2 Degree Shift in 2026: Tech Infrastructure for Equity
2 Degree Shift builds data and technology infrastructure that makes it easier for institutions and employers to deliver opportunities to people who are often last in line. This year, our work focuses on combining strong technical implementation with a grounded commitment to underserved and “edge” communities in education and work.
Community college data, compliance, and accreditation
With a base in computer science, data, 25 years inside the California Community College system, 2 Degree Shift supports colleges to design and implement the data pipelines, integrations, and reporting needed for compliance and accreditation. Our priority is to clean data and transition insight and action: surfacing equity gaps, tracking interventions, and documenting results for students who are first-generation, low-income, or otherwise underserved.
K–12 grants and advising for student equity
On the K–12 side, 2 Degree Shift supports districts and schools with grant strategy, writing, and implementation advising that ties funding to concrete outcomes for marginalized students. Our contributions include designing programs and data practices that connect classroom learning to real skills and pathways.
Livable Wage Jobs 501(c)(3): Work-based learning as real income
Through the Livable Wage Jobs 501(c)(3), the focus is on building work-based learning models co-designed with workers, learners, and employers, emphasizing communities that are underemployed, under-credentialed, or navigating complex barriers such as immigration status, caregiving, or re-entry.
Digital identity, credentials, and small business technology
2 Degree Shift also co-designs digital identity and verifiable credential infrastructure so learners and workers can control and share their skills and histories across institutions and borders over a lifetime. In parallel, the work supports small creative and community-based businesses in upgrading their technology so they can plug into digital ecosystems and grow their business, strengthening economic mobility and local economies.
The common thread is applied technology in the service of students, small entrepreneurs, and people at the margins: collaborating with programs, data, software, and digital identity to remove barriers, support upskill/reskill efforts, and grow small businesses. We collaborate with educators and employers doing good work in underserved communities, and need a strong technical and compliance partner.
