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Financial Management for low income students (training for HS counselors…
Financial Management for low income students
training for HS counselors so they can help better
pros
HS already has counselors
gets the most out of preexisting employees
cons
"teach an old dog new tricks"
expensive
need to convince school board to permit this
takes time outside of school
rely on other people afterwards
After school program with financial management, app process, and FAFSA tips
cons
need a trained staff
probably expensive
takes time
not a huge outreach
pros
help kids with specific problems
personal
people love donating to kids in school
doesn't interfere with school
the kids who take part will be interested
outside counselors come into schools and do classes
X
amount of times a month and hold workshops on financial management, app process, and FAFSA tips
pros
personal
schools are used to modifying schedule for asseblies
reach a large portion of target group
specific to problems
will create a "buzz" around school
able to be held in school
cons
need a trained staff
expensive
takes away from school time
takes time to reach everyone
not as much overall interest
need to convince school board to permit this
tutoring to get better grades = more $$
pros
very easy to do
cons
not specific to helping kids get to college or higher ed
expensive
takes time
Scholarship program for low income students
pros
kids can pay for college
more kids in school
people love donating to kids for school
cons
hard to get funded
high startup costs
flooded market
you need to have qualifications
the more people you help the more expensive
work-study for low income students
pros
easy to coordinate
helps students pay for college
cheap
cons
takes jobs from the community
costs the college/University money
not very effective overall
may conflict with classes/ obligations
puts a lot on students plate