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Program Coordinator: College Access Program
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CollegeTracks seeks energetic, passionate, and highly skilled individuals to serve as Program Coordinators for our college access programs at MCPS High Schools. The Program Coordinator will help their
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How to Level the College Playing Field
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Housing policies and tax code among powerful forces favoring the privileged in higher education. The New York Times April 7, 2018 | Harold O. Levy with Peg Tyre This time of year, there’s a lot of opt
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Even With Scholarships, Students Often Need Extra Financial Help
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Low income students face many hidden costs that can threaten their college success. The New York Times April 5, 2018 | Janet Morrissey Michael Martinez still recalls the excitement he felt leaving his
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Hungry on Spring Break
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Spring Break Can Bring Food Insecurity for Low-Income Students Whose Primary Source of Food is the Campus Cafeteria. ON CAMPUS March 17, 2018| Anthony Abraham Jack | The New York Times Hungry on Sprin
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The Persistence Project
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Oakton community college builds faculty-student relationships to increase persistence. INSIDE HIGHER Ed March 13, 2018| Ashley A. Smith Five students a day. That’s how many students on average were l
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Helicopter parents don’t stay at home when the kids go to college…
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CollegeTracks works to level the playing field so every student can succeed in college. The Washington Post, March 2, 2018|Jeffrey J. Selingo A few years ago, I attended an internship recruitment pres
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Kevin Beverly Profile: Black History Month 2018
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CollegeTracks Board President, Kevin Beverly, Profiled by County Cable Montgomery on the Bottom Line: Black History Month 2018 February 2018 | Produced by Susan Kenedy and Mike Springirth CollegeTrack
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DACA Increased Educational Attainment
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A recent study in the Chronicle of Higher Education shows increased levels of educational attainment for DACA students. CollegeTracks DACA students are among the most motivated and determined. Chronic
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I Didn’t Know How Much Help I Really Needed to Get to College
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Tony Ismalaj’s incredible journey from Albania to the U.S. to a college degree is a testament to the willpower and drive of students in the CollegeTracks program. He’ll graduate from UMD in the
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