Making Dreams of College Come True
Alan H. Rowe had been opening doors to the nation's historically black colleges and universities for Sacramento-area young people for more than a decade when the Elk Grove school district "discovered" him. It was a matter of luck, but also a matter of timing.
An administrator for the district, which includes a few Sacramento neighborhoods and acres of suburbs beyond, wanted help for his nephew two years ago and called Mr. Rowe. The next thing the volunteer college consultant knew, he had a $30,000 contract with the Elk Grove district to expand work he had been doing for the love of it.
"What impressed me about Elk Grove from being on a school board myself," said the former member of the Grant Joint Union High School District board in Sacramento, "is that Elk Grove didn't just say we work with all kids, it...
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