Museums, libraries, and other organizations in Chicago offer summer learning opportunities for teenagers in the form of internships, jobs, and other programs. Many offer payment or stipends, or the chance to earn a college scholarship. There are also academic programs available to find out more about the college experience. Camp College. Camp college is a… Read More

High school senior Kaleb and his tutor, David Wilson have had to juggle Cluster Tutoring with Kaleb’s busy schedule on three sports teams and at a part-time job. But even though they sometimes had to meet on weekends, they always managed to make a tutoring connection. And now Kaleb has been accepted at five colleges… Read More

Ever since high school senior Antonio first rode on a plane, he has wanted to be a pilot. With help from his tutor, Stan Birnbaum, he’s mastered enough math to fulfill that dream in the fall when he starts learning to fly. “I was 8 years old when I took my first flight,” said Antonio,… Read More

A new scholarship fund aims to offer scholarships to seniors graduating from Chicago Public Schools next spring. The fund also intends to give scholarship money to parents of CPS students, making it a multi-generational pathway to further education. The plan for the new fund, Hope Chicago, is to raise and pay out $1 billion over… Read More

The state of Illinois is stepping up with new funds to ensure that Illinois students have an easier time affording college at state schools. And students don’t have to be a valedictorian to benefit. The Illinois Legislature has set aside $25 million as part of its AIM HIGH grant program, which will go into effect… Read More

Micah Baker is starting her freshman year at Howard University a lot differently than she thought she would. Micah expected to be at Howard’s Hilltop campus in Washington, D.C., by now. Instead, the Cluster Tutoring graduate is learning this semester the same way as many other students across the country — all of the material… Read More

High school seniors and their families now can request and submit FAFSA forms to the federal government to apply for college financial aid for the 2022-23 school year. FAFSA, or the Free Application for Financial Student Aid, is the form students must fill out and submit to apply for free for federal and state student… Read More

High school seniors and their families now can submit FAFSA forms to the federal government to apply for college financial aid for the 2020-21 school year. FAFSA, or the Free Application for Financial Student Aid, is the form students must fill out and submit to apply for free for federal and state student grants, work-study,… Read More