Highlights the top seven education priorities identified by 42 governors in their 2017 State of the State addresses and provides examples of how states plan to approach these priority areas.
Applying to college has always been harder for first-generation and low-income students than for peers with greater access to support at every step of the process. This year, data shows, that gulf has widened.
The Connecticut college recently partnered with Middletown WORKS, a Working Cities Challenge Initiative led by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, on a career enrichment program.
University of Kansas students can now download a free app to help stay safe on campus. The Rave Guardian mobile phone app includes real-time interactive features that enable students to connect with a network of friends, family and safety personnel at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses.
When students walk through the doors of the Dodge City Community College Student Achievement and Resources Center (SARC), they can expect a calm, relaxed environment for tutoring, advising, studying and study hall.
Summarizes the findings of business leaders and parents to discuss firsthand information about workplace demands and aspirations for high school graduates. The listening tour visited five five communities over the course of a year: Oakland, CA; Westfield, MA; Tupelo, MS; Marysville, OH; and Norfolk, VA.
Features Dr. David Anderson, Professor Emeritus of Education and Human Development at George Mason University, talking about some of the positive changes he’s seen in campus prevention programs since the survey began in the late 1970s. He also discusses his concerns, and gives concise advice to anyone looking to help prevent drug abuse among college students.
Assists faculty and staff in identifying and supporting distressed students by providing comprehensive lists of the signs of emotional distress and troubling behavior along with brief descriptions and links to appropriate resources, policies, and reporting mechanisms.