Month: August 2022

The Learning Report – August 2022

Inflation isn’t just changing our behavior at the gas pump and grocery store. More teens are working now than before the 2008 financial crisis. Some of them are taking advantage of all the higher-paying entry-level jobs, but others are just trying to help their families make ends meet.

Written by on August 24, 2022

She Promised Her Mom She Would Graduate – And She Did!

    Yvonne R. was proud and excited to walk across the stage to accept her high school diploma, but it was with some sadness, wishing her mother could be there with her. Yvonne lost her mom when she was just 14, and then bounced around living with various relatives while helping take care of […]

Written by on August 23, 2022

Could Inflation Worsen School Absenteeism Rates?

  As the school year begins, educators are worried more teens will opt out of school to work but Learn4Life highlights how flexible schedules might be the answer to keeping kids in class LOS ANGELES (August 25, 2022) – Inflation isn’t just changing our behavior at the gas pump and grocery store. More teens are […]

Written by on August 23, 2022

Joel Found a Way to Expresses Himself…Through Poetry

Despite a rough childhood with bouts of homelessness, bullying, and struggles at his church and previous high schools, Joel B. found a second home at Learn4Life. “When I came to this school, everyone respected me,” he explained. “One teacher was always there for me, like a second mom. Others cared enough to find out about […]

Written by on August 23, 2022

The Learning Report – July 2022

Karen G. graduated from Learn4Life in 2018 but wasn’t ready to start college. She was always a good student and liked writing but, like many high school graduates, she wasn’t sure what type of career she wanted to do for the rest of her life.

Written by on August 17, 2022

A Media Fellowship Helped Karen Jumpstart a Future in Writing

Karen G. graduated from Learn4Life in 2018 but wasn’t ready to start college. She was always a good student and liked writing but, like many high school graduates, she wasn’t sure what type of career she wanted to do for the rest of her life. Then an email landed in her inbox that would set […]

Written by on August 17, 2022