Guiding Principles: Early College is a powerful, motivational, hope-building, skill-developing mechanism for justice-involved youth and at-promise students. Personalized, student interest driven, critical pedagogy, culturally relevant instructional models are particularly effective for re-engaging disconnected youth. Mentoring programs delivered by Credible Messengers are particularly effective at “breaking through” where traditional mentoring has not. At-promise youths have unique […]