http://throughcollege.com/blog ThroughCollege Blog: The best way in is through. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:56:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jacques Steinberg’s article “For Hire for Hundreds of Dollars, or Thousands, Independent Counselors Proliferate” http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/education/19counselor.html?_r=1 describes the booming market produced by prospective students and their families, who are interested in creating more competitive college applications for admission at highly selective colleges and universities.  The article does not address a much more ... http://throughcollege.com/blog/?p=132 For a limited time schools and students with need can subscribe to the ThroughCollege system for free. This is an $80 value per student. The ThroughCollege System helps individual students find, apply to, and succeed at their best-fit college. The 4 Steps of the ThroughCollege System are a series of ... http://throughcollege.com/blog/?p=130 Education Week reported on January 14, 2009 that the National Governors Association (NGA), National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and the National Association of State Board of Education have released a new report calling for an action agenda for improving high schools. While ... http://throughcollege.com/blog/?p=126 ThroughCollege and the Greater Beloit, WI Help Yourself Programs are now working together to help students from 145 families (4th-12th graders) with preparation, admission, and success in post-secondary education programs. What are Help Yourself Programs? The Help Yourself Programs (HYSP) are a Beloit College community outreach initiative for youth in the Greater Beloit area. The initiative is comprised of a set ... http://throughcollege.com/blog/?p=123 On December 8th, 2008, The Gates Foundation announced a new initiative focused on helping low-income colleges students complete their studies. The focus is on getting youth to and through college. In addition to the student funding, Gates has also granted MDRC to serve as an evaluator of the Performance-Based Scholarship ... http://throughcollege.com/blog/?p=119 A new report from the Data Quality Campaign notes the need for longitudinal research in order to track student progress in college prep programs. In particular, the report focuses on several core questions schools should focus on in regard to their prep courses. Available at http://www.dataqualitycampaign.org/files/publications-dqc_college_prep_courses-101308.pdf http://throughcollege.com/blog/?p=115 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced a change in their grant-making strategy, adding more resources toward two core tracks - College Readiness for High School Students and Life Beyond High School. Both programs serve to support all students' college prep from middle school years to and through college. ... http://throughcollege.com/blog/?p=113 This seminal report, published earlier this week, tracks progress of Latino families and their access to higher education over the last thirty years. The report indicates widening disparities in family income, declines in relative participation of Latino males in American colleges, declines in first choice college attendance, and rising concerns ... http://throughcollege.com/blog/?p=108 NCAN has announced this week its 2008 Awards of Excellence, which include: Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Champion of College Access Award; Ohio College Access Network, College Access Organization Award of Excellence, Virginia Donohue, Executive Director of On Point in College in Syracuse, New York for the Executive Leadership Award of ... http://throughcollege.com/blog/?p=106 The Education Commission of the States has just come out with a new policy brief addressing early college high schools, how they differ from traditional dual enrollment programs, provide research to support the positive impact these models have on student learning, and to set forth state policy standards to fund ... http://throughcollege.com/blog/?p=104