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Clare Bertrand
Wednesday October 3, 2012
Early Wins for Opportunity Youth with the Back on Track Through College Model
by Clare Bertrand“I’ll be the first one attending college from my family. My brothers look up to me and they want to do what I do. Now that I’m attending college, they want to go to college and it makes me happy that they want to because of me.” –Rosa Mendoza, graduate, LA Conservation Corps; college student, Los Angeles Technical College
“I want to succeed, I...
Topics: College Readiness, Dropout Recovery
Wednesday May 23, 2012
The Accidental Edupunk
by Clare BertrandAs part of JFF’s Back on Track Through College team, I’ve been visiting schools across the country where technology is being used to enhance instruction. These schools, serving students who have struggled in school, fallen off track to graduation, or dropped out all together, have implemented a range of strategies from technology-enriched...
Thursday March 8, 2012
Mass. Voting to Increase Compulsory Attendance to Age 18
by Clare BertrandThe Massachusetts legislature’s Education Committee has scheduled a vote for today on a bill that will raise the compulsory school attendance age to 18. President Obama proposed that all states enact this policy in his State of the Union address earlier this year, citing evidence that raising the age can lead to higher earnings and better lifetime...