College Access & Completion
Learn more about efforts to expand who goes to college and to help all students who enroll get their degree
College & Workforce Readiness
College Advising Is in Short Supply in U.S. High Schools, Study Finds
Only a third of the country's public high schools have a counselor devoted to helping students get prepared for college, and the problem is even worse in high-poverty schools.
College & Workforce Readiness
Importance of SAT, ACT Scores Dwindling in College Admissions
A new survey shows that colleges are responding to the call to make SAT or ACT scores optional when students apply for admission.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Learning About Los Angeles Students' Pathways to College
Research examines Los Angeles students' college-application and -enrollment behaviors to learn more about their pathways to college and where supports are needed.
College & Workforce Readiness
High School Students Getting More Interested in Activism, Counselors Report
Counselors at half of the nation's high schools say students are getting more interested in political activism. More than a third of college admissions officers say they're seeing more students write essays about political activism.
College & Workforce Readiness
A Math Remediation Effort Boosted Students' College Credits. But Did Learning Improve?
Tennessee offers college remediation in 12th grade, and it pays off with boosting students' enrollment rates in credit-bearing classes. The catch? Students didn't appear to be any stronger in math than their peers.
College & Workforce Readiness
New Scholarship Rewards Completing Road-to-College Steps
A new $25 million scholarship sponsored by the College Board rewards students for taking key steps to prepare for, and apply to, college.
College & Workforce Readiness
Low-Income Students Are More Likely to Underestimate Cost of College
A federal survey finds that students' estimates of the cost of tuition and fees at four-year colleges track closely with their socioeconomic backgrounds.
College & Workforce Readiness
Does Your School Post Its 'Profile' Online? And Why That Matters for College Admission
Students at high schools with large low-income populations could be at a disadvantage when applying to college because of a little-known document that's part of the process: each high school's "school profile."
College & Workforce Readiness
Michelle Obama's 'Reach Higher' Initiative Merges With the Common Application
The Common Application acquires "Reach Higher," a signature college-access initiative started by former First Lady Michelle Obama.
College & Workforce Readiness
High School Counselors Think Colleges Should Drop SAT, ACT Requirements
A pair of new surveys shows deep skepticism about the value of college-admissions exams among high school counselors and college-admissions leaders. Both groups also worry about too much pressure to take AP courses, and lack of equal access to those classes.
College & Workforce Readiness
Here's What You Need to Know About the Latest SAT Controversy
You might have heard that there were problems with the August SAT exam. Here's what you need to know.
Education Funding
Gates Unveils First-Round Grants in New Education Strategy
The $92 million in grants will support networks of schools working to help students of color and low-income students find a path to college.
College & Workforce Readiness
One Way to Increase College Access: Encourage Students to Retake the SAT
Just over half of SAT takers retake the SAT at least once, but new research shows that retakes can have a significant effect on college enrollment.
College & Workforce Readiness
How One Teacher Makes 'Impossible' College Dreams Possible for Students
Many of Beau Baker’s brightest students in Louisville, Ky., entered high school thinking college was not for a first-generation kid like them. Baker is working to change that.