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Updated: 7:02 AM Jul 6, 2009
UW-Eau Claire Working to Attract Low-Income Kids
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- A second University of Wisconsin campus is adding a program designed to get kids from low-income families interested in college.
Posted: 2:10 PM Jul 5, 2009Reporter: Julia Fello - AP Email Address: jfello@wsaw.com |
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- A second University of Wisconsin campus is adding a program designed to get kids from low-income families interested in college.
UW-Green Bay started the program with the Phuture Phoenix. Now UW-Eau Claire is working up a similar program.
The idea is to bring fifth-graders to campus for a daylong field trip. Then mentors -- usually current college students -- help the kids through middle and high school.
The children come from schools where high numbers of kids receive free or reduced lunches, an indication of lower incomes.
Eau Claire received a $100,000 federal grant to launch its program.
The first class to go through Green Bay's program is approaching high school graduation. They're being tracked to see how many end up in college.
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