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 […]
Sometimes, we look at the problems around us and feel powerless to do anything about them. It’s at that exact time that we should get into action, because we all […]
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 stayed the same as the year […]
When Grecia Zaldivar moved to Hartford from Lima, Peru her freshman year of high school, nearly all her teachers were native Spanish speakers and taught classes in Spanish, regardless of […]
We need you to collaboratively identify solutions that will address gaps in services, meet coalition priorities and represent systemic interventions. Our ultimate result…increasing the number of Hartford students persisting and […]
What is your – “What if …” question that would drive change in gaining access and opportunities for Hartford kids. Are you All IN?
What if there was a way to analyze what prevents students from persisting to high school graduation and to a successful college experience? And what if educators could put interventions […]
The unofficial start to summer has begun, and with that, the official start to an often-overlooked phenomenon of “summer melt” – a surprisingly common occurrence when college intending Hartford students […]
It’s a pressing conversation growing in urgency in Hartford and across Connecticut, as more employers seek ways to create the robust talent pipeline needed to fill vacant positions. One promising […]