Southwire, a Georgia-based manufacturer, is using work-based learning, a robust support system and a paycheck to give at-risk youth a pathway to employment.

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As a former educator and teacher, I understand the importance of learning from your peers and really having that support system.

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Gary Haines, who describes himself as black and a product of an inner city school system, is training to be a teacher having worked in London as a learning support assistant.

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Support STEM and entrepreneurship education in your K-12 system and ensure colleges and universities have robust lifelong learning strategies that reach and serve all parts of the local community.

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