Post by Logan on Mar 28, 2016 5:19:45 GMT -6
The promise of opportunity fills Room 241 inside Post Falls High School. The walls are a collage of college pennants. University brochures and scholarship packets abound. Computers are set to explore degree programs or campus housing options.
In a state where less than half of high school graduates move immediately on to higher education, counseling hubs like this are the front lines of a desperate push to turn more teens toward college or career-training programs.
Cathryn Coley is one whose future changed when she walked through the door. The Post Falls senior plans to attend North Idaho College in the fall – something she didn’t consider possible just a few months ago.
“I didn’t even think I could go to college at first. I didn’t think there was anything out there for me,” said Coley, 18.
Read more: www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/mar/27/idaho-tackling-low-rate-of-students-who-go-on-to-c/
In a state where less than half of high school graduates move immediately on to higher education, counseling hubs like this are the front lines of a desperate push to turn more teens toward college or career-training programs.
Cathryn Coley is one whose future changed when she walked through the door. The Post Falls senior plans to attend North Idaho College in the fall – something she didn’t consider possible just a few months ago.
“I didn’t even think I could go to college at first. I didn’t think there was anything out there for me,” said Coley, 18.
Read more: www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/mar/27/idaho-tackling-low-rate-of-students-who-go-on-to-c/