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Powering college readiness through community partnerships
[ad_1] Key points: Texas faces a widening gap between high school completion and college readiness. Educators are already doing important and demanding work, but…
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Education
Making career readiness meaningful in today’s classrooms
[ad_1] Key points: As a high school STEM teacher at Baldwin Preparatory Academy, I often ask myself: How can we make classroom learning more…
Education
They love me, they love me not: Smart strategies to help students find the perfect college
[ad_1] Key points: You’ll often hear two words come up in advising sessions as students look ahead to college: match and fit. They sound…
Education
Why mentorship networks are essential in the college admissions process
[ad_1] Key points: As the vice president of academic affairs and a member of the admissions committee at SSP International (SSPI), a nonprofit organization…
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Amid the many problems with the new FAFSA, ‘every student’ should appeal for more financial aid, one expert says
[ad_1] PeopleImages | E+ | Getty Images Above all else, the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid was designed to improve college access. However,…
Education
Survey Reveals Key Insights Into Today’s College Admissions Landscape
[ad_1] AcceptU’s recent national survey of more than 400 high school students and parents provides 10 key takeaways on what matters to college applicants…
Education
OPINION: Legacy admissions are unnecessary, raise moral concerns and exclude deserving students
[ad_1] The end of affirmative action has triggered a reconsideration of legacy admissions. When universities extend advantages to the families of donors and alums,…
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Harvard reworks essay requirements after affirmative action ban, emphasizes life experiences
[ad_1] Harvard College is changing its essay requirements for high school seniors applying for admission, nodding to the recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down affirmative…
Education
Republicans Question Legacy Admissions At Top Colleges
[ad_1] WASHINGTON ― Democrats want to eliminate the practice of legacy admissions at universities and colleges in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling…
Education
Education Department Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Harvard Legacy Admissions
[ad_1] The Department of Education has launched a civil rights probe into Harvard University’s policy on legacy admissions in what can be seen as…
Education
Democrats Take Aim At Legacy Admissions After Court Rulings
[ad_1] Democrats are taking aim at the common practice of giving a leg up to the children of alumni and donors in the college…
Education
Opinion: Affirmative Action Is In Danger, Again
[ad_1] Barbara Grutter, a white lady from Michigan, filed suit when she was rejected by the University of Michigan Law School, which admitted that…
Education
Mastermind Of College Admissions Bribery Scandal Faces Sentencing
[ad_1] BOSTON (AP) — The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal is set to be sentenced on Wednesday after helping authorities secure…
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US Rhodes scholars chosen to begin Oxford studies in 2023
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — A new group of Rhodes scholars from the U.S. has been selected for the prestigious academic program in a selection process…
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Wash. Supreme Court: Registered sex offender can be a lawyer
[ad_1] SEATTLE — A divided Washington Supreme Court on Thursday approved a registered sex offender’s application to become an attorney in the state. Zachary…
Education
The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Are Going To End Affirmative Action In Higher Education
[ad_1] The Supreme Court’s six conservative justices appeared ready to end affirmative action on Monday, during arguments in two cases challenging the limited use…
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Ole Miss honors James Meredith 60 years after integration
[ad_1] JACKSON, Miss. — The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to 89-year-old James Meredith 60 years after white protesters erupted into violence as…