2025-26 Partners
20
Current Students*
1,200
Year Established
2015
In Massachusetts’ knowledge-based economy, a postsecondary credential is necessary for a life of opportunity and choice. Yet systemic barriers faced by students from low-income areas prevent them from accessing the tools and support they need to realize their ambitions. In Massachusetts, only 28% of students from low-income communities obtain a degree within six years of high school graduation, while their peers from high-income backgrounds graduate at more than twice that. OneGoal partners with schools and districts to reimagine systems to ensure that all students can achieve their full potential.
OneGoal collaborated with EdTrust, the Collaborative for Higher Education Access & Opportunity (CHEAO), and other leading organizations on a report outlining a strategic blueprint to expand access, improve student outcomes, and strengthen the public higher education system in Massachusetts.
We’re proud to offer solutions that enhance Massachusetts’ Early College Initiative. OneGoal has advised over 300 students through our OneGoal + Early College Classroom Model, and has trained programs representing nearly 2,000 Early College students statewide through our Advancing Early College series, Leadership Network, and Communities of Practice.
In the classroom, we partner with schools and teachers to make college and career planning integral to the high school experiences of students across the state. We also support district leaders with our coaching program, as well as additional district-level training solutions.
Massachusetts Alum Lunessa thrived in high school as a OneGoal Fellow, but began to encounter obstacles as she shifted to more rigorous college coursework. She leaned on support her support networks, including her OneGoal Program Director, to make it through.
On November 20, 2025, over 200 Massachusetts education leaders, policy makers, and practitioners came together to share perspectives and tackle some of the biggest challenges impacting students in Massachusetts.
“As early as 4th grade, decisions were already being made about whether I was college material or not. Doors opened to me wouldn’t be opened to my peers. I work to ensure all students can choose the postsecondary path of their choice – not a path that was chosen for them.”
Amanda Seider
Executive Director
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