Spotlight on College Readiness and Access
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The Education Week Spotlight on College Readiness and Access is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on:
- The digital divide in the college admissions process
- Districts using early-college models
- How 'soft skills,' like resiliency and grit, help students prepare for college
- Challenges faced by college admissions counselors
- Preparing students for the academic and financial demands of college
- The gap in college-completion for Latino students
You get the eight articles below in a downloadable PDF.
After years of skyrocking college costs, enrollment, federal aid, and student borrowing, new figures from the College Board reflect a more stable picture for higher education.
September 30, 2011 - College Bound
Although Latinos are the largest and fastest-growing minority group in K-12 schools in the United States, their college-completion rate is 19.2 percent compared with the national average of 41.1 percent, according to a new report.
September 30, 2011 - College Bound
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