college preparation Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/college-preparation/ A Blog by ACE Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:12:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png college preparation Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/college-preparation/ 32 32 Why Do Rural Students Remain Underrepresented in Higher Education? A New Article Tackles Research, Practice, and Policy Around Rural College Access https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/09/29/why-do-rural-students-remain-underrepresented-in-higher-education-a-new-article-tackles-research-practice-and-policy-around-rural-college-access/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:59:00 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17674 Title: A Systematic Review of Research on Rural College Access Since 2000 Author(s): Stephanie Sowl and Andrew M. Crain Source: The Rural Educator A recently published review of research on rural college access offers policy and practice implications to support rural student college enrollment. The review seeks to improve rural student representation in higher education, as data shows rural students enroll in college at lower ...

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]]> Employers Share Insight on Workforce Preparation and Valued Experiences https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/04/12/employers-share-insight-workforce-preparation-valued-experiences/ Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:42:42 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17462 Title: How College Contributes to Workforce Success: Employer Views on What Matters Most Source: Association of American Colleges and Universities Author: Ashley Finley In partnership with Hanover Research, the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) fielded a survey to executives and hiring managers, capturing their perspectives on workforce preparedness and experiences valued for hiring decisions. Key takeaways include: Liberal education is viewed as good preparation for ...

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]]> One Out of Four High School Seniors Change Postsecondary Plans https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/03/08/1-4-high-school-seniors-change-postsecondary-plans/ Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:49:18 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17433 Title: Students Weigh In, Part II: Learning & Well-Being During COVID-19 Source: YouthTruth Despite the hope brought by distribution of the vaccine, the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic means the high school graduating class of 2021 are making college plans having spent portions of both their 11th and 12th grade years dealing with pandemic-related challenges. A recently released survey from YouthTruth, ...

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]]> Coupling Workforce Competencies and the Curriculum https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/11/25/coupling-workforce-competencies-curriculum/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:40:00 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17286 Title: Workplace Basics: The Competencies Employers Want Authors: Anthony P. Carnevale, Megan L. Fasules, and Kathryn Peltier Campbell Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce Shifts in economic and workforce needs have resulted in lower demand for physical competencies and greater demand for cognitive competencies across occupations, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education ...

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]]> New College Board Service Provides Additional Admissions, Student Advising Resources https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/09/06/new-college-board-service-provides-additional-admissions-student-advising-resources/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:50:47 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=15602 The College Board’s new Landscape service will be in wider use during the 2019-20 admissions cycle, the organization announced last month. Landscape, which the College Board has piloted over the past three years with colleges and universities, is intended to give high schools, parents, students and colleges a new and transparent way to evaluate and understand an applicant’s achievements in the ...

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]]> New Website Explores College and Career Readiness State-by-State https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/02/27/new-website-explores-college-career-readiness-state-by-state/ Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:27:57 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14463 Too many graduates leave high school underprepared for college or careers. The gaps in preparedness are particularly wider for underrepresented students. Achieve, a national education nonprofit organization, has developed a website that helps educational stakeholders explore the gaps between high school and postsecondary education for each state. The site includes information on high school graduation requirements, resources on college and career pathways, ...

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]]> How Delaying College Enrollment Affects Earnings https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/02/21/delaying-college-enrollment-affects-earnings/ Thu, 21 Feb 2019 20:44:15 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14426 Title: Timing Matters: How Delaying College Enrollment Affects Earnings Trajectories Source: Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University A new study by the Community College Research Center looked at the effect of delaying college enrollment, using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997. Key findings include: Over 40 percent of high school graduates in the sample did not ...

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]]> Education Commission of the States Releases Policy Snapshot of Career and Technical Education https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/01/14/education-commission-states-releases-policy-snapshot-career-technical-education/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 14:59:04 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14276 Report: Policy Snapshot: Career and Technical Education Author: Tom Keily Source: Education Commission of the States A report released this month by the Education Commission of the States highlights recent state legislation enacted to prepare secondary students for postsecondary programs in career and technical education (CTE). At least 35 CTE bills were enacted in 25 states in 2017, with a further ...

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]]> Study Examines Developmental Education Policies by State https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/12/18/study-examines-developmental-education-policies-state/ Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:29:43 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14232 Title: 50-State Comparison: Developmental Education Policies Author: Erin Whinnery and Sarah Pompelia Source: Education Commission of the States A recent study conducted by the Education Commission of the States used a set of questions to identify state- and system-level policies that exist within each state that impact specific aspects of developmental education assessment and placement in postsecondary education. The findings were ...

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]]> ACE at 100: Increasing Access Through the American College Application Campaign https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/09/17/ace-100-increasing-access-american-college-application-campaign/ Mon, 17 Sep 2018 09:00:28 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=13642   As ACE celebrates its centennial in 2018, this is one in a series of posts that looks at how ACE initiatives have left an impression on the higher education landscape and impacted peoples’ lives. In November 2005, Jordan-Matthews High School in Siler City, North Carolina, hosted an event called College Application Day, with the goal of having every senior complete ...

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]]> CSU Innovations In Developmental Education Will Support Those Who Need It Most https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/01/16/csu-innovations-developmental-education-will-support-need/ Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:45:47 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=11550 By Timothy P. White The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) predicts that the state’s workforce will be short one million bachelor’s degrees by the year 2030. In the fall of 2016, the California State University (CSU) launched Graduation Initiative 2025, a bold effort to reduce that shortfall by doubling graduation rates, which, with growth in enrollment, will lead to an ...

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]]> American College Application Campaign: Working with Higher Education Leaders to Promote Access and Completion https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/03/14/american-college-application-campaign-working-higher-education-leaders-promote-access-completion/ Tue, 14 Mar 2017 21:38:26 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=8415 By Melissa Caperton During the ACE2017 session on “American College Application Campaign: Working with Higher Education Leaders to Promote Access and Completion,” attendees heard from key leaders of Delaware’s college application campaign, Delaware College Application Month. Harry Williams (president of Delaware State University), Keisha Brinkley (principal of Appoquinimink High School), and Kelley Sheretz, who serves as Delaware’s ACAC state coordinator in ...

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