Stories matching tag 'College'
YESS they can: Compton foster students strive for success
Foster youth learn about YESS - Youth Empowerment Strategies for Success - a program designed to develop life skills.[...]
Upward Bound: A 20th century school program that resonates today
Upward Bound makes college a reality for low-income South Los Angeles high school students by giving them the skills they need to survive in higher education. [...]
Before starting life, you have to complete senior year
Fremont High School seniors share the daunting tasks that come before graduating high school. [...]
Central Library helps prepare students for college
Getting into college is difficult, but the Central Library in downtown Los Angeles is doing what it can to help prepare students for it. [...]
Improved college prep curriculum could send more South LA students to college
More rigorous curriculum in South LA schools opens college doors for black and Latino students. The efforts took a while.
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