dropout recovery
Wednesday November 7, 2012
One Unemployment Rate Does Not Fit All
by Mamadou NdiayeA newly released FSG publication, Collective Impact for Opportunity Youth proposes how communities across the country can improve the life trajectories of the nearly 20 percent of our 16- to 24-year-olds, who are not connected to either education or the workforce.
The White House Council on Community Solutions dubs this group of 6.7 million young...
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
Monday October 1, 2012
Reengaging Disconnected Youth: Keys to Success from National Leaders
by Kathryn YoungRamean Clowney, an incredible 19-year old from Philadelphia who was formerly disengaged from school, was one of several members of the new National Council of Young Leaders to testify at last month’s Opportunity Nation Summit. He shared that one major reason for his success today is the Philadelphia Youth Network and One Bright Ray Fairhill...
Topics: College Readiness, Dropout Recovery