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Rivet School on Univisión (Spanish)

Univisión interviewed one of our founders, Eli Bildner. Hear about a scholarship program we supported enabling Bay Area Dreamers to earn a tuition-free bachelor’s degree.

Note: This interview was conducted before we changed our name to Rivet School

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Richmond nonprofit helps working adults gain a degree

Have you ever heard of a college program with no tests or required attendance that lets you gain a degree on your own time and in your own way? The Standard dropped by an open house for Rivet School last weekend, held at the Leadership Public Schools on Bissell Avenue, and discovered a group looking to help turn the traditional learning model on its head.

Note: This article was written before we changed our name to Rivet School

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Foundational Digital Skills: An Equity Imperative

As a single parent who worked full-time as a teacher’s aide, Tamea Bishop was determined to improve her economic prospects by pursuing postsecondary education. Because of her busy work schedule and child care needs, it was hard for Tamea to find classes she could attend. Online learning seemed to be her best bet, but she didn’t own a computer and lacked some basic computer skills. But Tamea was fortunate. Through her employer in Richmond, California she learned of a new college program designed specifically to support working adults.

Note: This article was written before we changed our name to Rivet School

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Can Nonprofit Startups Make a College Degree Attainable for Low-Income Adults?

It sounds too good to be true: Start with a flexible online education—one that allows adult students to speed through the material they already know rather than plod through prerequisites semester by semester. Then, combine that with all the real-world supports that online degrees don’t offer, including a community of fellow students, a coach who meets with you face to face, a quiet study space, and maybe even a free lunch. All with a sticker price that is mostly covered by the federal Pell Grant for low-income students.

Note: This article was written before we changed our name to Rivet School

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Let’s Focus Innovation on Social Mobility

We’re also keeping an eye on hybrid colleges, including Da Vinci Extension, Concourse Education, Match Beyond and PelotonU, that provide access to accredited programs while providing intensive wraparound student support, digital learning (often competency based) and funding models that mitigate student debt.

Note: This article was written before we changed our name to Rivet School

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Amid a global pandemic, could we innovate to find more equality through higher education?

Hybrid college is built to fit your life. The days of conventional classroom schedules — especially in the age of COVID-19 — just do not work for many young adults anymore. A blended format gets at the root causes for college stop-out.

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Degree Forward gives me the opportunity to work on my own schedule, allowing me to finish a lot more credits than any other college would in one term. I encourage every person who once attended school and then stopped because of life circumstances to go back and try Degree Forward.

Aline Konstantinidis

Degree Forward Graduate - BA, Management

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Rivet School on Univisión (Spanish)

Richmond nonprofit helps working adults gain a degree

Foundational Digital Skills: An Equity Imperative

Can Nonprofit Startups Make a College Degree Attainable for Low-Income Adults?

Let’s Focus Innovation on Social Mobility

Amid a global pandemic, could we innovate to find more equality through higher education?

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"Degree Forward is a critical piece of Detroit’s talent infrastructure, introducing a proven model to enable adults who have stopped-out of college to earn degrees and contribute their skills to the regional economy."

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