Nearly half
of all low-income high school students
never go to college, a rate five times
that of high-income students.
The intellectual
and career productivity loss to our
society is staggering.
Programs that
have proven successful in preparing
economically disadvantaged students
for success in college provide support
in three key areas:
| 1. |
Access to leadership opportunities
through which students can recognize
their abilities. |
| 2. |
Caring adults and peers with
high educational achievement expectations. |
| 3. |
Access to academic enhancement
and college preparatory resources. |
STEP and its
partners will incorporate each of
these proven strategies in our combined
program to prepare our students for
high achievement in college and beyond.
