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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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: college & workforce readiness.

College & Workforce Readiness Students' Biggest Concern About College? Cost
The College Decisions Survey by New America reveals two-thirds of incoming college students say specific college costs is the single most important factor in choosing a college.
Caralee J. Adams, May 28, 2015
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Education Tuition-Freeze Plans May Not Save Money for Families, Study Finds
A study of the guaranteed tuition mandate in Illinois shows universities raised their prices at a faster rate than if the institutions were allowed annual tuition hikes.
Caralee J. Adams, May 27, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Call for Improved Advising to Minimize Switches in College Majors
A new report by ACT Inc. shows nearly half of all second-year college students end up declaring a major different than what they thought they would pursue in high school.
Caralee J. Adams, May 26, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Selective High Schools Work Together to Diversify Student Population
Leaders of selective high schools work on strategies to reach out and change policies to attract more qualified, disadvantaged students into their programs.
Caralee J. Adams, May 21, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness School Counselors Mixed on SAT and ACT Advice, As New SAT Arrives
High school counselors are showing no strong consensus on advising students about taking the current SAT, the new SAT, or the ACT, according to a survey from Kaplan Test Prep.
Caralee J. Adams, May 21, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Denver Promise Gets Boost From Cost-Benefit Study, Fine-Tunes Its Focus
The Denver Scholarship Foundation released a report showing that every dollar invested in a student who graduates from the program yields 9 times that amount in taxes returned to the economy.
Caralee J. Adams, May 19, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Public Universities Lure Out-of-State Students With Merit Aid
The New America Foundation examined 424 public college and universities to find an increasing number are using merit aid to attract out-of-state students who can pay higher tuition.
Caralee J. Adams, May 18, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness States Take Varied Approaches to Expanding Access to Dual Enrollment
A new report from the Education Commission of the States finds states that remove tuition burdens from students in dual enrollment have larger numbers of minority and low-income student participating.
Caralee J. Adams, May 14, 2015
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Education Students Cast Wider Net in College Search, Survey Shows
A new survey by the National Association for College Admission Counseling finds 32 percent of students submitted seven or more applications for college admissions, up 10 percent since 2008.
Caralee J. Adams, May 13, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness High School Graduation Rates Continue to Rise
The "2015 Building a Grad Nation" report shows a record high graduation rate of 81.4 percent for high school students, putting the United States on track to reach 90 percent by 2020.
Caralee J. Adams, May 13, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Getting College Credit for AP Linked to On-Time Degree Completion
A new paper released by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that high school students who score high enough on an AP exam to get college credit are more likely to earn a B.A. within four years.
Caralee J. Adams, May 11, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Dual-Enrollment Advocates Work for Federal and State Policy Change
The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships met in Washington this week to push for federal policy to expand access to college level courses for high school students.
Caralee J. Adams, May 8, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness More Than Just Going to College, Report Shows Importance of Choosing Major
A new Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds while a university degree, on average, gives a $1 million boost in earnings over a lifetime compared to a high school diploma, the payoff varies widely depending on college major.
Caralee J. Adams, May 7, 2015
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Equity & Diversity How Can High Schools Get More Latinos on College Path?
Results of a study by NACAC and Excelencia in Education show high schools that serve predominantly racial/ethnic minority students differ in school counseling characteristics that may affect college enrollment rates.
Caralee J. Adams, May 5, 2015
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