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Hatching a Great Idea on Campus: How a business born at USC is paving a path to better financial health for low-income students

Michael Broughton might have seemed like an unlikely candidate to launch a finance business when he arrived at USC, barely able to cover his freshman tuition. Today, thanks to support from the university community and the Blackstone LaunchPad, a national network promoting student entrepreneurship, Broughton and his diverse team have come up with a unique solution, Hatch Credit, to help students improve their credit scores.

Spring 2020, TechnologyBusiness TodayApril 28, 2020entrepreneurship, startups, blackstone, student entrepreneur, blackstone launchpad, credit score, low-income, college student, endMag2020, r6

When Reading Between the Lines Isn’t Enough

Nonetheless, I have learned first-hand that the number of complexities involved in remedying educational inequality has less to do about numbers and more about the context within the communities where this money is given.

BT Breakdowns, News & Analysis, USEmily ChestonNovember 30, 2018class, classroom, education, educational inequality, inequality, community, learning, literacy, illiteracy, rural, low-income, public education, public education system, Literator