| Improvements in college counseling are underway Detroit News - High school seniors who are starting the college application process may be feeling stressed about their futures right now, and according to a recent poll, they aren’t alone..... |
| Minnesota educators, parents and students vent over college credit rules change Grand Forks Herald - St. PAUL -- State lawmakers heard nearly four hours of passionate testimony Thursday from educators, parents and students who fear a recent policy change could endanger Minnesota’s two-decade history of high school students to taking college classes..... |
| Kansas universities prepare for law allowing guns on campus Kansas City Star - TOPEKA, KAN. A mass shooting at an Oregon college earlier this month has added urgency for Kansas universities that are studying ways to implement a new law that allows most people to carry concealed guns on campus without a permit.... |
| Florida governor calls for “Career in a Year” initiative for technical colleges Florida Times Union - TALLAHASSEE | Saying he wants to spend $20 million to help technical schools respond quickly to employer needs, Gov. Rick Scott on Monday began what is likely to be a stream of announcements about his upcoming budget proposal...... |
| Texas figuring out how to handle campus carry law CNN - Austin, Texas (CNN)One of the most prominent opponents of the "campus carry" bill that passed in Texas this year was University of Texas System Chancellor William McRaven, a former Navy SEALs admiral responsible for directing the raid that killed Osama bin Laden..... |
| Texas Schools Now Clock Student Attendance in Minutes, Not Days KERA News - This year, Texas public schools won’t measure instructional time by days, but they’ll do it by minutes. In the past, Texas public schools years were required to be provide 180 days of instruction..... |
| California's exit exam's demise revives dreams for thousands Contra Costa Times - Britne Ryan finished high school in 2008, but never got her diploma. San Pablo's North Campus school couldn't give her one because state law also required that students pass the California High School Exit Exam, and each time she tried, she came up short... |
| Wyoming Department of Education turns focus to career readiness Casper Star Tribune - CHEYENNE – State and national education officials believe students are not getting enough support from schools to prepare them for their chosen careers. Job applicants locally and nationwide are displaying a gap between the skills they have and the skills employers want..... |
| Communities Come Together to Increase College-Going From the Ground Up Washington Monthly - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In a nondescript one-story industrial building surrounded by a neighborhood of engine repair and body shops, rows of seamstresses lean into their industrial sewing machines and cut and stitch fabrics for West Elm, New York’s Canvas Home, and other retailers.... |
| Communities Come Together to Increase College-Going From the Ground Up Washington Monthly - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In a nondescript one-story industrial building surrounded by a neighborhood of engine repair and body shops, rows of seamstresses lean into their industrial sewing machines and cut and stitch fabrics for West Elm, New York’s Canvas Home, and other retailers.... |