New Iowa website provides guidance on college borrowing
Sioux City Journal - Feb 3, 2014
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — College-bound Iowa students can get advice about career options and student debt using a new web tool.....
Two-Year Colleges Focus on Advising to Prevent Dropouts
Sioux City Journal - Jan 31, 2014
Anyone who has struggled to graduate can remember a person who intervened and helped them cross the finish line. For students on the brink of dropping out of community college, proper academic counseling can be the lifeline that gets them back on track......
Computer Programming Could Count As A Foreign Language
StateImpact Florida - Feb 3, 2014
Florida students could choose computer programming courses instead of a foreign language as part of a bill to help Florida schools add more technology and digital instruction.....
SBOE Repeals Algebra II as Graduation Requirement
Texas Tribune - Feb 3, 2014
Florida students could choose computer programming courses instead of a foreign language as part of a bill to help Florida schools add more technology and digital instruction.....
Cal State leader announces plan to increase graduation rates
SF Gate - Jan 30, 2014
California State University's chancellor announced a $50 million plan to increase graduation rates by hiring more advisers and tenure-track faculty and boosting the number of online courses......
Program guides high school students into higher education
The Spokesman-Review - Jan 28, 2014
Having no money and no role models can make the path from high school to college overwhelming. Navigating financial aid forms, applying to colleges, knowing what university is the best fit and finding scholarships requires a guiding hand.....
Program Encouraging African Americans to Attend College Scheduled for Feb. 16
Bay Area College Admissions Examiner - Jan 28, 2014
Cal State East Bay and the California State University system (CSU) are partnering with 19 African American churches in Northern California for the ninth annual CSU Super Sundays scheduled for Feb. 16. ....
Ballot measure aims to allow college admissions to consider race and gender
Bay Area College Admissions Examiner - Feb 3, 2014
The California senate voted to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot which would allow colleges to consider race and gender in student admissions. ....