CFES Brilliant Pathways chooses five schools in Vermont for college readiness program vermontbiz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vermontbiz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Program Addresses National Challenge: Rural Students Attend College at Lower Rates Than Those in Cities, Suburbs
Vermont Business Magazine CFES Brilliant Pathways, a college and career-readiness nonprofit based in Essex, NY, has chosen 20 rural schools in northeastern New York and Vermont for its newly launched North Country Brilliant Pathways program. Seventy-two schools applied for the program, which was announced in April.
The initiative, which has a value of $1.5 million, will provide schools with a multi-faceted, comprehensive college readiness program that will put more of their students on a path to college.
Currently, a lower percentage of rural students attend college compared with their urban and suburban counterparts, and they drop out at far higher rates.
The business will make 71 Main St., Apt. 1, in the village its home next month.
âOpening my own salon is something Iâve wanted to do for as long as I can remember,â 21-year-old Ms. Woodrow said. âI always would be braiding hair and painting nails on my family and friends. I used to pretend I owned a hair salon in my grandparentsâ living room and my grandmother would have to come for an appointment.â
Ms. Woodrow began her cosmetology career at the Northwest Career and Technical Education Center in Ogdensburg during her junior and senior years of high school.
âI had always planned to take cosmetology,â Ms. Woodrow said. âWhen my time came and I finally got a taste of the salon life, I knew it was for me and it was another place to bring my artistic ability to.â
DeKalb Central adding positions using federal funds kpcnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kpcnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.