One member shared her experience with JumpStart, a member of the AmeriCorps network, which prepares children for kindergarten and keeps college students in school through the federal work study program.

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In a study of 2, 500 students who went through the Fond du Lac program at six public high schools between 2005 and 2009, published last week in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, nearly 20% were identified as at risk, of whom 73.6% were not receiving treatment at the time of screening.

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In May last year opposition parties in the Welsh assembly forced through a vote against higher fees for Welsh students who study in Wales.

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Part-time study is key for students not entering higher education through a more traditional route and will be vital to the success of the widening participation agenda.

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