These days, if you aren’t using technology to communicate with college students, then you probably aren’t reaching them. Thankfully, one nonprofit company has developed a customizable app-based approach to help students adopt key behaviors that will lead to success at […]
In a year when the COVID-19 pandemic impacted enrollment declines at colleges nationwide, community colleges experienced the biggest drop. Nationwide, community college enrollments dipped by 7.5 percent, according to preliminary data […]
The ALL IN! Steering Committee, during its September meeting, agreed to address the added student engagement challenges brought on by living through a pandemic during the 2020-21 school year. Acknowledging […]
When Michaela Appah started at Capital Community College, she had nobody to help her pick a major, select classes, apply for financial aid or fill out the numerous forms that are part […]
With more than 100 Hartford Public Schools seniors in Summer Youth Employment, 320 applicants to Capital and Manchester community colleges being targeted by ALL IN! summer outreach specialists, 137 seniors supported by Hartford […]
Coalition work is difficult and takes time, so why do it – especially when we have such limited staff capacity and budget? It’s a very good question. As we continue to expand our direct-service work to fill […]
In Vol. 1, Issue 1 of the ALL IN! Coalition Update, we spotlighted corporate volunteer Kevin Timbro, whose commitment to Hartford youth is almost unmatched. The fact is, however, we aren’t looking for […]
Penina, a first-generation college student, faced several challenges when starting at Central Connecticut State University in the fall of 2019. Commuting from Hartford to New Britain by bus and helping her parents care for […]
Sometimes, we look at the problems around us and feel powerless to do anything about them. It’s at that time we should get into action, because we all have something […]
We finally received results for Year 3 college enrollment district-wide, and unfortunately, the percentage of HPS graduates starting college the fall immediately after graduation remained unchanged at 56%. The following data […]