As the Grandma of a Scholar Athlete, the Stolen Scholarship Scandal Hits Home
“For every student admitted through fraud an honest, genuinely talented student was rejected.” Just the other day I traveled toRead More…
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Timely Tips To Prepare H.S. Juniors for the Upcoming College Application Season
College Application season is officially over for our seniors. In my role as the executive director of College Match LA,Read More…
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It’s One Thing to Promote College Access, It’s Another to Make Sure Students Complete Their Degrees
College access is not a thing of the past, nor has it been solved. While we may be seeing moreRead More…
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Coffee Break: Oakland’s Lakisha Young Is Done Waiting for Superman and Ready for Parents to Take the Lead
Lakisha Young is executive director of The Oakland REACH. She has dedicated her career to promoting access to quality schoolsRead More…
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Financial Planning Tools for Students’ Higher Education
As Originally Posted in KIPP LA Blog KIPP LA’s Family Ambassadors and KIPP Through College (KTC) counselors are dedicated toRead More…
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Lets Talk About the 4+3 Plan!
Whenever we talk about college with students, most specifically middle school and freshmen students, we tend to always plan aroundRead More…
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What Strategy does Your High School use to Share College Access Opportunities?
I consider myself a teacher at heart but often find myself wearing different hats. In recent months, I have beenRead More…
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Senior Boot Camp: An Immediate Solution to College Readiness
“I like the sense of urgency… It really does feel like a bootcamp except it’s to get ready for theRead More…
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My Immigrant Father’s Dream: A College Education
At the age of five I had my very own encyclopedia. I couldn’t pronounce the word much less know whatRead More…
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