Counselors work to keep freshmen in college
Regular check-ins, care packages and advice on studying and finances by a Boston nonprofit's counselors aim to help low-income teens stay in college. "They are like your parents," said Roberto Green, 19, a University of Massachusetts freshman in the program. "They are always on top of you. Calling you to make sure you do what you should do."
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This story published in ASCD SmartBrief on 12/10/2008
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