Goals

• Create a long term strategy to expand college access for high potential students of color in underserved communities.

• Utilize the leadership potential of participants in each school program to create a culture in which it’s “cool to be smart;” thereby stimulating school-wide improvement and reform.

Impact

• With involvement in Pathways, students’ aspirations rise and they begin to apply to some of the most selective colleges in the United States.
• The example of discipline and dedication the students provide, and the richness of their experiences and successes, have a significant effect on all teachers and students in a given school.
• Pathways teachers additionally affect other teachers with whom they work formally and informally, as they share ideas and methods.
• Evaluations indicate that graduation rates, college applications and student aspirations improve throughout the schools where Pathways is present.