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Education
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

It changed my view': the letter campaign urging pupils in deprived areas to try university

A government-funded peer letter campaign encourages high-achieving GCSE students from deprived areas to consider university, offering personal stories and information about financial support.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

The limbo of undocumented students after the elimination of the Texas Dream Act

His father got a job in construction, his mother cleaning houses. He learned English better than Spanish: I feel like I'm from here, but without papers I don't have the same opportunities. That fact has forced him to work twice as hard. He wanted to earn a degree in computer science to merge, he says, technology, politics, and law. He did well for four semesters.
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Higher education
fromwww.ocregister.com
2 months ago

A life reclaimed: From incarceration to UC Berkeley

Persistence, education, and supportive reentry programs enabled a formerly incarcerated individual to transform, earn multiple degrees, and pursue pre-law studies at UC Berkeley.
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