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However, despite these high aspirations, low-income and first-generation students are underrepresented on college campuses. The reasons vary, but key barriers include affordability, a lack of college-going knowledge and preparation, expectations, as well as guidance and encouragement. This campaign encourages more low-income students and their families to take the necessary steps toward postsecondary education, with effective support from parents and adult influencers (teachers, counselors, coaches).
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Category: Education & Career
However, despite these high aspirations, low-income and first-generation students are underrepresented on college campuses. The reasons vary, but key barriers include affordability, a lack of college-going knowledge and preparation,...
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Category: Education & Career
This PSA campaign is a longstanding Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) activity. FVAP administers the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, wich guarantees voting rights of Uniformed Services personnel and their...
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Category: Education & Career
This PSA campaign is a longstanding Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) activity. FVAP administers the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, wich guarantees voting rights of Uniformed Services personnel and their...
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Category: Education & Career
Due to their financial circumstances, many of America's student do not have access to a college education. Since 1944, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has sought to provide a quality education to these financially disadvantaged,...
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Research shows there is a strong connection between the quality of learning experiences a child has early in life and the level of success that the child will experience later in life. By the time children reach kindergarten, there is...
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In 2001, the Library of Congress and the Ad Council partnered to create a PSA campaign to
angage all Americans in learning their nation's history through its online resources
available and useful to the Congress and the American...
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cartoons, maganizes, books, reading, ad council, library of congress, open your mind, lifelong literacy
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Learning starts long before school does. Children astar learning the day they're born,
and the trajectory of their future success is shaped by their experiences in the first few
years. Educate and inform parents, grandparents and...
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Category: Education & Career
Learning starts long before school does. Children astar learning the day they're born, and the trajectory of their future success is shaped by their experiences in the first few
years. Educate and inform parents, grandparents and...
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Category: Education & Career
Every day after school, 7th grader Jeren Yovbagshiyeva sits down with her family for afternoon tea.Today, instead of the usual talk about her progress in class, she has something different to discuss.Her school has just had a special...
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From behind the grand colonial façade, a very different South Africa has emerged. A fusion of local traditions with
some of the best of the west gathered for the launch of the Nelson Mandela Institute for Education and...
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unicef, mandela institute, nelson mandela, south africa, school, hiv, aids, youth, education, children
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Summer is over and girls at the Al Ghadeer Primary school are back at school. They begin the academic year by
singing the national anthem.
The headmistress welcomes her more than 500 students and encourages them to think of going to...
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As a child, Mayom Mabuoung was a soldier in Southern Sudan.
Like many other children, Mayom’s transition to civilian life in southern Sudan was not easy.
Mayom was like thousands of child soldiers who were demobilized after...
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education, unicef, book, gun, trade, solider, war, peace, civilian, school, violence, sudan, citizen, child soldier, teacher
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