Charlette Smith first decided she wanted to become a teacher when she was in sixth grade and her teacher Ms.…

Growing up in Bridgeport on the South Side of Chicago, Ashley Lopez was part of Intrinsic Schools’ inaugural high school…

After receiving multiple scholarships and joining a network of support programs offered at City Colleges, including TRiO and One Million…

Completing the degree she’d put on hold for 40 years

Driven by a strong desire to further her education, she planned on going to local community college to save money.…

Sinead Abarca found her true calling in education, even if it happened a bit later than she anticipated. When she…

Rudy Cordero tried college after he graduated from Lane Tech in 2007, but it wasn’t a good fit at the…

Yesenia Licona is using her experience, passion, and artistic prowess to help get the word out in her community about…

"Truman helped me be successful and love school. I love the connection I have with my teachers.”

"I had the opportunity to save money, build a network, take advantage of small class sizes, and use all the…

When Alan Huerta was looking at high schools, Sarah E. Goode was appealing because of its Early College partnership with…

A graduate of Taft High School, Sareena Volkman attended Wright College as a Star Scholar and graduated debt free in…