Getting Unstuck #195: Closing the Post High School Divide
The problem
"Students from low-income communities, the majority of whom are students of color, face enormous barriers to earn their degrees, an injustice made worse by COVID-19. As a result, hundreds of thousands of young people transition to adulthood without the skills, experiences, and credentials needed to build careers and lives of their choosing." — OneGoal
The Solution
“OneGoal collaborates closely with high schools in low-income communities to identify teachers already working in their buildings and to create the conditions to ensure they can successfully teach OneGoal as a daily, credit-bearing class. We equip those teachers with a robust curriculum, training and coaching, and technology to guide a cohort of students (Fellows) to achieve their greatest postsecondary aspirations.” — OneGoal
Our guest
Priya Linson is the Executive Director of OneGoal-Chicago, a leading college access and success organization working to close the degree divide and ensure all young people can achieve their post-secondary dreams. OneGoal is a national organization with offices in Chicago, New York, Massachusetts, the Bay Area, Houston, and Metro Atlanta.
Priya started her career as a New York City Public School teacher at The Bronx Guild High School. Since then, she has served as both a school- and non-profit leader at Communities in Schools, Education Pioneers, and Stand for Children.
“I think of our work as helping students actualize the dreams that they have, and helping them actualize the dreams that they never thought they could have.” — Priya Linson, Executive Director of OneGoal-Chicago
Listen for
√ How OneGoal has stepped in to support students in schools that currently lack adequate counseling services.
√ How the three-year OneGoal process functions.
√ How a OneGoal class functions.
√ How OneGoal helps students to develop their purpose, their personal mission of success.
√ How and why OneGoal is about much more than just improving academic achievement.
√ How OneGoal is extending its services by helping its Fellows explore certificate programs that are alternatives to a four-year university or college.
Huda Ganatra is a former OneGoal Fellow. You can hear her inspiring story by clicking on the following link:
https://bit.ly/3H8RmsF
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