Perspectives S33/Ep67: COVID-19's impact on students going to college

Our friends in education tell me the pandemic has set learning - especially in our public schools back four years. That's not the half of it. New research from the Atlanta-based organization Learn 4 Life found the number of students applying for financial aid to go to college has fallen. The reason for fewer applications, the lack of personal interaction with a trusted adult to help a student complete the forms. The forms a complicated and require a student gather a great deal of information from their families such as IRS forms and more. Without a caring, trusted adult to help, students don't apply. There is a way to help. The United Way of Greater Atlanta will train interested adults how to fill out the forms and then point the adult to a school where their help is greatly needed. My guest is Learn4Life Executive Director Ken Zeff.