Scholarships

College & Workforce Readiness College Board Shares PSAT Results With Scholarship Providers
College Board is now giving students the option to have the results from their Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test sent to five more organizations that give scholarships to disadvantaged students.
Caralee J. Adams, January 30, 2015
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Michele Baker-Lindsay, center, a mentor with tnAchieves, meets with high school seniors at Rhea County High School in Evensville, Tenn. Tennessee’s scholarship programs were a model for President Obama’s community college proposal.
Michele Baker-Lindsay, center, a mentor with tnAchieves, meets with high school seniors at Rhea County High School in Evensville, Tenn. Tennessee’s scholarship programs were a model for President Obama’s community college proposal.
Shawn Poynter for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Skepticism, Hope Greet President's Community College Plan
The big questions are how to pay for the $60 billion initiative proposed by President Barack Obama and whether the Republican-controlled Congress will approve it.
Caralee J. Adams, January 20, 2015
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Student Well-Being NCAA Approves Full Cost-of-Attendance Scholarships for Student-Athletes
In a historic move, student-athlete and faculty representatives from the 65 schools in "Power Five" conferences voted 79-1 Saturday to expand the scope of athletic scholarships for NCAA athletes.
Bryan Toporek, January 18, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness New Scholarship to Benefit Undocumented Graduates of Chicago Charter Network
The Pritzker Taubert Family Foundation is committing about $3 million in college scholarships for undocumented youth who will graduate next spring from Chicago's Noble Network of Charter Schools.
Arianna Prothero, September 29, 2014
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School Choice & Charters Fla. Tax-Credit Scholarship Students Match National Learning Gains
Study of test scores from students receiving tax-credit scholarships in Florida to attend private schools shows little change in their learning gains from previous years.
Arianna Prothero, August 13, 2014
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School Choice & Charters YES Prep Charter Program Redefines Goals and Strategies For Success
YES Prep Public Schools, a Houston-based charter network, is looking to further boost its graduates' college-completion rates by refocusing its approaches and strategies.
Amanda Ulrich, June 12, 2014
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Members of the Babson Posse 11 interact during a group activity at the Posse Foundation in New York City. When these students start college in August, they will go as a group and meet regularly to support one another on campus.
Members of the Babson Posse 11 interact during a group activity at the Posse Foundation in New York City. When these students start college in August, they will go as a group and meet regularly to support one another on campus.
Melanie Burford/Prime for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness 'Posses' Keep Students on Academic Track
A New York City-based foundation harnesses a little positive peer pressure to help students successfully negotiate the pathway from high school to college graduation.
Caralee J. Adams, June 2, 2014
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Laquetta Smith, right, hugs Lauryn Scott in 2006 after Kalamazoo Central High School’s graduation. Ms. Scott’s class was the first to benefit from the Kalamazoo Promise, which covers most tuition costs for students in the Michigan district.
Laquetta Smith, right, hugs Lauryn Scott in 2006 after Kalamazoo Central High School’s graduation. Ms. Scott’s class was the first to benefit from the Kalamazoo Promise, which covers most tuition costs for students in the Michigan district.
Mark Bialek/AP-File
College & Workforce Readiness Schools Prod Students Toward Diplomas With Tuition, Cash
While a growing number of districts are using financial incentives to encourage students to go to college, experts caution that money alone won’t do the trick.
Caralee J. Adams, June 2, 2014
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College & Workforce Readiness High Schoolers Compete for Scholarship Dollars as College Costs Rise
Cost is a rising factor in college choice, prompting students to apply for scholarships from an array of sources as they prepare to make final decisions.
Caralee J. Adams, April 2, 2014
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Say YES summer camp counselor M'Tia Williams, 19, back, laughs during a game with campers in Syracuse, New York, in late July. Williams, a former Say Yes camper, is a Sophomore at Onondaga Community College and hopes to transfer to Syracuse University.
Say YES summer camp counselor M'Tia Williams, 19, back, laughs during a game with campers in Syracuse, New York, in late July. Williams, a former Say Yes camper, is a Sophomore at Onondaga Community College and hopes to transfer to Syracuse University.
Heather Ainsworth for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness School Improvement Is Citywide Effort in Syracuse
A promise of free college tuition was just the beginning for the Say Yes to Education initiative in its first test city.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 6, 2013
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Recruitment & Retention Eighth Grade Football Players Racking Up College-Scholarship Offers
Within the past week, two 8th graders have been offered college football scholarships by universities in California.
Bryan Toporek, June 13, 2013
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School Choice & Charters Pioneering Louisiana Voucher Model Faces Uncertain Future
The system for paying for Louisiana's far-reaching voucher program may have to be retooled, after a state judge ruled that its method of paying for private school scholarships violated the state's constitution.
Sean Cavanagh, December 11, 2012
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Catherine Schlenker, 13, center, works at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talent Youth summer camp with fellow students, from left: Abigail Melton, 13; Grace Lee, 13; Nadir Dunns-Thorns, 13; and Jayna Viswalingam, 13, far right. Ms. Schlenker was among several rural students taking part through a scholarship program being offered for the first time this year.
Catherine Schlenker, 13, center, works at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talent Youth summer camp with fellow students, from left: Abigail Melton, 13; Grace Lee, 13; Nadir Dunns-Thorns, 13; and Jayna Viswalingam, 13, far right. Ms. Schlenker was among several rural students taking part through a scholarship program being offered for the first time this year.
Melanie Burford/Prime for Education Week
School & District Management Pilot Program Targets Gifted Rural Students
Johns Hopkins' program for talented youths enrolls rural scholarship students in its summer residential camps.
August 3, 2012
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College & Workforce Readiness Report Roundup Performance-Based Scholarships
A new study suggests that performance-based college scholarships may be a promising approach to keeping students on track to finish their degrees.
Caralee J. Adams, May 8, 2012
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