When he learned his senior year of high school would be happening on a computer, it didn't take long for Jalen Walker to lose the motivation to keep his grades up.
"I was very behind. I wasn't even bothering to open my computer," said the 18-year-old, who attends Eastmoor Academy High School. "I didn't adjust well."
He credits IMPACT Community Action, a South Side nonprofit group that is helping students navigate online schooling, with helping him regain his confidence. Walker has passed online credit-recovery classes to get back on track, and is set to walk across the stage with his classmates at graduation, he said.