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College Bound

Caralee Johnson Adams covered the transition to college in the College Bound blog. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: college & workforce readiness.

Recruitment & Retention Students Need More Info on Alternatives to Baccalaureate Path, Report Says
The William T. Grant Foundation issues a report, "The New Forgotten Half," showing students who drop out of college without a degree or credential are no better off in the labor market than high school graduates.
Caralee J. Adams, May 4, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Survey Shows Uptick in Test-Optional Colleges
FairTest reports that 850 colleges now give students the option of submitting SAT and ACT scores, the largest increase in recent years with 25 more added since the spring of 2014.
Caralee J. Adams, April 30, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Groups Pledge $100 Million to Expand Access and Equity to AP, IB Courses
Equal Opportunity Schools, the College Board, International Baccalaureate, and others join forces to expand programs that encourage underrepresented student to enroll in advanced courses in high school.
Caralee J. Adams, April 28, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Book Author: Elite Colleges Aren't Be All, End All
Frank Bruni advocates for perspective and balance in the college search process in Where You Go is Not Who You Will Be, as he speak to parents on this book tour.
Caralee J. Adams, April 28, 2015
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School & District Management New Case Study Unpacks Boston's Success at Stemming High School Dropout Rate
The Rennie Center presents a case study on how Boston cut its high school dropout rate in half from 2004 to 2014.
Caralee J. Adams, April 27, 2015
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Job Hunting Tips & Advice Report Recommends Weighing Labor Market Data in College Choice
The Aspen Institute released a report with eight papers from education experts about how labor market data can be used by educators, policymakers, and students to better inform their decisions about college and career.
Caralee J. Adams, April 24, 2015
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Education Low-Income Students Find Success at Small Private Colleges, Report Shows
A report by the Council of Independent Colleges suggests that disadvantaged students have better completion rates at small private colleges than their peers from similar backgrounds at larger public universities.
Caralee J. Adams, April 23, 2015
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Education Why Don't More Americans Have a College Degree? Too Costly, Survey Finds
A poll of Americans without college degrees finds that most understand the benefits of a four-year degree, but think it is out of reach because of the high cost of tuition.
Caralee J. Adams, April 22, 2015
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Education Researchers Recommend Ways to Strengthen College and Career Pathways
A new paper by researchers at MDRC and the University of California-Berkeley analyzes successful high school programs that embrace both career training and rigorous academics and recommends strategies to expand the model.
Caralee J. Adams, April 21, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Index Indicates Most High Schools Are Not Challenging Students
A survey of schools that made The Washington Post's Most Challenging High School list shows many schools still have rules that keep students from signing up for AP, IB, and AICE courses.
Caralee J. Adams, April 20, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Latinos, Blacks Strongest Supporters for Increasing College Attainment, Poll Finds
About 61 percent of Americans says it's very important for more Americans to earn some kind of degree or certificate, up from 51 percent last year, according to a Gallup and the Lumina Foundation survey.
Caralee J. Adams, April 17, 2015
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Education Friendly Competition Encourages High School Students to Prepare for College
More than 60 high schools with nearly 40,000 students are competing in the Capital One Bank NYC College Challenge to motivate students to apply for college and financial aid.
Caralee J. Adams, April 16, 2015
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Job Hunting Tips & Advice Big Shifts in Economy Give College-Educated Workers Clear Edge
Researchers at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce find that having a college degree gives workers an 80 percent wage advantage today, compared to 40 percent in 1967.
Caralee J. Adams, April 14, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Tuition Revenue Keeps Public Colleges Afloat as State Support Lags
A new report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers association finds tuition made up 47 percent of revenues for public colleges for the third year in a row.
Caralee J. Adams, April 13, 2015
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