| Business case for improved school counseling Detroit News - Parents will do almost anything to create better opportunities for their children, and Michigan parents can do that right now with just a couple of phone calls. House Bill 4552 is sitting in the state Senate. If passed, it will make sure school counselors are providing the latest information on college and career trends to Michigan students.... |
| Will we make wise use of $12M for school counselors, support staff? EC Post Review - Like many readers, I attended a high school where each counselor worked with hundreds of students. That meant that we talked only a few times. And, as I’ll explain later, I think this counselor gave me bad advice..... |
| Eligible for job and college aid, half of Tennesseans with disabilities get nothing Hechinger Report - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Robert Wells graduated from high school with a B+ average. He took honors physics in 11th grade and earned a general education diploma, even though his cerebral palsy classified him as a special education student. ,.... |
| A few key reasons many students stay in the Carolinas for college Tribune News Service - Did you know that North Carolina is home to an ivy-league school. Sort of. The University of North Carolina is one of just four states that boast what are commonly referred to as the five “Public Ivies.” ,.... |
| Florida Department of Education Unveils Tool to Check School Grades, Help Prep Kids for College Sunshine State News - Florida parents will be able to look up schools based on their letter grades thanks to a new tool from the Florida Department of Education. The FDOE unveiled a ....... |
| California Community College system must do more to prevent dropouts San Diego Union Tribune - one of the most common concepts in the business world is “best practices” — the idea that companies should routinely try to find the best way to execute a task, often by looking at other firms, so as to improve performance and efficiency. ....... |
| More than 150K California students participate in career pathways Education Dive - More than 150,000 students in California participate in career pathways programs, many of them created since 2014, when a $500 million investment launched the Career Pathways Trust...... |
| Oregon Releases Plan To Confront 'Chronic Absenteeism' In School Oregon Public Radio - The underlying problem seems obvious: teachers can’t teach the kids who don’t show up. Officials are trying to get a handle on chronic absenteeism, one of Oregon’s biggest problems with its schools..... |