College Counseling

College & Workforce Readiness Opinion College for All? Ways--and Means.
So how do we--realistically, and for the right reasons--push citizens to pursue higher education? We might begin by asking why college, college, college is the go-to goal. I'm all for a more educated citizenry and workforce. But I'm not sure we get that by putting hip twenty-somethings with a shiny new degree into high schools, where their job involves talking kids into applying for four-year colleges, especially as costs are rising faster than uncontrolled floodwaters.
Nancy Flanagan, June 29, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Call for Improved Advising to Minimize Switches in College Majors
A new report by ACT Inc. shows nearly half of all second-year college students end up declaring a major different than what they thought they would pursue in high school.
Caralee J. Adams, May 26, 2015
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Equity & Diversity How Can High Schools Get More Latinos on College Path?
Results of a study by NACAC and Excelencia in Education show high schools that serve predominantly racial/ethnic minority students differ in school counseling characteristics that may affect college enrollment rates.
Caralee J. Adams, May 5, 2015
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Recruitment & Retention Students Need More Info on Alternatives to Baccalaureate Path, Report Says
The William T. Grant Foundation issues a report, "The New Forgotten Half," showing students who drop out of college without a degree or credential are no better off in the labor market than high school graduates.
Caralee J. Adams, May 4, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Report Underscores Key Role of High School Counselors in College Transition
A new report from the National Association for College Admission Counseling shows administrators value time spent on college counseling, although most guidance departments devote less than 20 percent of their time to that task.
Caralee J. Adams, March 25, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Effective College Advising in High School Tied to Time and Attitude
The Education Commission of the States has compiled research on effective school counseling practices that can increase college-going rates.
Caralee J. Adams, December 23, 2014
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College & Workforce Readiness School Counselor Agenda Advances With Convening in San Diego
More than 350 counselors, school leaders, and academics gathered at San Diego State University this week to work in teams to develop plans that would strength the role of school counselors in promoting college access and success.
Caralee J. Adams, November 21, 2014
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College & Workforce Readiness Students Teach School Counselors to Use College Access Apps
College Summit hosts a series of App-a-thons to teach counselors and students about new mobile and web apps to help in the college-search process.
Caralee J. Adams, October 23, 2014
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College & Workforce Readiness Online Training Launched to Improve College Access Advising
The National College Access Network has launched a professional development training platform to better equip counselors who assist students in the college search process.
Caralee J. Adams, October 21, 2014
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College & Workforce Readiness Virtual Advising System Aims to Expand College Access
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation plans to launch a virtual advising system to help high school students connect with college options.
Caralee J. Adams, October 15, 2014
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College & Workforce Readiness Efforts Expand to Increase College Access Through Improved School Counseling
A discussion of efforts to improve professional development and pre-service training for school counselors will take place at an Oct. 7 Education Week webinar and at an event next month at San Diego State University.
Caralee J. Adams, October 6, 2014
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College & Workforce Readiness Training Ramps Up to Better Equip School Counselors for College Advising
Professional development and in-service training programs are expanding to help school counselors encourage an increasingly diverse high school population to go to college.
Caralee J. Adams, September 10, 2014
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College & Workforce Readiness Grants to Expand School Counseling Announced as New Study Shows Value
The set of grants by the U.S. Department of Education will help schools to hire counselors, social workers, and others, as well as support parent involvement and professional development.
Caralee J. Adams, August 28, 2014
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College & Workforce Readiness School Counselors Welcome Attention From First Lady; Summit Plans Finalized
Following first lady Michelle Obama's remarks at a conference for school counselors, plans are underway for a summit at Harvard July 28 to call attention to the role of high school counselors in the transition to college.
Caralee J. Adams, July 10, 2014
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