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Ashley A. Smith

  • Stakeholder Engagement and Media Manager, The College Board
California
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Unemployment drops in Crawford, Phelps counties

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By Ashley A. Smith
| Three Rivers Publishing Verified
By Rob Viehman Crawford and Phelps counties bucked a regional trend in May as both areas saw a decline in unemployment. In all but one other nearby counties, unemployment increased as it did across the state. Crawford County’s unemployment rate ticked down to 4.5 percent after being reported at 4.5 percent in April. Unemployment has steadily declined all year since 2025 opened with a rate of 5.6 percent in January. The unemployment rate was also 4.5 in May of 2024.
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How earning a college degree put four California men on a path from prison to new lives | Documentary 

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By Ashley A. Smith, Jennifer Molina
| EdSource Verified
Samuel N. Brown, Allen Burnett, Charlie Praphatananda and Dara Yin have stories to tell. Their time in prison was shrouded by their reality. Three of the four were charged with murder and sentenced to life without parole. It’s what one of them, who entered prison at 20, describes as death by incarceration. The documentary, “College Behind Bars: Life With The Possibility of Transformation” by Jennifer Molina with contributions by Ashley A.
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California’s universities navigate unprecedented FAFSA mistakes and delays 

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By Ashley A. Smith
| EdSource Verified
Unprecedented difficulties in students applying for federal financial aid have wreaked havoc among financial aid and admissions officers across California’s colleges and universities, who are facing longer hours and more stress, sometimes while short on staff. Since its initial delay last year from Oct. 1 to Dec.
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