Amanda J Purcell, Poughkeepsie Journal7:06 a.m. EDT September 1, 2015

Are Hudson Valley students ready for college and careers?

The short answer is "No." At least, not at the rate they should be, according to a report published by the Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress Monday.  click here for full article: Via Poughkeepsie Journal

Residents of Baldwin, Michigan, pooled together their money to provide scholarships for everyone, and it changed the town profoundly.

Alana Semuels

BALDWIN, Mich.—College was never much of an option for most students in this tiny town of 1,200 located in the woods of the Manistee National Forest. Only 12 of the 32 kids who graduated high school in 2005 enrolled in college. Only two of those have gotten their bachelor’s degree.

That was just a decade ago. Now, nearly everybody who graduated from the high school here in June is off to a four-year college, a community college, or a technical school. Kindergarten students talk about going to college. High schoolers take trips to campuses around the state and, at a raucous assembly each spring, reveal to the school which colleges they’re going to attend.  for full article: Via The Atlantic