofit aims to improve education equity and student outcomes, pre-K to the workforce, thereby increasing economic mobility and overall quality of life for Texas students. It works with Central Texas partners to support strategic use of data.
About StriveTogether
StriveTogether is a national movement with a clear purpose: to help every child succeed in school and in life from cradle to career, regardless of race, ethnicity, zip code or circumstance. The Cradle to Career Network impacts the lives of 14 million youth – including more than 8 million children of color and 5 million children experiencing poverty. Learn more at StriveTogether.org.
Media Contact
Media Contact:
Kaci Kai, E3 Alliance
kkai@e3alliance.org