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College can be a daunting experience. It is especially challenging for rural youth, who may be entering an unknown environment unprepared. Many rural youth are first-generation college students who are encountering new experiences...  Read More

[caption align="left"]Not Quite Adults[/caption]We’ve all heard the “failure to launch” stories—the 20-something down the street who’s still living with mom and dad, the college graduate who can’t seem to decide what to do, the kids who...  Read More

Not so long ago, students could go to work in the mills directly out of high school and be making more money than their teachers in a few short years. Things are different now—in many communities, those jobs have disappeared. The mills...  Read More