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A New Year’s Message from Dr. Yoon Choi, CollegeSpring CEO

January 24, 2023 By Claire Hicks

Happy New Year! As you may know, I have been on a short leave, immersed in one of my most challenging and rewarding jobs to date—parenting. Every day, I witness potential and promise up close and am reminded of CollegeSpring’s...

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CollegeSpring Launches 2020-2021 Young Professionals Board Cohort

August 26, 2020 By Leila Watkins

August 26, 2020 CollegeSpring is excited to welcome 11 new members to its Young Professionals Board for the 2020-2021 academic year. CollegeSpring is a national nonprofit organization that helps schools and teachers provide free, school-day SAT prep to students who...

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Philanthropic and Education Leaders Susan Goss Brown and Olga Geroulanos Votis Join CollegeSpring Board

August 18, 2020 By Jacob Hobson

Oakland, CA--August 18, 2020-- CollegeSpring welcomes Susan Goss Brown and Olga Geroulanos Votis as the newest members of its Board of Directors. Susan and Olga bring deep expertise in, respectively, philanthropic and nonprofit leadership as CollegeSpring begins to scale its...

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CollegeSpring and College Track Form National Partnership to Increase College Attainment for First-Generation Students from Low-Income Communities

March 2, 2020 By Jacob Hobson

Oakland, CA–March 2, 2020–Two leading national nonprofits in the field of college access and completion today announced a partnership to provide hands-on SAT and ACT test preparation to more than 3,400 low-income students across California, Colorado, Louisiana, and the D.C....

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Workday Vice President Brittany Skoda Joins CollegeSpring’s National Board

October 24, 2019 By Jacob Hobson

Oakland, CA --October 24, 2019-- CollegeSpring, a leading national nonprofit offering SAT preparation to students from low-income backgrounds, welcomes Brittany Skoda as the newest member of our National Board. Brittany brings expertise in finance and scaling to an organization that...

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Los Angeles Times Covers CollegeSpring in the Wake of the College Admissions Scandal

May 21, 2019 By Leila Watkins

Higher income usually translates to higher SAT results. A nonprofit tries to even the score. By Claire Hannah Collins, Los Angeles Times March 27, 2019 Watch the Video Here!

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CollegeSpring Test Confidence^TM Branding Wins Marketing and Communications Award

January 17, 2019 By Leila Watkins

Oakland, Calif.--Jan. 17, 2019--CollegeSpring, a national nonprofit that partners with schools to provide SAT and ACT prep to students from backgrounds underrepresented in higher education, has received a MarCom Platinum Award for its recent strategic communications campaign, Test ConfidenceTM. The...

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Goldman Sachs’ Cohen and Edgewood’s Farman-Farmaian Invest their Time in Preparing Every Student for the SAT and ACT

November 13, 2018 By Mollie Kutscher

Oakland, Calif.―Nov. 13, 2018― CollegeSpring, a leading national nonprofit providing SAT and ACT test preparation for students from low-income backgrounds, announced today that two new members will join its National Board. Stephanie Cohen and Alex Farman-Farmaian bring years of business...

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CollegeSpring Mentor Wins Community Service Award From Golden State Warriors

April 5, 2018 By Martin Sanchez

This Sunday at Oracle Arena, CollegeSpring mentor Isis Rodriguez received the “Good Neighbor” community service award from the Golden State Warriors and State Farm. The award recognizes Isis’ incredible work over the past two years helping CollegeSpring students prepare for the...

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Juanita Lott and Joel Jones Join CollegeSpring’s National Board of Directors

January 23, 2018 By Martin Sanchez

Oakland, Calif.—January 23, 2018—CollegeSpring, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the college opportunity gap for students from low-income backgrounds, today announced that Juanita Lott and Joel Jones have joined its national board of directors. Lott and Jones bring deep...

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