University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Check & Connect program pairs at-risk students with mentors, support

A long-running student success model from the College of Education and Human Development expands to reach more students.
WTHR

At-risk Hoosier students face bleak future as JAG support vanishes

INDIANAPOLIS — Big funding cuts are largely eliminating a program in Indiana that helps at-risk students graduate and succeed after high school. Most of the money for the "JAG" program is now gone.
Washington City Paper

D.C.’s Equitable Access Preference Helps At-Risk Students Compete for School Seats. Here’s how it works.

This article was produced as part of Humanities DC’s Community Journalism Program. As nearly 100,000 D.C. youth finished their enrollment in May for the upcoming 2025–26 school year, certain at-risk ...
WATE 6 On Your Side

Funding freeze puts UT programs for veterans, first-generation students at risk

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Funding freezes and proposed cuts by the Trump administration have led to the elimination of TRIO or Upward Bound Programs. These are nationwide grant-based programs funded ...

Kansas Senate approves bill requiring income checks for school lunch programs

What’s Next? Louisburg-backed school lunch verification bill heads to Kansas House.