In an op-ed for the Louisville
Courier-Journal, Mary Gwen Wheeler, Executive Director of
55,000 Degrees, asks the entire community of Louisville -- citizens, businesses, civic groups and everyone else -- to pitch in and help the effort to boost college attainment.
Wheeler writes:
"Few college graduates can say they earned their degree without the help and support of others. Perhaps it is a third-grade teacher who sets high expectations and inspires a love of learning. Maybe it's a grandparent who starts a college savings account or a mentor who tutors at an after-school program. It might be an employer who encourages workers to go back to school part-time to finish their degree or a retired volunteer who helps young people fill out financial-aid forms for college.
And it could be you."
You may be inspired to find ways to say "Count me in!" in your own community. Read more
here.
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
Writer: Amy Elliott Bragg