The Hechinger Report – Olivia Sanchez
Starting after his freshman year of high school, Amiri McKinnon packed his bags every summer and left his family home in Los Angeles for a five-week stay at the University of California, Los Angeles. McKinnon lived in the dorms and took classes alongside other teenagers interested in science, technology, engineering and math. At no cost to him or his family, the program even provided him with his own laptop to use for his coursework.