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From 5th Grade Teacher to CEO
June 19, 2019
OneGoal CEO Melissa Connelly reunites with her former fifth grade student + OneGoal Alumna Diamond to recall the life experiences that led them to where they are today.
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I Wanted To Be Able To Choose
June 19, 2019
Patrick Ben is a recent graduate from CICS Longwood High School in Chicago. Throughout the course of his senior year in OneGoal, he amassed more than $4.5 million from 68 different schools. In this article, he tells us how, and why, did it.,
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What It Means To Show Up
May 17, 2019
OneGoal alumna and graduate from Houston Baptist University Mirla Estrada shares the obstacles she faced, the support she received and the future she now envisions having reached college graduation.
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Pride in My School + Myself
February 5, 2019
OneGoal staffer and Howard University alumnus Grant C. reflects on the impact historically black colleges have had on himself and on Black students nationwide.
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FINDING A REASON TO TRUST
November 26, 2018
Robert Emmons joined OneGoal as a Fellow in 2009 looking to improve his life and his community. Almost 10 years later, he’s completed the program, experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows in college and given back by joining OneGoal staff. As he looks toward his next professional step, he now reflects on each step of his journey and how they defined him.
SHINING IN MY IDENTITY
October 23, 2018
Zuleica Lopez is the founding Director of Teacher Support at OneGoal – Bay Area. Here she shares how her own identity, built around the strength of her family and challenged by the stereotypes of her peers, has constantly evolved.
A PROGRAM TRUE TO FELLOWS’ PATHS
October 22, 2018
In adopting Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, we hope not only that Fellows benefit, but that our curriculum, training and support prompts self-reflection + self-discovery for all. In fact, we’ve experienced this firsthand.
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