Here is a worthy piece on the importance of a continuous set of interventions to enable first gen low income student success.   https://lnkd.in/dysMFAf .   Consider reading it now -- in advance of the Oct. 17th event described below too. Many of the points are reflected in and supported by book, Breakaway Learners.  Program on that book is being held at Columbia Teachers College on Oct 17 at 4:00.  Important opportunity to focus on student success in light of current horrors -- natural and unnatural -- in our world.  Strategies and in the trenches examples will be shared and discussed.  We will be learning about lasticity -- a key new concept -- that is different from and broader than grit and resilience. Send in RSVP please. Look forward to seeing you there. …see more