College Counseling
College & Workforce Readiness
Documentary
A Year Interrupted
When COVID-19 closed schools for millions of students, Education Week documented two seniors as they faced an uncertain future.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
The Best College-Application Advice to Give Students During the Pandemic
The coronavirus has affected almost everything in the college process, from standardized testing and grades to financial pressure. Here's what admissions officers say to adjust.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
School Counselors Need Better Training on College Admissions
Preservice training programs aren't doing enough to prepare graduates for their future roles as college counselors, writes Tara P. Nicola.
College & Workforce Readiness
Many Young People Think a High School Diploma Is Enough, Poll Finds
Two new polls offer more evidence that Americans—and especially young Americans—are skeptical whether the investment in higher education is necessary or worth it.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
There's More to College Prep Than Academics
It's time to move beyond grades, FAFSA applications, and test scores when getting students ready for higher education, writes Clewiston D. Challenger.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
School Counselors Support Students. Are We Supporting Them?
We desperately need to level the playing field in college admissions, writes Mandy Savitz-Romer. School counselors are a good place to start.
School & District Management
Principals Dealing With Hostility and Division in the Age of Trump, Survey Shows
Most high school principals are grappling with hostile clashes between students and a swirl of other problems stemming from the political division and heated rhetoric during the Trump presidency, according to a new report.
College & Workforce Readiness
College Advising Is in Short Supply in U.S. High Schools, Study Finds
Only a third of the country's public high schools have a counselor devoted to helping students get prepared for college, and the problem is even worse in high-poverty schools.
College & Workforce Readiness
High School Students Getting More Interested in Activism, Counselors Report
Counselors at half of the nation's high schools say students are getting more interested in political activism. More than a third of college admissions officers say they're seeing more students write essays about political activism.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
The Troubling Student-to-Counselor Ratio That Doesn't Add Up
Public school counselors are overworked and under-resourced—and that’s a big problem for students, writes Alanna Fuschillo.
College & Workforce Readiness
School Counselors Responsible for 482 Students on Average, Report Finds
A new report shows that school counselors are still carrying big caseloads, even as they're being asked to advise students on a widening range of issues.
College & Workforce Readiness
News in Brief
Justice Department Probing Ethics Policy of National College-Counseling Group
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether the ethics policy of a national college-admissions group violates federal antitrust law.
College & Workforce Readiness
U.S. Justice Department Probes College-Counseling Group
The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a national college-counseling group for information about possible antitrust violations in its ethics policy.
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.