When Flavia Rojas got promoted from cashier to assistant manager at a Redwood City discount store - with a salary increase from $10 to $15 per hour - she was elated. But when the store moved to Santa Clara, her life didn't stay so rosy.
Read MoreOn November 5th, Upward Scholars Board members and staff, along with longtime volunteers and members of the Upward Scholars Student Speaker's Bureau, celebrated the organization's new name.
Read MoreIn December, when Moises Bautista graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering, he'll be the first Upward Scholars student to earn a four-year degree.
Read MoreUpward Scholars student Blanca Gomez has completed three semesters of ESL classes at Cañada College with a solid B average, no small feat for someone who left school after sixth grade.
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