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
Giving Up Wasn’t An Option’: How One Man Beat The Odds To Graduate From College
“A poor DC student beats the odds by graduating from Georgetown University with business degrees.”
“A poor DC student beats the odds by graduating from Georgetown University with business degrees.”
Eye-Opening Reading
The latest crisis: Low-income students are dropping out of college this fall in alarming numbers
"Students from families with incomes under $75,000 are nearly twice as likely to say they “canceled all plans” to take classes this fall as students from families with incomes over $100,000, according to a U.S. Census Bureau survey in late August.” The Washington Post, 9/16/2020
“I spent the last few months focusing on finding a place to live rather than focusing on school,” said Roshelle Czar, 26, a junior at Sacramento State University. “Due to an emotionally unstable family dynamic, I do not have the privilege of going back to an actual home.” The Washington Post, 9/16/2020
"Students from families with incomes under $75,000 are nearly twice as likely to say they “canceled all plans” to take classes this fall as students from families with incomes over $100,000, according to a U.S. Census Bureau survey in late August.” The Washington Post, 9/16/2020
“I spent the last few months focusing on finding a place to live rather than focusing on school,” said Roshelle Czar, 26, a junior at Sacramento State University. “Due to an emotionally unstable family dynamic, I do not have the privilege of going back to an actual home.” The Washington Post, 9/16/2020
As Teens Moving From Foster Care Reach Adulthood, Obstacles Mount
“Young people at 18 or 21 are at this point of falling off a cliff because they don’t have the support or services they need...They also don’t have the folks they can rely on to help them make difficult decisions in their life and get them on the path to success.” The Washington Post, 11/14/2018
“Young people at 18 or 21 are at this point of falling off a cliff because they don’t have the support or services they need...They also don’t have the folks they can rely on to help them make difficult decisions in their life and get them on the path to success.” The Washington Post, 11/14/2018
Chef Jonny Rhodes Built A Revered Houston Restaurant. His Next Mission: Fighting ‘Food Apartheid'
The Washington Post, 7/2/2020
The Washington Post, 7/2/2020
I’m A Black Doctor. I Wear My Scrubs Everywhere Now.
The Washington Post, 7/20/2020
The Washington Post, 7/20/2020
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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."
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