Approximately 35 miles west of Fresno is the agricultural town of Mendota with a population of 11,000. There’s no bank, no pharmacy, and most of the rural students lack technology and internet access. Although it is ranked at the top of the 50 worst cities to live in the country, it’s home to one of […]
Learn4Life is celebrating a new partnership with the 1890 Foundation for HBCU Week that provides students opportunities for increased exposure and acceptance to HBCUs, with support services to be successful in college.
AUSTIN, Tex. (September 15, 2020) – Austin has thousands of residents who are considered Opportunity Youth, young people between the ages of 16 and 24 who are not in school or participating in the workforce. High school dropouts are more likely to live in poverty, burden public resources, be incarcerated or parent a child as […]
While public schools are dealing with the remote learning crisis, opponents of school choice are reducing or eliminating funding to nonclassroom-based charters like Learn4Life. Instead of handicapping a successful method of teaching and engaging students in times of crisis, decision-makers should highlight and adapt traditional public schools to a proven flexible model as they transfer […]
Among the challenges low-income families face, access to healthcare is just as much a concern as receiving a quality education. We are working to improve healthcare access for our at-risk students through a new partnership that co-locates a clinic at a learning center. “We do everything we can to make wraparound services available so our […]
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are known for helping students of color and opportunity youth access an affordable and quality higher education. Realizing that high SAT scores and GPAs aren’t necessarily indicators of student success in college, HBCUs instead focus on developing learners through personalized learning and support. Learn4Life and FLEX High serve at-risk […]
Among the challenges low-income families face, access to healthcare is just as much a concern as receiving a quality education. One high school in Fresno is working to improve healthcare access for its at-risk students through a new partnership that co-locates a clinic at its learning center. “We do everything we can to make wraparound […]