Eye-Opening Student Conundrum Stories that All Out for Change® Seeks to Solve
Watch a short TODAY SHOW segment with an aspiring opera singer.
School Counselors Increasingly are Missing Link in Getting Kids to College
“I Was a Low-Income College Student. Classes Weren’t the Hard Part.” Anthony Abraham Jack, New York Times
Watch a short TODAY SHOW segment with an aspiring opera singer.
School Counselors Increasingly are Missing Link in Getting Kids to College
“I Was a Low-Income College Student. Classes Weren’t the Hard Part.” Anthony Abraham Jack, New York Times
Eye-Opening Reading
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"Tells the stories of students trying to find their way, with hope, joy, frustration, through the application process into college . . . Whether you are facing your own decision about college or simply care about the American promise of social mobility, The Years that Matter Most will change the way you think - not just about higher education, but about the nation itself. "
"Drawing on interviews with dozens of undergraduates at one of America’s most famous colleges and on his own experiences as one of the privileged poor, Jack describes the lives poor students bring with them and shows how powerfully background affects their chances of success."
"A Navajo basketball team takes on the universal challenges of high school and the great joys and unique obstacles facing Native Americans living on reservations…. This book details Powell’s season-long immersion in the team, the town, and a culture in which there are exhilarating wins, crushing losses, and conversations on long bus rides across the desert about dreams of leaving home and the fear of the same."
So Many Urban, Rural, and American Indian Reservation Youth Need More Than Financial Aid to Succeed; All Out for Change® Fills That Critical Need
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