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TRIO Educational Talent Search outlines services to School City of East Chicago, seeks MOU renewal
Summary
TRIO Educational Talent Search told the School City of East Chicago board it serves 743 students across three districts, about 20% from East Chicago, and said it will request a memorandum of understanding renewal next year to continue services including FAFSA help, STEM and college-readiness programming.
Leticia Jenkins, director for TRIO Educational Talent Search, told the School City of East Chicago Board of Trustees that the federally funded program serves first-generation, low-income and students with disabilities and is active in Hammond, East Chicago and the Lake Ridge area of Gary.
"We are a federally funded program by the Department of Education, and we service 1st gen, low income, and students with disabilities," Jenkins said, summarizing the program’s mission and target population.
TRIO staff emphasized the…
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