College tips from educators at the American School Counselor Association Conference in Los Angeles, CA “Reach for the Stars.” Interviews with Crystal Newby (National Association for College Admission Counseling), Teryl Goeckel (Kansas School Counselor of Year) and LA Metro! Dan & Priscilla recap the summer and upcoming events. Video Produced by Dan Reyes, AVID Coordinator.

Courtesy of ACT Center for Equity in Learning | Amber O’Connor, Program Coordinator Summer melt, the phenomenon of students who have applied to and been accepted to college and don’t show up for the first day, continues for up to 44 percent of high school graduates across the nation. Community colleges see a higher rate. Summer melt primarily affects minority, …

Courtesy of Education Week | Catherine Gewertz Schools try all kinds of strategies to get students to sign up for Advanced Placement classes, but it turns out that one of the quickest and easiest has a dramatic impact. Researchers have found that students who receive short notes encouraging them to try AP classes are 49 percentage points more likely to …

Courtesy of Education Week | Catherine Gewertz A group of researchers has kicked off a new initiative to change college admissions by focusing more on students’ projects. The new initiative, called “Reimagining College Access,” is a joint project of the Learning Policy Institute and EducationCounsel, a Washington-based consulting firm. Its aim is to help colleges use more complex gauges of …

Courtesy of Education Week | Catherine Gewertz Schools try all kinds of strategies to get students to sign up for Advanced Placement classes, but it turns out that one of the quickest and easiest has a dramatic impact. Researchers have found that students who receive short notes encouraging them to try AP classes are 49 percentage points more likely to …

Courtesy of San Francisco Chronicle | Melody Gutierrez SACRAMENTO — California’s public universities have failed to give students and their families accurate information on the cost of off-campus housing, prompting Gov. Jerry Brown to sign a bill Monday to ensure that the universities post online the true cost of attending a campus. Assemblyman Freddie Rodriguez, D-Pomona (Los Angeles County) authored …