They may be reproduced for educational purposes. Email us . However, while surveys have found that more than 90 percent of secondary school students and their parents aspire to college, many young people and their families do not prepare for college academically or financially early enough to be successful.
Mentors can help teenagers stay away from trouble and prepare for going to college.
Yet low-income students are much less likely to take these courses. These students may also face many other obstacles on the road to college, including a lack of information about different college programs and the availability of financial aid. Although mentoring alone cannot remove all of the obstacles that many of our neediest youth's face, it can be an extraordinarily important part of the solution. Sincerely, Richard W. Riley U.S. Secretary of Education. . . . . . . . . . . . Copyright 1999 HOLA Information System.