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Aug 27, 2023
CIS of Ohio works to help more Ohio students stay in school
Spectrum News 1 highlights how Communities of Schools is supporting students in Ohio as they begin a new school year.
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Aug 25, 2023
LifeSet program looks to help young people aging out of foster care system
Nashville-based News Channel 5 shares how Youth Villages helps young people who are aging out of foster care navigate the transition to adulthood.
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Aug 21, 2023
Q & A: Connecting Community Resources to the Students Who Need Them Most
Rey Saldaña, president and CEO of Communities in Schools (CIS), chats with Education Week about how CIS's integrated support models helps students stay in school.
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Aug 7, 2023
These workers stuck in low-wage jobs saw their salaries nearly double in 3 months thanks to this nonprofit
Fortune reports on a recent study from UVA which found that alumni of Merit America's workforce development training saw significant wage increase within a few months of graduating from the program.
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Jul 20, 2023
How Employers Can Remove Barriers to Second Chances
Writing for The Crime Report, Christopher Watler from Center for Employment Opportunities and Parisa Fatehi-Weeks from Indeed share how their organizations are partnering to expand employment pathways for people with prior convictions.
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Jul 19, 2023
UNCF, Axim and Harvard Collaborative: Reshaping Higher Education through HBCUv
UNCF (United Negro College Fund) announces its partnership with Axim Collaborative and Harvard University to further the development of HBCUv (HBCU Virtual).
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Jul 18, 2023
Houston Innovation District to Host Tech-Training Classes
Government Technology reports on a new partnership between Per Scholas and Houston's Ion District to bring tuition-free technology certification classes to Houstonians.
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Jul 18, 2023
New, free tool offered to students grades 6-8 to improve math skills
An Ohio-based news outlet reports on the state's investment in Zearn as part of the Future Forward Ohio effort to help students recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jul 17, 2023
Envisioning the Future of Tutoring and Education with Alan Safran and AJ Gutierrez
Alan Safran and AJ Gutierrez of Saga Education join the Trending in Education Podcast to discuss how Saga's high-impact tutoring model is supporting students in need.
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Jul 13, 2023
Unlocking potential for incarcerated people through Pell Grant reinstatement
Writing for the Boston Globe, the Vera Institute of Justice's President and Director, Nicholas Turner, celebrates the recent reinstatement of Pell Grants for incarcerated people while outlining additional steps that still need to be taken.