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 Testing, Bachelor's Degrees and More: the Most-Read 'High School & Beyond' Posts of 2017
The most-read blog posts of 2017 show a wide-ranging interest in financial aid, the value of high school diplomas and bachelor's degrees, and, yes, testing screwups.
Catherine Gewertz, December 21, 2017
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College & Workforce Readiness More Students Seek Bachelor's Degrees, Even as Policymakers Push Other Options
A new study suggests that students might not be heeding a big argument policymakers have been pushing--that students don't need bachelor's degrees to be successful.
Catherine Gewertz, December 20, 2017
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College & Workforce Readiness More Free ACT, SAT Score Reports Announced for Low-Income Students
ACT announces an expansion of its policy to let low-income students send their test scores to colleges for free. Almost immediately, the College Board announced that it is expanding its own free-score-report policy.
Catherine Gewertz, December 14, 2017
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College & Workforce Readiness Apprenticeships or College? How About Both?
Policymakers need to break down barriers that promote a false choice between apprenticeships and higher education. A new paper outlines steps to blend the two.
Catherine Gewertz, December 8, 2017
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College & Workforce Readiness Colleges Expand Commitments to Recruit Underserved Students
Colleges and universities are expanding their commitments to bring more low-income, high-achieving students onto their campuses as part of the American Talent Initiative.
Catherine Gewertz, December 7, 2017
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College & Workforce Readiness 11 Steps Colleges Should Take to Help Low-Income Students
Colleges and universities have a duty to help low-income students surmount the many barriers they face in the application process, and 11 key practices could help them do that, a new report says.
Catherine Gewertz, November 9, 2017
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College & Workforce Readiness Video Exposing Young Black Men to College in the 9th Grade
In Washington, D.C.'s new high school for young men of color, many students don’t have parents who are college graduates. So every month, educators at Ron Brown College Prep School take students on campus visits to expose them to college life. They meet students from similar backgrounds who can answer their questions directly, including ‘How much does it cost to attend college each year?,’ ‘Does this school offer scholarships?’ and ‘What GPA do I need to get in?’ Ron Brown's leaders hope this exposure will make the students more likely to see themselves on a college campus one day. The school, which pairs high academic expectations with robust supports to meet students' social-emotional needs, has many young men who are far behind academically.
November 2, 2017
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College & Workforce Readiness College-Advising Model Yields Results for Low-Income Students
One college-advising program is helping to bridge the college-graduation gap for low-income and first-generation students with up to six years of support, researchers say. What lessons can schools learn?
Kate Stoltzfus, October 26, 2017
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College & Workforce Readiness U.S. Education Needs to Move Past Its 'Fixation on the Bachelor's Degree,' Study Says
Yet another research study argues that educators and policymakers must move away from their focus on the bachelor's degree and embrace the promise of certificates and associate degrees. Many jobs that pay well do not require bachelor's degrees.
Catherine Gewertz, October 20, 2017
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Equity & Diversity Latino Students Are 'Stalling' in College, Study Finds
There's good news and bad news in education for Latinos: They're making huge gains in finishing high school and enrolling in college, but they're getting stuck in the job market because they are less likely to earn bachelor's degrees.
Catherine Gewertz, October 11, 2017
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Equity & Diversity High School Dropout Rate Among Hispanics Reaches All-Time Low, Study Finds
The high school graduation rate among Hispanic students has dropped sharply in the past decade, reaching an all-time low.
Catherine Gewertz, October 2, 2017
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College & Workforce Readiness The Best College Advice Is From the Working World, and Few Students Get It
A new study finds that advice from the working world is particularly valuable as students decide on a college major, but it's the kind of advice they get least often.
Catherine Gewertz, September 25, 2017
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College & Workforce Readiness Are More Students Submitting ACT Scores With College Applications?
College admissions officers have noticed an increase in the number of students submitting ACT scores with their college applications, according to a survey by Kaplan, which partners with ACT to offer test prep for that exam.
Catherine Gewertz, September 13, 2017
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College & Workforce Readiness People Are Putting Less Faith in Four-Year College Degrees, Poll Finds
Faith in the value of a bachelor's degree has dropped sharply, particularly among men, younger adults, and people in rural areas, a new poll finds.
Catherine Gewertz, September 7, 2017
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