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Data: Does Your State Have Enough School Psychologists and Counselors?
Education Week examined ratios of school psychologists and counselors to students across the country. 
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Student Achievement Video Fair Expectations
July 20, 2010
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Early Childhood Needs of 'Whole Child' May Factor in ESEA Renewal
Lawmakers and the Obama administration weigh the need to include a range of important support services amid fiscal pressures.
Alyson Klein, April 27, 2010
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4 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Reports Examine College Costs, High School Counseling
The College Board finds tuition and fees rising faster than they have in recent years.
Catherine Gewertz, October 21, 2009
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1 min read
Classroom Technology The Challenges of Managing E-Ed.
It takes more than computers to make e-learning programs run smoothly and efficiently.
Michelle R. Davis, October 14, 2009
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6 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement Tight Economy Drives Cutbacks in High School Counselors
Under financial pressure, schools freeze or cut back guidance counselors, survey finds.
Catherine Gewertz, September 24, 2009
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1 min read
Federal Student-to-College 'Mismatch' Seen as Graduation-Rate Issue
One reason so many talented students leave college without a diploma may be that they enroll in schools for which they are overqualified, a new book suggests.
Debra Viadero, September 21, 2009
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7 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement Survey Probes Principal-Counselor Relationship
A new set of reports examines what's necessary to build a strong relationship between high school principals and counselors.
Catherine Gewertz, June 9, 2009
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2 min read
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College & Workforce Readiness High School and Beyond
At Roxbury Preparatory Charter School, the faculty helps disadvantaged students gain admission to top high schools and continue on to college.
Catherine Gewertz, February 3, 2009
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10 min read
College & Workforce Readiness 'Better Than Their Numbers'
Handpicking students who lack top test scores and grades but are leaders among their peers, College Summit helps them apply to college and encourage others to do the same.
Scott J. Cech, September 16, 2008
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12 min read
Federal Opinion Addressing the Empty Mailbox
High schools are designed to get students their college information and support through their guidance counselors. But counselors have too heavy a caseload and too many duties to help all their students obtain it.
Earl S. Richardson & Jeffrey Brenzel, May 27, 2008
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Dustin Saunders, right, helps student Tamara Turner with her college applications in his office at Virginia’s Charlottesville High School. Mr. Saunders, 22, is part of a program whose mission is to place recent college graduates in high schools to help counsel students on college admissions, particularly low-income students who are have academic promise.
Dustin Saunders, right, helps student Tamara Turner with her college applications in his office at Virginia’s Charlottesville High School. Mr. Saunders, 22, is part of a program whose mission is to place recent college graduates in high schools to help counsel students on college admissions, particularly low-income students who are have academic promise.
Jay Paul for Education Week
Federal Pointing the Way to College
The National College Advising Corps places recent college graduates in high schools to help low-income students navigate the college-admissions process.
Alyson Klein, January 29, 2008
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10 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Va. Graduates Guide Students to College
Tiffany Meertins thought she would go to law school after college. But when she took a year off after graduating from the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, she found herself at a high school in southern Virginia helping students navigate the SAT-registration process and holding workshops for parents on how to fill out financial-aid forms.
Alyson Klein, April 3, 2007
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1 min read
Christine Bernard, center, leads an advisory group with students Juan Tejada, left, and D'Larys Rivera.
Christine Bernard, center, leads an advisory group with students Juan Tejada, left, and D'Larys Rivera.
Photo by Emile Wamsteker
School & District Management An Advisory Advantage
The Bronx Lab School in New York City places strong emphasis on staff members' relationships with students, and gets good results.
Catherine Gewertz, March 6, 2007
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9 min read
Cherokee High School graduation coach Nick Zincone talks to a group of students about the financial benefits of graduating from high school.
Cherokee High School graduation coach Nick Zincone talks to a group of students about the financial benefits of graduating from high school.
Photo by Christopher Powers
College & Workforce Readiness Graduation Coaches Pursue One Goal
A new Georgia program aims to give every high school a full-time educator dedicated to dropout prevention.
Linda Jacobson, November 14, 2006
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9 min read
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