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Books behind bars: Pilot Pell Grant program helps inmates look toward the future

Kelan Lyons

January 24, 2020 |

The Connecticut Mirror |

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Response Location: United States, Suffield, Connecticut

At Connecticut’s MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution, people experiencing incarceration have the opportunity to participate in postsecondary classes, even completing a certificate or degree. They’re able to do this because of the Second Chance Pell pilot program, started in 2015, which offers financial aid for inmates to access education. With bipartisan support, there’s hope that the pilot program will grow, as current research shows how the programming reduces recidivism and saves tax dollars.

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‘Like A Flu Shot' For Addiction Crisis: Training High School Students As Recovery Coaches

Kara Leigh Lofton

January 13, 2020 |

West Virginia Public Broadcasting |

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Response Location: United States, Clay, West Virginia

A town in West Virginia was lacking resources for mental health care, so high school juniors were tapped to fill the need. Learning skills such as how to use naloxone to in an overdose situation to asking open-ended questions to intervene in a crisis, the students walked away from a “life & recovery coach academy” equipped with usable skills, college credits, and a certificate, while also reentering their community as more engaged citizens.

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Telework program is ‘game changer' for women in rural parts of Utah

Becky Jacobs

January 02, 2020 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Logan, Utah

Training rural residents to work from home eases the struggle with unemployment. Utah’s Rural Online Initiative program provides rural residents with an online work certificate and training in online tools such as video-conferencing software. The one-month course is run by the Utah State University Extension and funded by Utah’s state legislature.

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Speech club helps Utah prison inmates tell their stories

Nate Carlisle

December 09, 2019 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Draper, Utah

At Utah State Prison, the New Visions Speech Club is teaching inmates public speaking. The club gives inmates the opportunity to practice communication and bolster their confidence – two skills that can help them in the long run. While there hasn’t been any evidence between the club and decreased recidivism, those that participate have said how its helped them express themselves in parole hearings and job interviews.

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Older Coloradans are working longer and demanding an updated set of tech skills

Tamara Chuang

November 19, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Lowry, Colorado

Older populations in Colorado want more out of the available technology classes, which often teach too much of the basics and not enough to keep them from falling behind in the age of social media, Etsy, and online video conferencing. Now, older individuals in Colorado have access to a free membership program through the Older Adults Technology Services, which is working to restructure technology classes state-wide to go beyond simple web navigation.

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Battle Creek groups and employers work together to make getting a GED easier for workers

Jane Simons

November 14, 2019 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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Response Location: United States, Battle Creek, Michigan

In Michigan, the lack of a GED or high school diploma is often what is standing between motivated workers and good jobs. A partnership between Battle Creek Public Schools, community organizations, and local employers is working to address common barriers, such as transportation, that prevent people from obtaining GEDs.

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Nearly 19,000 youth in King County are neither working nor in school. How one Seattle nonprofit is changing that.

Neal Morton

October 20, 2019 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Renton, Washington

A nonprofit in Seattle is identifying youth between the ages of 16 to 24 who are out of school and work and reconnecting them with the public education system. Two-thirds of students enrolled in the program have gone on to pursue college.

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A College Education in Prison Opens Unexpected Path to Freedom

Vanessa Rancaño

September 21, 2019 |

CapRadio |

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Response Location: United States, Long Beach, California

California is leading the nation in prison education. “There are now in-person community college classes in all but one prison in the state, enrolling some 4,000 students." Nationally, 4 percent of higher ed institutions teach for-credit classes in prisons. “It's been the most amazing experience of my entire life, as either a free man or as an incarcerated human being." Evidence shows that providing people in prison with education reduces recidivism rates. “A major study by the RAND Corporation found taking classes in prison cuts the chances of getting locked up again by 43%.”

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At Colleges, What's Old Is New: Retirees Living on Campus

Anemona Hartocollis

September 10, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

At Arizona State, retirees pay a fee to live on campus, take classes, and be a part of the college community. This setup offers a unique opportunity for intergenerational mixing and mentoring and a new revenue stream for institutions with declining enrollment.

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Can Calbright reinvent online community college?

Wayne D'Orio

September 03, 2019 |

Education Dive |

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Response Location: United States, California

With $100 million in funds from California's state legislature, a group is launching an online community college targeted at adult learners. The college is unique for its focus on skill-based learning in lieu of traditional degree-based learning and its mobile learning options that allow students to digest 30-minute modules on-the-go. "Calbright's long-term success depends in large part on how willing employers are to validate potential employees' skills-based learning."

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