by Alabama Possible | Sep 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Shelley Stewart Alabama has always fought an uphill battle when it comes to public education. Because Alabama is one of the country’s traditionally poorer states, public funding for education in our best years has been a struggle. And yet, I don’t believe the...
by Alabama Possible | Jun 13, 2016 | data, datasheet, poverty, Uncategorized
Alabama Possible’s 2016 Alabama Poverty Data Sheet highlights statewide poverty rates and data related to educational attainment, employment, and food security. The 2016 Data Sheet reveals that 19.2 percent of Alabamians, or more than 900,000 people, live below the...
by Alabama Possible | Mar 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Cash for College FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) completion workshops typically take place during the school day school computer labs or classrooms with laptops. At workshops, students can complete their online FAFSA application and ask...
by apadmin | Feb 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Allison Lavender | [email protected] | 205.841.1821 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Feb. 15, 2016) – Seniors from seven Birmingham high schools are competing to win a free Taco Bell ® Meal for their classmates while also applying for an opportunity...
by apadmin | Feb 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
What do Skittles have to do with paying for college? Misperceptions about the costs of college – and how to pay for it – are very common amongst low-income, minority, and first-generation college students. These students and their families tend to overestimate the...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
January 7th, 2016 Wenonah ninth grade students are guided on a tour of the University of Montevallo’s campus. The end of each semester brings a flurry of college campus field trips for Blueprints College Access Initiative students, who spend six to eight weeks working...
