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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <title>College Bound</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/" /> <link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/fb-index.xml" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2011-06-29:/edweek/college_bound//82</id> <updated>2017-04-17T15:55:12Z</updated> <subtitle>Caralee Johnson Adams has worked as a journalist for nearly 25 years, covering education, health, parenting, and other issues. She received her journalism degree from Iowa State University and her master’s degree in political science from the University of New Orleans.</subtitle> <generator uri="http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/">Movable Type Pro 5.2.7</generator> <entry> <title>After Five-Year Run, College Bound Blog Sunsets </title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/college_bound_blog.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47842</id> <published>2015-07-31T14:24:25Z</published> <updated>2017-04-17T15:55:12Z</updated> <summary>If you are looking for our latest coverage of this topic, please follow the High School & Beyond blog, which looks at the forces that shape adolescents' pathways to college and career. </summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="early college high schools" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="collegebound" label="College Bound" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> If you are looking for our latest coverage of this topic, please follow the High School & Beyond blog, which looks at the forces that shape adolescents' pathways to college and career. </content></entry> <entry> <title>Preparing Students for Reality of College With Advice and Inspiration</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/preparing_students_for_reality_of_college_with_advice_and_inspiration.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47823</id> <published>2015-07-31T10:28:38Z</published> <updated>2015-07-31T13:44:13Z</updated> <summary>A summer workshop for hundreds of recent high school graduates in the District of Columbia emphasizes the shifting mindset needed to be resilient and successful in college. </summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="college readiness" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="college transition" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="life skills " scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="collegecompletion" label="college completion" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="collegetransition" label="College transition" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="dccap" label="DC-CAP" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="disadvantagedstudents" label="disadvantaged students" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="firstgenerationcollegestudents" label="first-generation college students" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> A summer workshop for hundreds of recent high school graduates in the District of Columbia emphasizes the shifting mindset needed to be resilient and successful in college. </content></entry> <entry> <title>Changes to Common App Roll Out Aug. 1 </title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/changes_to_common_app_roll_out_aug_1.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47815</id> <published>2015-07-30T16:08:08Z</published> <updated>2015-07-30T17:03:14Z</updated> <summary>With 60 more colleges participating in The Common Application for 2015-16, students can now use the system to apply to more than 600 institutions, some of which will not require an essay for the first time this year.</summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="collegeadmissions" label="college admissions" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="collegeapplication" label="college application" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="thecommonapplication" label="The Common Application" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> With 60 more colleges participating in The Common Application for 2015-16, students can now use the system to apply to more than 600 institutions, some of which will not require an essay for the first time this year. </content></entry> <entry> <title>Financial Aid Professionals Propose Three Paths for FAFSA Forms</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/financial_aid_professionals_push_for_more_nuanced_fafsa_reforms_that_move_beyond.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47825</id> <published>2015-07-30T14:00:02Z</published> <updated>2015-07-30T17:01:24Z</updated> <summary>The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators releases a FAFSA Simplification report that creates three tiers of forms, depending on the complexity of a family's finances. </summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="FAFSA" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="financial aid" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="collegeaccess" label="college access" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="fafsa" label="FAFSA" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="financialaid" label="financial aid" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="nasfaa" label="NASFAA" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators releases a FAFSA Simplification report that creates three tiers of forms, depending on the complexity of a family's finances. </content></entry> <entry> <title>Range of Summer Experiences Can Benefit High School Students </title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/range_of_summer_experiences_can_benefit_high_school_students.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47793</id> <published>2015-07-29T18:06:45Z</published> <updated>2015-07-29T18:08:11Z</updated> <summary>School counselors urge high school students to reflect on their summer job, volunteer, and travel experience as they make career and college plans. </summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="Job Market" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="college access" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="college applications" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="college transition" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="internships " scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="life skills " scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="collegeadmission" label="college admission" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="collegeapplication" label="college application" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="collegeessays" label="college essays" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="internships" label="internships" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> School counselors urge high school students to reflect on their summer job, volunteer, and travel experience as they make career and college plans. </content></entry> <entry> <title>African-American Students Found Falling Short of College-Readiness Benchmarks</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/failure_to_meet_college_readiness_twice_as_high_for_african-american_students.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47772</id> <published>2015-07-27T18:53:14Z</published> <updated>2015-07-27T18:56:19Z</updated> <summary>A new report on college readiness shows that even when African-American students take the recommended core classes in high school most do not meet the minimum ACT scores to indicate they are on track to succeed in college. </summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="ACT" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="college and career readiness" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="act" label="ACT" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="africanamericanstudents" label="African-American students" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="collegereadiness" label="college readiness" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="lowincomestudents" label="low-income students" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="minoritystudents" label="minority students" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="unitednegrocollegefund" label="United Negro College Fund" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> A new report on college readiness shows that even when African-American students take the recommended core classes in high school most do not meet the minimum ACT scores to indicate they are on track to succeed in college. </content></entry> <entry> <title>White House Event Motivates First-Generation College Students to Persevere </title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/white_house_event_pushes_first-gen_college_students_to_persevere.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47741</id> <published>2015-07-24T14:03:26Z</published> <updated>2015-07-24T14:06:39Z</updated> <summary>First lady Michelle Obama invited 130 students from traditionally disadvantaged backgrounds to attend the 2015 Beating the Odds Summit to encourage them to find ways to complete college.</summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="college transition" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="first-generation students" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="2015beatingtheoddssummit" label="2015 Beating the Odds Summit" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="collegecompletion" label="college completion" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="firstgenerationcollegestudents" label="first-generation college students" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="lowincomestudents" label="low-income students" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> First lady Michelle Obama invited 130 students from traditionally disadvantaged backgrounds to attend the 2015 Beating the Odds Summit to encourage them to find ways to complete college. </content></entry> <entry> <title>Groups Push to Alert Students of Troubled Colleges in New Consumer Tool</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/advocacy_groups_urge_alert_of_troubled_colleges_in_new_consumer_tool.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47723</id> <published>2015-07-23T15:00:04Z</published> <updated>2015-07-24T13:37:16Z</updated> <summary>A coalition of nearly 50 organizations submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging that information on colleges facing government litigation be included in upcoming federal college tool. </summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="College Admissions" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="College Completion" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="College Preparation" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="College Search" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="college applications" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="college persistence" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="college rankings" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="collegeadmissiona" label="college admissiona" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="collegeraingsystem" label="college raing system" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="nacac" label="NACAC" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="ticas" label="TICAS" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> A coalition of nearly 50 organizations submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging that information on colleges facing government litigation be included in upcoming federal college tool. </content></entry> <entry> <title>High Schools Fall Short Preparing Students For College, Survey Finds</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/high_schools_fall_short_preparing_students_for_college_survey_finds.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47719</id> <published>2015-07-23T14:14:56Z</published> <updated>2015-07-24T13:35:40Z</updated> <summary>A new survey conducted for Achieve shows that most college instructors and employers believe students come to campus and the workplace with at least some gaps in preparation.</summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="college and career readiness" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="achieve" label="achieve" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="careerreadiness" label="career readiness" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="collegereadiness" label="college readiness" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="hartresearchassociates" label="hart research associates" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> A new survey conducted for Achieve shows that most college instructors and employers believe students come to campus and the workplace with at least some gaps in preparation. </content></entry> <entry> <title> Low-Income Students Continue to Lag on College Readiness Measures</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/_low-income_students_continue_to_lag_on_college_readiness_measures.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47681</id> <published>2015-07-21T15:41:55Z</published> <updated>2015-07-21T18:40:40Z</updated> <summary>ACT test performance remains flat for low-income students, with just 11 percent meeting all four college-readiness benchmarks, compared to 26 percent of the overall test-taking pool.</summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="ACT" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="disadvantaged students'" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="minority and low-income students" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="act" label="ACT" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="collegereadiness" label="college readiness" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="lowincomestudents" label="low-income students" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> ACT test performance remains flat for low-income students, with just 11 percent meeting all four college-readiness benchmarks, compared to 26 percent of the overall test-taking pool. </content></entry> <entry> <title>Race-Based College Admissions Policies Reviewed in Report</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/race-based_college_admissions_policies_reviewed_in_report.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47675</id> <published>2015-07-21T13:47:34Z</published> <updated>2015-07-21T13:48:28Z</updated> <summary>The American Council of Education analyzed policies at 338 college and universities and found that one-third still consider race as a factor in admissions.</summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="ace" label="ACE" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="collegeadmission" label="college admission" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="minoritystudents" label="minority students" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="studentsofcolor" label="students of color" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> The American Council of Education analyzed policies at 338 college and universities and found that one-third still consider race as a factor in admissions. </content></entry> <entry> <title>Free Community College Gains Momentum</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/free_community_college_gains_momentum.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47664</id> <published>2015-07-20T19:36:49Z</published> <updated>2015-07-20T19:44:10Z</updated> <summary>The Oregon Promise was signed into law granting free community college tuition for high school graduates with a 2.5 GPA</summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="americascollegepromise" label="americas college promise" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="commmunitycollege" label="commmunity College" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="oregonpromise" label="oregon promise" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="tennessepromise" label="tennesse promise" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> The Oregon Promise was signed into law granting free community college tuition for high school graduates with a 2.5 GPA </content></entry> <entry> <title>New Blog Offers Analysis of Pathways to College and Career</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/new_blog_offers_analysis_of_pathways_to_college_and_career.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47616</id> <published>2015-07-17T10:39:58Z</published> <updated>2015-07-17T14:45:15Z</updated> <summary>Veteran reporter Catherine Gewertz debuts her new blog, High School & Beyond, this week, which focuses on policies that shape adolescents preparation for college and career.</summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="careerpreparation" label="career preparation" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="collegereadiness" label="college readiness" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="highschoolbeyond" label="High School & Beyond" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> Veteran reporter Catherine Gewertz debuts her new blog, High School & Beyond, this week, which focuses on policies that shape adolescents preparation for college and career. </content></entry> <entry> <title>Middle Schools Look for Ways to Connect Students with College and Careers </title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/middle_schools_look_for_ways_to_connect_students_with_college_and_careers.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47577</id> <published>2015-07-15T19:25:49Z</published> <updated>2015-07-15T19:40:31Z</updated> <summary>Granite Valley Middle School in Monson, Mass., entered into a partnership with four nearby colleges to build connections between the 5-8th grade students and the campuses.</summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="college transition" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="middle school" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="middle years" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" /> <category term="andwesternnewenglanduniversity" label="and Western New England University" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="careerreadiness" label="career readiness" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="collegereadiness" label="college readiness" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="elmscollege" label="Elms College" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="middleschool" label="middle school" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="springfieldcollege" label="Springfield College" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="springfieldtechnicalcommunitycollege" label="Springfield Technical Community College" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> Granite Valley Middle School in Monson, Mass., entered into a partnership with four nearby colleges to build connections between the 5-8th grade students and the campuses. </content></entry> <entry> <title>Money's Best Colleges List Focuses on Value</title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2015/07/moneys_best_college_list_focuses_on_value.html" /> <id>tag:blogs.edweek.org,2015:/edweek/college_bound//82.47549</id> <published>2015-07-14T13:23:06Z</published> <updated>2015-07-17T13:50:36Z</updated> <summary>A new list of 736 best-value colleges is based on measures that reflect student earnings, affordability, and educational quality. </summary> <author> <name>Caralee Adams</name> <uri>http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/caralee.adams_3652335.html</uri> </author> <category term="collegeselection" label="college selection" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="federalcollegeratingsystem" label="federal college rating system" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <category term="moneysbestcolleges" label="Money's Best colleges" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /> <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/"> A new list of 736 best-value colleges is based on measures that reflect student earnings, affordability, and educational quality. </content></entry> </feed>If you would like to create a banner 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