MANSFIELD — Nikia Fletcher has seen a mindset shift among students at Mansfield Senior High School. For years, school district staff have been encouraging students to think about their future. They’ve urged students early and often to think about the four ‘E’s — enrollment, employment, enlistment and entrepreneurship — and which might best fit their […]
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GEAR UP: What happens when college readiness grant runs out?
MANSFIELD — The number of students applying for college and federal financial aid is on the rise since Mansfield Senior High Schiool launched its GEAR UP program. But federal funds to keep the program going will run out in a few more years. Mansfield City Schools’ Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) […]
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Culture Blind: Effie James pens book on healing divided communities
MANSFIELD — Effie James Jr. wants us to get back to a place where we can respectfully disagree. Like many Americans, the Mansfield man has watched the country appear to become more and more divided in recent years. These observations prompted the local educator, business owner, playwright and Richland Source columnist to pen his first book, […]
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Effie James: College IS still worth it
Effie James is a columnist for Richland Source. The value of a college education has been under attack recently. Many feel that rising tuition cost and unforgiving student loan debt have caused more harm than good for those that want to get a degree and make themselves more hirable in today’s job market. Even with […]
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Providing A Blueprint: Muskegon Heights, Mich. takes aim at gun violence
MANSFIELD — Malon Samuel hardly recognizes the city of his childhood. The 2014 Mansfield Senior graduate knows his hometown can do better. Samuel is an advisor for G.E.A.R UP, Mansfield City Schools’ early intervention program designed to provide support and resources to the district’s low-income students. He has witnessed the the devastating effects the growing […]
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Mansfield Senior High FAFSA completion doubles in first year of GEAR UP program
MANSFIELD — In December 2021, just 10.3 percent of the senior class at Mansfield Senior High School had completed their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. A year later, that figure jumped to 23.1 percent. Now, with about two and a half months until the application deadline, the application rate continues to […]
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Mansfield City Schools receives $1.89 million college readiness grant
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools is about to receive almost $2 million to bolster its college prep efforts. The district announced earlier this week it is among six Ohio school districts slated for GEAR UP funding from the U.S. Department of Education. The Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant is […]