Maricopa County is offering a beacon of hope for detained youth: a chance to chase an education, despite the confines of a cell, as reported by
ABC15
. The partnership, a coalition between Maricopa County Juvenile Probation, the Maricopa County School Superintendent, and Arizona State University, aims at not just education, but transformation.
Detained youth who have obtained their GEDs or are on the educational cusp, can now expand their minds through online college courses. “This partnership is about more than academic achievement,” in a statement obtained by
Grassroots50
, “It’s about showing these youth that no matter where they are today, they can build a brighter tomorrow,” Maricopa County School Superintendent Steve Watson explained.
Professor Adam Fine from Arizona State University’s School of Criminology & Criminal Justice emphasized the program’s dual aim, “We’re not just equipping them with knowledge and skills, we’re giving them hope and the tools necessary to create a better future for themselves.” Infusing hope into an often hopeless place, as Fine told
ABC15
, encapsulates the very essence of this educational outreach.
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