On Thursday, May 15 from 2 to 3pm EST, Florida researcher Dr. Rebecca A. Schumacher will provide an overview of her evidence-based S.T.A.R. program as well as discuss why some low-income, college-going high school graduates don’t make it to college.

Join the Florida College Access Network next week to learn more about the Successful Transition and Ready (S.T.A.R.) Students Enroll program, a project created by University of North Florida assistant professor Dr. Rebecca A. Schumacher to improve the college-going rates of low-income students in Duval County.

Dr. Schumacher, who also serves as President of the Florida School Counselor Association, will provide an overview of her evidence-based S.T.A.R. program as well as discuss why some low-income, college-going high school graduates don’t make it to college. This issue, coined “Summer Melt,” is estimated to affect 10 to 20 percent of college-eligible students nationally. Now that almost 6 in 10 Florida public school students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, supporting these students in their transition to college is an important component to raising our state’s degree attainment rate. Data from a recent Florida C.A.N.! brief confirms the college-going rates of low-income high school graduates lag those of their peers in all but one county in the state.

Follow this link to register for the webinar and join Dr. Schumacher with host Troy Miller, Florida C.A.N.!’s Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst, to discuss how such efforts can help raise levels of degree attainment in your community.

This webinar is made possible thanks to generous support from the Helios Education Foundation and the University of South Florida.

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