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Big Picture
Why Colleges Already Face Race-Related Challenges In Serving Future Students
NPR.org - May 24, 2017
Today, more Americans graduate high school and go on to college than ever before. But as the country becomes more diverse — the Census Bureau expects that by 2020 more than half of the nation's children will be part of a minority race or ethnic group — are colleges and universities ready to serve them?...
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How Colleges Know What You Can Afford (and the Limits of That Tactic)
New York Times - The Upshot - May 18, 2017
Earlier this month, Kelly Jordan, vice president for student affairs at Holy Cross College in South Bend, Ind., accidentally sent an email to the entire student body declaring that the small Catholic college was on the brink of financial ruin....
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The Rise Of Vocational 2.0 Jobs Will Revolutionize Higher Education
Forbes - May 22, 2017
Conscientious teachers at any grade level know how difficult it is to grade students fairly and honestly. Although it may be easier in math and the sciences to put a number on students' achievements, the questions of effort, ability and overall attitude can color one's decisions at grading time...
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College Admissions Process/Strategies
6 Ways to Clean Up Your Social Media Before College
Her Campus - May 20, 2017
In the age of social media, it is no secret that we are more connected than ever before. All millennials are used to being warned about keeping their social media pages “clean,” but just how should you go about doing so? Luckily,...
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Secrets to a successful freshman year – Lessons learned, Part 1
Tribune News Service - May 24, 2017
Last fall, I reached out to Ben Knoble for his wisdom on adjusting to freshman year of college. Ben was a 2016 Ardrey Kell High School graduate and had just started at UNC Chapel Hill. His sage words resonated with students and parents, and so I thought I would circle back and find out how the rest of his year went....
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College Admissions: 6 Last-Minute Summer Ideas for HS Students
GoLocalProv College Admissions - May 22, 2017
Summer vacation is just around the corner, and many teens still haven't made plans. While most teens want a job, they can be tough to find. So, here are some other ways to make the most of your summer and impress admissions officers:...
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Gap Year
Making the most of a gap year before college
CNBC - May 19, 2017
For some high school seniors, putting college on hold could be just the right thing. Also known as a "gap year," the break between high school and college might include travel, work, research or volunteering before continuing academic studies.....
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Counselors
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Post - May 25, 2017
College Advisers-Helpers to All Students She wanted to encourage her students to think about going to college, but after a while, she realized her words were only going to go so far. Taking her students to visit a college campus seemed like a great idea, but her district wasn’t exactly awash in field trip money... More
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Parents
The Ethos of the Overinvolved Parent
The Atlantic - May 18, 2017
Stacy G.'s daughter was having a meltdown. Her daughter, a sophomore at a prestigious private college, wanted an internship at Boston Children's Hospital, a plum job that would look great on her applications to graduate school.....
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What Every Parent Needs To Know About Sexting
Huffington Post - May 22, 2017
I had a recent breakthrough about sexting. I have a fourteen-year old daughter, so sexting is something I discuss frequently with other parents, often in hushed tones. Our conversations have several refrains: that sexting is a dangerous......
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Here's whose parents pay for college
Business Insider - May 22, 2017
Your college years may be the best ones of your life, but they can also be the most expensive. Many of today's students are financing their education with loans, and are graduating with more debt than ever......
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SATs & ACTs
Should You Reschedule That SAT? As Pollen Counts Rise, Test Scores Can Fall
New York Times - The Upshot - May 22, 2017
Using data from Norway, a recent study shows that when pollen levels rise, students' test scores fall. The study used data from nearly 70,000 high school exit exams, which Norwegian students must pass to graduate and are used for higher education placemen...
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Build on AP, IB Exams to Prepare for College
US News - May 22, 2017
If you sat for an Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exam this year, you have achieved an important milestone in your academic career. You may now be ready to take the summer off before college.....
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FinAid/Scholarships
When Colleges Dangle Money to Lure Students Who Ignored Them
New York Times - May 24, 2017
In the minds of parents and teenagers going through the college application process, May 1 is a magic date. At that point, you'll have made your decision, sent in a deposit, bought a sticker for your car window and posted your choice on social media...
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White House Would Slash Student Aid and NSF
Inside Higher Ed - May 19, 2017
The White House's 2018 budget for education -- expected to be released next week as part of the administration's full spending proposals -- appears to double down on the eye-popping cuts to programs included in the Trump administration's "skinny budget" released in March. ...
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Career and Technical Education
Reinventing high school
The Christian Science Monitor - May 21, 2017
Two-dozen high school students are gathered around a large work table as manufacturing teacher Dan Cassidy holds out boxes of metal bars and gears. The students choose among the parts to build model bicycles. “What else are we going to use today? Let me hear some vocab here,” he says. When a student shouts out “chains,” ...
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What Community Colleges Do That Universities Don't
TIME - May 22, 2017
In tiny Watertown, South Dakota — in the middle of America — one community college is doing the unthinkable. Six months after graduation, 99% of students from Lake Area Technical Institute (LATI) are employed or continuing their education...
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The Rise Of Vocational 2.0 Jobs Will Revolutionize Higher Education
Forbes - May 18, 2017
Throughout my childhood, David Letterman was a spectral gap-toothed presence. As my bedtime was long before Late Night with David Letterman aired on NBC at 12:30 a.m., I had only a vague sense of his antics like tossing watermelons off New York buildings...
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Can a Career Tech Ed. School Be Too Popular?
EdWeek (registration required) - May 16, 2017
On a chilly spring morning, 18 teenagers clamber aboard a 65-foot research vessel and become marine scientists. In big blue nets, they haul in an array of sparkling, spiny, wiggly sea creatures. They identify each one, carefully measure it...
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West
California State University set to scrap placement tests
Mercury News - May 19, 2017
California State University's placement tests are set to become a thing of the past. The chancellor's office wants to evaluate whether students are ready for college by using markers like high school grades and SAT or ACT scores instead of the English and math placement tests ....
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Resources available for students who took ACT
Elko Daily - May 24, 2017
CARSON CITY – Nevada students who took the ACT in February and March are now receiving their scores, which is valuable information as they begin to make future plans. This information allows students to plan for college and career and gives schools a helpful resource in identifying ways to both help accelerate students...
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Teen Dating
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Connections: Teen Dating Abuse
WXXI News - May 17, 2017
Dating violence is a widespread issue, and many teens who are victims of violence in relationships do not report their experiences out of fear. According to a 2011 survey conducted by the CDC, "23 percent of females and 14 percent of males who ever experienced rape, physical violence.....
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