Surrounded by first-generation college graduates that went through the ScholarShot program, Dan Hooper impressed the judges to take home the $75,000 Social Innovator of the Year award at OneUp the Pitch Thursday night.
ScholarShot pairs at-risk students with academic managers …
The college admissions system is often access-oriented, geared toward pulling young students in, whether they have the academic or financial resources or not, leaving them tens of thousands of dollars in debt — often without the degrees they sought.…
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas has named its new class of GroundFloor fellows — and it’s the biggest one yet.
Through the redesigned five-month program, fellows can earn up to $125,000 in seed funding by reaching certain milestones.
The accelerator …
