It just takes one person to inspire students to prepare and apply themselves to go to college after high school.
That was the message to about 150 juniors and seniors at the Black Youth Leadership Summit, a recent gathering at the University of Nevada, Reno, jointly sponsored by the Washoe County School District.But if many of the students who attended the summit were any indication, that inspiration to attend college must come much earlier than the senior year. Many of the students confessed to having no idea about taking entrance exams or the steps to take to get to college.
That trend was troubling, said David Gamble, the school district’s coordinator of diversity and equity programs. read more...
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