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  • How to Rewrite a Region's Story

    Dwyer Gunn

    September 24, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Hazard, Kentucky

    In Hazard, Kentucky, the future of coal remains uncertain. However, efforts by KVEC, or the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative, led to funding from the Department of Education. This grant is helping train students across eastern Kentucky in robotics, computer science, drone technology, and more. The goal is to build a qualified technical workforce, and hopefully some students will remain in the region to contribute to its economic development. Though this is just an initial investment, leaders are optimistic about the long term positive effects of this educational transformation.

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  • Why Are Free College Programs So Successful?

    Dwyer Gunn

    July 19, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    Since 2014, nine states have introduced free college programs for all high school graduates attending in-state community college and technical schools. Unlike other similar initiatives, this model targets all populations and is not merit-based or intended solely for low-income students. This article weighs the pros, cons, and sustainability of the increasingly popular solution.

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  • Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Two Generations at a Time

    Dwyer Gunn

    October 04, 2017 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Career Advance, and the Warren Village, are two anti-poverty programs built on the “two-generation model,” which “focuses on providing coordinated, high-quality services to both children and their parents under the umbrella of one program.” Prior efforts only focused on children. The approach seems to be a successful study. The Career Advance program found that sixty-one percent of participants earned a post-secondary credential after one year in the program, compared to just 3 percent of those in the control group.”

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