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TRIO Education Assistance Programs

KSJD | By Tom Yoder

Published August 26, 2015 at 9:39 AM MDT

TRIO education assistance programs are designed to identify and provide services for students from disadvantaged backgrounds who want to go to college. KSJD's Tom Yoder talks with Wendy Javier and Marya Corrigan about TRIO programs they administer in local schools that assist low-income individuals, first-generation college students, and those with disabilities to gain a higher education.

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Education education Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School District Dolores School District Mancos School District

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