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San Diego Foundation Commits $4M to Help Underserved Students Reach College

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The foundation will distribute $935,000 in grants to 10 local nonprofits in San Diego providing services including tutoring, counseling, and college application assistance. Founded in 1975, SDF has granted $1.8 billion to strengthen the San Diego community.

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NCAA Grants Over $1.5 million to Support Student-Athlete Academic Success

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The NCAA has awarded Division I Accelerating Academic Success Program grants to 17 schools for the 2024-25 academic year. The grants total over $1.5 million and are used to boost student-athlete academic achievement. Division I student-athletes are graduating at record rates, according to 2023 Graduation Success Rate data.

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Bill to Codify Postsecondary Student Success Grants Met with Support and Criticism from Scholars and Advocates

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Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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There are financial support programs, including emergency grants, technology loaner programs and device voucher support, which provide students with necessary in-time financial support. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. The grant is a California Student Aid Commission program.”

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

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Institutions that receive HSI designation are then eligible to apply for various federal grants in support of their programming. Sam Houston’s academic success center offers one-on-one tutoring and mentoring. The grant funding is a great opportunity, but the mission and the culture haven’t changed.

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Pepperdine University Professor Seeks to Give High School Students a Head Start

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Additionally, a local middle school math teacher was hired to teach geometry, and the church provided one of its tutors to assist. Ahead of the Game is increasing its momentum as it gears up to begin its second year, with additional funding from Pepperdine and a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.

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Examples of Excelencia

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In 2016, EAP reduced the number of courses in its course sequence, increased tutoring services and added embedded tutoring. It also added professional development for all the tutors and faculty. Among the services it provides to first-year students are individualized academic advising, tutoring and community-building events.

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