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Kevin Forgard

Wiley InterScience :: JOURNALS :: New Directions for Community Colleges - 0 views

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    New Directions for Community Colleges issue 145 (Spring 2009) discusses the college ready landscape through this series of articles.
Yan Suo

A Middle School Parent's College Prep Guide - Planning for college - 0 views

  • parents should start planning for college no later than middle school. Their reasoning is simple:
Yan Suo

GuideForParents.com | A FREE College Guide for Parents - Sourcebooks College - 1 views

  • Do you have any advice on where to start with the college search and application process?
  • Where can I find help with application essays?
  • How can I look for colleges that fit my needs and style?
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  • What are the basics I should know about Financial Aid?
Yan Suo

Parents' Guide to College Planning for Gifted Kids - FamilyEducation.com - 0 views

  • You can help her shape a flexible schedule that will accommodate time for studying, extracurricular activities, working out, spending time with friends, relaxing, and volunteering her talents in the community.
  • These are the years when study skills and time management really count.
Yan Suo

Parents' Guide to College Planning for Gifted Kids - FamilyEducation.com - 2 views

  • Gifted seventh- and eighth- graders need time to learn about themselves, their strengths, and their favorite subjects and activities.
Kevin Forgard

Higher Ed's Bermuda Triangle by Camille Esch | Washington Monthly - 0 views

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    Article summarizes student redemiation issue
Kevin Forgard

National CrossTalk -- Vol. 15 / No. 1 -- Winter 2007 - 0 views

  • None of the experts are comfortable with the current definitions.
  • After synthesizing data from many sources, I estimate that 60 percent of students ages 17 to 20 in two-year colleges, and 30 percent in four-year institutions, need remedial courses.
  • All analysts agree that there has been remedial outsourcing by four-year institutions in the last decade
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  • Secondary and postsecondary education systems need to create a process to define and measure remediation based on curriculum content and assessment standards for specific subjects
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    Kirst summarizes how student remediation rate is difficult to define and use
Yan Suo

College Scholarships - How to Develop a Scholarship Strategy - 0 views

  • academic, extracurricular, and career plans
  • brainstorm thoroughly—the more personal characteristics your child discovers, the more scholarships she could potentially apply for.
  • Do I want to participate in a competition? If so, what are my talents and interests? What subject do I plan to major in? What career do I plan to pursue? Do I want to apply for all types of aid or only scholarships?
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