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Embed iframe src "https://www.npr.org/player/embed/989609489/990330393" width "100%" height "290" frameborder "0" scrolling "no" title "NPR embedded audio player" ELISSA NADWORNY, HOST: This is NPR's LIFE KIT. And I'm Elissa Nadworny, an education reporter. Figuring out what to do with your life and how to get there can be a major challenge for anyone. Isis Harris, she's been there. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) ISIS HARRIS: There was the uncertainty. There was fear. There was anxiety. NADWORNY: She's from Portland, Ore. And growing up, she heard one thing. Go to college. Get your dream job. But t...

Motlow State Community College will welcome Dr. Fredrick Douglass Dixon on Feb. 23 when he presents “The Death of Black Wall Street and the Myth of the American Dream” from noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom at mscc.zoom.us/j/93950141333. The presentation is part of Motlow’s celebration of African American History Month, embracing and modeling diversity, equity, and inclusion. Motlow’s Access and Diversity Committee, Community Relations Office, NIXLA Fellows, and the Dean of Students office are cohosting the event. About Dr. Dixon Dr. Dixon is an educator and community advocate. He is t...

>> reporter: mykenzi eldridge is one of four children in her family, she's the second to go on the tennessee promise, paying for two years of community college or technical school regardless of income. saving her and others up to $2,200 a semester. >> what difference does it make in your life? >> it's really helped me stresswise. i would have been stressed having to ask my parents to help me or having to look for a job that would help me pay more. >> reporter: funded by the lottery, tennessee promise passed with bipartisan support five years ago, sold by then republican governor bill haslem as...

Saving her and others up to $2200 a semester. >> what difference does it make in your life? >> i know it's really helped me stress wise. i know i would have been stressed having to ask my parents to help me or look for a job that would help me pay more. >> reporter: funded by the lottery, tennessee promise passed with bipartisan support five years ago. sold by then governor republican bill haslum as an investment in tennessee's economic future. >> the reality is most jobs in the future will require more highly trained people but it will take less of them to do that. the state that's able to ha...