| Schools help students stick to 4-year plan Columbus Dispatch - Ohio colleges are urging students to consider the cost of changing majors. Students who switch academic majors risk adding time and debt to their college careers, experts say ... |
| Superintendents seek to 'slow down the train' on new high-school test Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette - The state's plan to switch to a new student achievement exam has run into opposition from top Illinois high schools, who argue that the ACT is a better tool and that the expanded hours of testing could lead to a "veritable season of test-taking" ... |
| Mississippi could adopt ACT as high school exit exam The Sun Herald - JACKSON -- Mississippi high school students could soon be using the same test to get out of high school and get into college... |
| Texas's Cost-Benefit Guide to Choosing a College The Atlantio - If you're a high school student in Texas and dream of a career in the arts, you might want to know that fine-arts and studio-arts graduates at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls make, on average, about $10,000 more per year than alumni who majored in the same subjects at Sul Ross State University in Alpine.. |
| California Supreme Court: Underage hosts who charge admission to parties can be liable for actions of intoxicated minors San Jose Mercury News - SAN FRANCISCO - In a decision expected to affect college and high-school parties, the California Supreme Court ruled today that an underage host who charges admission to an alcohol-fueled party can be held liable if an intoxicated under-21 guest kills or injures another person.... |
| California issues warning about scam seeking PSAT scores of students Marin Independent Journal - The state Department of Education has issued a warning about a possible telemarketing scam seeking personal information, including PSAT scores of students.... |
| Lawmakers seek to streamline financial aid applications Los Angeles Times - SACRAMENTO -- Lawmakers announced a new bill Tuesday that would streamline the college financial aid application process, in hopes of increasing high school students' access to higher-education cash.... |