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Ind. Scholarship Program Cuts College Visits

MUNCIE Ind. — An Indiana program designed to make college accessible for low-income students has stopped offering tours of college campuses as a result of program cuts. The 21st Century Scholars program was founded in 1990 with the goal of ensuring that every student could afford a college education. It offered low-income middle school students […]

October 15, 2012

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Commentary: Supporting the Military Veteran-Student

How higher education can respond to the exclusive needs of military students

September 3, 2012

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Report: Secondary School Counselors Underutilized in College Completion Push

The “2011 National Survey of School Counselors: Counseling at a Crossroads” seeks to reposition guidance counselors as more effective facilitators in the nation’s pursuit of greater postsecondary attainment.

November 16, 2011

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Experts Say Low-Income Students Most Often Miss College Planning Help

Panelists during a College Board webcast Thursday urged that high schools and colleges provide targeted guidance and assistance to low-income families to ensure their children are positioned to turn college dreams into a reality.

October 27, 2011

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College Admissions Report Predicts U.S. Enrollment Increases through Decade’s End

The “2011 State of College Admission” report predicts that, while high school graduation rates have essentially leveled off, college enrollment is expected to rise—from the 20.4 million students currently enrolled in degree-granting institutions of higher education to 23 million in the 2019-20 school year.

October 23, 2011

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Career Compass Shows Way Ahead to College

Louisiana nonprofit helps students find scholarships, apply and persist toward degree.

September 21, 2011

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Perspectives: Financial Aid is There; Help Students Find It

High school guidance counselors and college financial aid offices hold the key to helping needy students find the money for college.

April 26, 2011

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Poll: Students Grade High School Down, College Up

Young adults say high schools are failing to give students a solid footing for the working world or strong guidance toward college, at a time when many fear graduation means tumbling into an economic black hole.

April 19, 2011

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Perspectives: Inadequate Counseling for Those Who Need It

Too many urban and rural high school students lack access to the counseling necessary to help them prepare and plan for college.

January 6, 2011

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College Counseling Runs in the Family

Inspired by their parents, some up-and-coming college admissions  counselors are joining the family business.

November 29, 2010

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College Board Forums Emphasize Expanded Postsecondary Access

College Board regional and national meetings on Wednesday drew veteran experts as well as up-and-coming educators who are on the front lines of school innovation and reform aimed at taking the whole “college readiness” mantra from being a buzzword to a reality.

October 27, 2010

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Education Leader Lifts Community Colleges Into Limelight

Eduardo J. Padron – a man with a gentle demeanor, steely determination and the look of a polished, stately professor – is one of the greatest proponents of the nation’s more than 1,000 community colleges.

April 12, 2010