(Source: Sonoma State University) For students across the nation, graduating from high school is a celebratory achievement. This task is made much more difficult for children of migrant farm workers and low-income families with no knowledge in guiding their kids to obtain higher education. To counteract the disadvantages facing migrant students, Sonoma State University has created a program modeled after the California Mini-Corps program called the Migrant Education Advisor Program (MEAP). MEAP began in 1996 in collaboration with the Office of Migrant Education and the Master in Counseling Program. In partnership with participating school districts, this program provides students with the...
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