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From the Pueblo to College: The Journey of Two Rural Students, Chapter 3: ‘A home to come back to’

By Erin Irwin — December 20, 2019 5:45
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For students who choose to go to college, where they come from can be a big predictor of their ability to succeed in higher education. Rural students don’t go to college in the same numbers that their urban or suburban peers do. And for rural students of color whose families or communities are of limited means, the numbers are even lower. But there are many success stories—and °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ wanted to tell one. For several months in 2019, °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ followed two college-bound students—Temeya Gachupin and Justin Madalena—who come from the Pueblo of Jemez in New Mexico, so that we could tell their personal and academic stories. Filming inside the Pueblo of Jemez is forbidden by outsiders. By special permission °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ was granted limited access to the community, its schools, and the homes of the two families. (December 20, 2019).

Erin Irwin
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Erin Irwin is a former staffer for °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳.

Elizabeth Rich, Assistant Managing Editor, Opinion contributed to this video.
Coverage of the experiences of low-income, high-achieving students is supported in part by a grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, at . °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ retains sole editorial control over the content of this coverage.

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