SAVE OUR CITIES: POWERING THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION 19 NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE“ DC/PR STEAM is evidence that where there is a will, and appropriate social and academic support services, the road to success is only steps away.”Making the Grade: STEAM Prepares Students for SuccessBy Esther L. Bush, President & CEO, Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh “ Recognizing that STEM careers can lead to economic self-sufficiency, the Urban League of Rochester offers programs to increase students’ interest in and preparedness for STEM-related careers.”STEM Education Offers A Path Out of PovertyBy William G. Clark, President & CEO, Urban League of Rochester, NY, Inc.“ The program matches 12 neighborhood-based high schools, typically among the lowest performing, with local companies as a tangible way to connect students to careers, mentors, and in the case of Deonte—the tech industry.”Each One Teach One: Gearing Up Our Youth for the FutureBy Andrea L. Custis, President & CEO, Urban League of Philadelphia“ The jobs of today face almost certain extinction; therefore, access to employment opportunities in the tech sector is the civil rights and economic justice issue of our time.”Preparing Newark’s Kids for the Digital FutureBy Vivian Cox Fraser, President & CEO, Urban League of Essex County“ A tech industry deficient in diversity hurts the earning potential of people of color and robs the sector of fresh voices and talent to drive innovation.”Today’s Students are Tomorrow’s Scientists, Technicians and Managers By Theodia B. Gillespie, President & CEO, Quad County Urban League“ Rooting students in STEM arms them with the tools that have become prerequisites in our digital world.”Creating an Education Oasis in a Digital DesertBy Nina Harris, President & CEO, Springfield Urban League, Inc.“ While the student debt burden has been and will be borne predominantly by people of color, the effects of our moral and political failure to address the student loan crisis will reverberate throughout our society and economy.”Beyond Their Means: Higher Education Loans Bankrupt America’s FutureBy Wade Henderson, Founding Board Member, Center for Responsible LendingBy Ashley Harrington, Special Assistant to the President; Counsel, Center for Responsible Lending“ By partnering with senior citizen facilities, churches and schools, the mobile computer lab brings the community together on a vital common interest: technology.”Access on Wheels: A Mobile Computer Lab Drives Through the Technology GapBy Erin R. Houston, Ph.D., President & CEO, Shenango Valley Urban LeagueEDUCATION
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