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Making a Difference: Power Though Knowledge and College Education

Students Rising Above | Posted 04.24.2013 | Impact
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Students Rising Above

2012-11-13-jrlogo300x60.gif Recently my 12-year-old nephew began to improve in school. When I asked him how he did it he said, "You made me believe in myself." That's what Students Rising Above (SRA) did for me, and what I resolve to pass on to others.

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It's Tough to Trail Blaze: Challenges of First-Generation College Students

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 03.31.2013 | College
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Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.

It is not enough to assume that students inherently know how to apply classroom skills to a real-world environment, particularly in the case of first-generation ones.

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WATCH: An Emotional College Acceptance

The Huffington Post | Sahaj Kohli | Posted 07.10.2012 | College
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Eighteen-year-old Senait Weldemariam’s parents were unable to study past elementary school in Eritrea, Africa. In 1993 they immigrated to New York i...

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More, Better Early Education Could Help Close California's Achievement Gap

| Sarah Garland | Posted 01.10.2012 | Home
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This article comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report. This is the third of a three-part series. Read the first piece, English-Learning Students F...

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More, Better Early Education Could Help Close California's Achievement Gap

| Sarah Garland | Posted 12.27.2011 | Home
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This article comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report. This is the third of a three-part series. Read the first piece, English-Learning Students F...

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