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Assessment Opinion 'Academic Rigor Is in Decline.' A College Professor Reflects on AP Scores
The College Board’s new tack on AP scoring means fewer students are prepared for college.
Rick Hess, October 31, 2024
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Law & Courts Top Affirmative Action Foe Has New Target: Scholarships for Aspiring Minority Teachers
The legal activist behind the U.S. Supreme Court college admissions decision has now sued over an Illinois minority scholarship program.
Mark Walsh, October 23, 2024
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Jeffrey Neill, director of college counseling at Graded - The American School of São Paulo in Brazil, presents on how to use AI tools in his work at the College Board’s annual forum in Austin, Texas on Oct. 21, 2024.
Jeffrey Neill, director of college counseling at Graded: The American School of São Paulo in Brazil, presents on how to use AI tools in his work at the College Board’s annual forum in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 21, 2024.
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Artificial Intelligence Q&A This Counselor Used AI to Help Students Apply to College. Here's How
Jeffrey Neill shares his tips on when it makes sense to use AI in the college application process.
Ileana Najarro, October 23, 2024
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College & Workforce Readiness What the Research Says How Well Do Dual-Credit Students Do in College? A Look in Charts
New data show some students get more access—and more leverage—from taking postsecondary classes in high school.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 18, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence Teachers Use This High Tech Hack to Knock Out Recommendation Letters
About a third of high school teachers say they've used AI tools to write recommendation letters.
Alyson Klein, October 8, 2024
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A George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School student participates in a butchery class at Essex Kitchen in New York, Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
A student at George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School tries her hand in a butchery class at Essex Kitchen in New York on May 21, 2024. Most high school students think they need more education after graduation, but they're less likely than previous generations to think it needs to be at a four-year college.
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College & Workforce Readiness Infographic Students Want to Learn More About Careers. Will High Schools Step Up?
Students say they want more career education, and EdWeek Research Center survey data show schools are emphasizing it more.
Matthew Stone, October 1, 2024
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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona testifies during a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Washington.
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona testifies during a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Washington. New reports from the Government Accountability Office detail what led up to the botched rollout of a new FAFSA form and the resulting fallout.
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College & Workforce Readiness As Students Sought FAFSA Help, 4 Million Calls Went Unanswered
A new probe from Congress' investigative arm details what led to the failed rollout of a new federal financial aid form.
Libby Stanford, September 24, 2024
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Assessment Explainer What Is Standards-Based Grading, and How Does It Work?
Schools can retool to make instruction more personalized and student-centered. But grading is a common sticking point.
Matthew Stone, September 16, 2024
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In this May 5, 2018, file photo, graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio. On the bumpy road to repayment this fall, student loan borrowers have some qualms. Borrowers filed more than 101,000 student loan complaints with the Federal Student Aid office in 2022 – more than double from 2021 – and that number is poised to increase further as October payments approach.
In this May 5, 2018, file photo, graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio. New Common App data show that more high school students are applying to public institutions.
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College & Workforce Readiness The Common App Used to Be Primarily for Private Colleges. That’s Changed
Educators advising students in college applications should know that the Common App has expanded its membership beyond private schools.
Ileana Najarro, August 30, 2024
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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during an interview, Sept. 20, 2023, in Washington. The U.S. Education Department says it discovered a calculation error in hundreds of thousands of student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, a blunder that follows a series of others and threatens further delays to this year's college applications. Senate Republicans are requesting a hearing with Cardona to discuss their “serious concerns” about the FAFSA rollout.
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks on Sept. 20, 2023, in Washington. The U.S. Department of Education has announced a phased rollout of the FAFSA form this year.
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Federal FAFSA Was a Debacle Last Year. Here’s What the Ed. Dept. Is Changing
The Education Department plans a phased rollout of the FAFSA this year after the revamped form's introduction was beset by major glitches.
Libby Stanford, August 7, 2024
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College & Workforce Readiness Q&A College-Success Algorithms Often Get It Wrong for Students of Color
New research shows the models used to predict higher education achievement could hurt students on both sides of the equation.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 2, 2024
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College & Workforce Readiness 'Just Try It Out': What's Behind a Shift Away From 4-Year College
Some high school students choose options other than college. Here's what recent graduates are saying.
Isaiah Hayes, July 30, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence 1 in 3 College Applicants Used AI for Essay Help. Did They Cheat?
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT have put a high-tech twist on decades-old questions of fairness in the college admissions process.
Alyson Klein, July 18, 2024
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