/college-counseling College Counseling en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:17:02 GMT /technology/this-counselor-used-ai-to-help-students-apply-to-college-heres-how/2024/10 Jeffrey Neill shares his tips on when it makes sense to use AI in the college application process. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:17:02 GMT /technology/this-counselor-used-ai-to-help-students-apply-to-college-heres-how/2024/10 /teaching-learning/navigating-financial-assistance-can-be-tough-not-all-schools-offer-help/2024/01 Outside resources are helping to fill in the gaps. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 22:18:01 GMT /teaching-learning/navigating-financial-assistance-can-be-tough-not-all-schools-offer-help/2024/01 /leadership/video-how-to-support-early-career-teachers-advice-from-native-educators/2023/12 They were new teachers fresh out of a graduate program to create a Native teacher pipeline. Today, neither is still in that position. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:08:58 GMT /leadership/video-how-to-support-early-career-teachers-advice-from-native-educators/2023/12 /teaching-learning/this-high-school-used-to-leave-seniors-career-planning-to-chance-not-any-more/2023/10 69´«Ă˝ graduate from Sheboygan South High School knowing what's next and how to get there. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:46:27 GMT /teaching-learning/this-high-school-used-to-leave-seniors-career-planning-to-chance-not-any-more/2023/10 /sponsor/college-rover/a-better-online-tool-to-help-in-the-college-search-process-202310 Preparing to go to college is an exciting time in your students’ lives, but it can also be hectic and stressful. College Rover can help. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:36:11 GMT /sponsor/college-rover/a-better-online-tool-to-help-in-the-college-search-process-202310 /sponsor/college-rover/a-better-online-tool-to-help-in-the-college-search-process Preparing to go to college is an exciting time in your students’ lives, but it can also be hectic and stressful. College Rover can help. Mon, 01 May 2023 04:00:25 GMT /sponsor/college-rover/a-better-online-tool-to-help-in-the-college-search-process /teaching-learning/many-students-dont-fill-out-the-fafsa-heres-one-practice-that-could-help/2023/02 New data suggests that meeting with a school counselor could make a difference. Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:54:34 GMT /teaching-learning/many-students-dont-fill-out-the-fafsa-heres-one-practice-that-could-help/2023/02 /teaching-learning/why-elite-college-admissions-may-play-an-outsized-role-in-k-12-math-programs/2022/09 Some college counselors say calculus is an implicit requirement for entry into selective colleges—and it's warping the K-12 math sequence. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:01:56 GMT /teaching-learning/why-elite-college-admissions-may-play-an-outsized-role-in-k-12-math-programs/2022/09 /teaching-learning/3-ways-to-convince-students-to-be-the-first-in-their-families-to-attend-college/2022/01 Alma Lopez, the 2022 ASCA School Counselor of the Year, offers advice on how to help first-generation students navigate college planning. Thu, 06 Jan 2022 21:02:35 GMT /teaching-learning/3-ways-to-convince-students-to-be-the-first-in-their-families-to-attend-college/2022/01 /leadership/why-school-counselors-of-color-matter-more-than-ever/2022/01 Fighting racial biases and diversifying counseling staff is seen as crucial to boosting college-going rates among Black and Latino students. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 19:45:31 GMT /leadership/why-school-counselors-of-color-matter-more-than-ever/2022/01 /teaching-learning/class-of-covid-2021s-graduates-are-struggling-more-and-feeling-the-stress/2021/10 COVID-19 disrupted the class of 2020’s senior year. A year later, the transition to college has in some ways gotten worse. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 20:50:14 GMT /teaching-learning/class-of-covid-2021s-graduates-are-struggling-more-and-feeling-the-stress/2021/10 /teaching-learning/2021-grad-builds-peer-support-for-college-planning/2021/10 College-going clubs can support first-generation students, says Daniela Andrade, whose own high school club helped her get to Harvard. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 20:49:42 GMT /teaching-learning/2021-grad-builds-peer-support-for-college-planning/2021/10 /teaching-learning/resilience-faith-and-support-how-twin-brothers-forged-diverging-paths-to-college/2021/09 Twin brothers from rural Arkansas reflect on their path to college in the midst of the pandemic. Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:30:59 GMT /teaching-learning/resilience-faith-and-support-how-twin-brothers-forged-diverging-paths-to-college/2021/09 /teaching-learning/opinion-what-will-it-take-to-get-high-school-students-back-on-track/2021/08 Three proven strategies can support high school graduation and postsecondary success—during and after the pandemic. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 19:45:56 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-will-it-take-to-get-high-school-students-back-on-track/2021/08 /a-year-interrupted-2020-high-school-seniors-face-covid-19-and-an-uncertain-future/12/20 When COVID-19 closed schools for millions of students, Education Week documented two seniors as they faced an uncertain future. Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:19:52 GMT /a-year-interrupted-2020-high-school-seniors-face-covid-19-and-an-uncertain-future/12/20 /teaching-learning/opinion-the-best-college-application-advice-to-give-students-during-the-pandemic/2020/07 The coronavirus has affected almost everything in the college process, from standardized testing and grades to financial pressure. Here's what admissions officers say to adjust. Fri, 10 Jul 2020 12:05:15 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-the-best-college-application-advice-to-give-students-during-the-pandemic/2020/07 /teaching-learning/opinion-school-counselors-need-better-training-on-college-admissions/2020/03 Preservice training programs aren't doing enough to prepare graduates for their future roles as college counselors, writes Tara P. Nicola. Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:16:41 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-school-counselors-need-better-training-on-college-admissions/2020/03 /teaching-learning/many-young-people-think-a-high-school-diploma-is-enough-poll-finds/2019/11 Two new polls offer more evidence that Americans—and especially young Americans—are skeptical whether the investment in higher education is necessary or worth it. Fri, 15 Nov 2019 01:44:50 GMT /teaching-learning/many-young-people-think-a-high-school-diploma-is-enough-poll-finds/2019/11 /teaching-learning/opinion-theres-more-to-college-prep-than-academics/2019/10 It's time to move beyond grades, FAFSA applications, and test scores when getting students ready for higher education, writes Clewiston D. Challenger. Wed, 23 Oct 2019 01:22:54 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-theres-more-to-college-prep-than-academics/2019/10 /teaching-learning/opinion-school-counselors-support-students-are-we-supporting-them/2019/10 We desperately need to level the playing field in college admissions, writes Mandy Savitz-Romer. School counselors are a good place to start. Wed, 23 Oct 2019 01:22:30 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-school-counselors-support-students-are-we-supporting-them/2019/10 /leadership/principals-dealing-with-hostility-and-division-in-the-age-of-trump-survey-shows/2019/03 Most high school principals are grappling with hostile clashes between students and a swirl of other problems stemming from the political division and heated rhetoric during the Trump presidency, according to a new report. Wed, 13 Mar 2019 04:10:18 GMT /leadership/principals-dealing-with-hostility-and-division-in-the-age-of-trump-survey-shows/2019/03 /teaching-learning/college-advising-is-in-short-supply-in-u-s-high-schools-study-finds/2018/11 Only a third of the country's public high schools have a counselor devoted to helping students get prepared for college, and the problem is even worse in high-poverty schools. Tue, 13 Nov 2018 19:20:25 GMT /teaching-learning/college-advising-is-in-short-supply-in-u-s-high-schools-study-finds/2018/11 /teaching-learning/high-school-students-getting-more-interested-in-activism-counselors-report/2018/11 Counselors at half of the nation's high schools say students are getting more interested in political activism. More than a third of college admissions officers say they're seeing more students write essays about political activism. Wed, 07 Nov 2018 18:34:44 GMT /teaching-learning/high-school-students-getting-more-interested-in-activism-counselors-report/2018/11 /leadership/opinion-the-troubling-student-to-counselor-ratio-that-doesnt-add-up/2018/08 Public school counselors are overworked and under-resourced—and that’s a big problem for students, writes Alanna Fuschillo. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 23:37:16 GMT /leadership/opinion-the-troubling-student-to-counselor-ratio-that-doesnt-add-up/2018/08 /teaching-learning/school-counselors-responsible-for-482-students-on-average-report-finds/2018/02 A new report shows that school counselors are still carrying big caseloads, even as they're being asked to advise students on a widening range of issues. Thu, 08 Feb 2018 05:08:42 GMT /teaching-learning/school-counselors-responsible-for-482-students-on-average-report-finds/2018/02 /teaching-learning/justice-department-probing-ethics-policy-of-national-college-counseling-group/2018/01 The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether the ethics policy of a national college-admissions group violates federal antitrust law. Tue, 16 Jan 2018 21:08:21 GMT /teaching-learning/justice-department-probing-ethics-policy-of-national-college-counseling-group/2018/01 /teaching-learning/u-s-justice-department-probes-college-counseling-group/2018/01 The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a national college-counseling group for information about possible antitrust violations in its ethics policy. Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:10:23 GMT /teaching-learning/u-s-justice-department-probes-college-counseling-group/2018/01 /teaching-learning/testing-bachelors-degrees-and-more-the-most-read-high-school-beyond-posts-of-2017/2017/12 The most-read blog posts of 2017 show a wide-ranging interest in financial aid, the value of high school diplomas and bachelor's degrees, and, yes, testing screwups. Thu, 21 Dec 2017 17:46:46 GMT /teaching-learning/testing-bachelors-degrees-and-more-the-most-read-high-school-beyond-posts-of-2017/2017/12 /teaching-learning/financial-aid-awareness-and-counseling-enhanced-under-gop-higher-ed-bill/2017/12 A Republican bill to overhaul the Higher Education Act would require schools to notify students by 10th grade that financial aid could help them afford college. It also requires "enhanced" financial-aid counseling. Fri, 01 Dec 2017 20:13:44 GMT /teaching-learning/financial-aid-awareness-and-counseling-enhanced-under-gop-higher-ed-bill/2017/12