Students Got Guidance that Kept Them on a Safe Path

Students got guidance that kept them on a safe path

High school graduates took part in a violence intervention program.

How To Steer People From Gangs to Colleges

A grant-supported program found success transitioning young people connected to gangs into higher education-until the money stopped coming.

From gangs to college

High school staff often treat students they suspect of gang involvement differently, tracking them into classes that leave them unprepared to matriculate and counseling them out of applying to four-year colleges, research shows. One federal program worked to change how gang-involved adolescents view college and are supported through it.