Board of Trustees Chair Appears with VP Joe Biden
The College Board’s Board of Trustee chair, Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, was invited to participate in an expert panel at Syracuse University when Vice President Joe Biden visited the school Sept. 9. Biden was there to chair a meeting of the White House Middle Class Task Force. Other notable participants included Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor, SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, National Education Association President Dennis Van
Roekel and New York State United Teachers President Dick Iannuzzi.
Speaking to a group of more than 1,000 Syracuse high school students, SU students, parents, Say Yes to Education foundation and school district leaders, faculty, staff, and members of the greater Syracuse community, Biden reiterated the Obama administration’s goal of having the highest proportion of students graduating from college in the world by 2020.
College Board Releases Science Standards
States, school districts, schools and teachers will have free access to the Science College Board Standards for College Success, which identify the knowledge and scientific practices that college
faculty expect students to possess by the time they enter college.
Special Guest Speakers
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AdvocacyPrograms and Services
Report Shows Typical College Graduate's
Debt Increasing, but Slowly
A recent College Board policy brief titled “How Much Are College Students Borrowing?” shows that although 41 percent of students graduated with no debt, the percentage graduating with debt had increased from 54 percent
in 2003-04 to 59 percent
in 2007-08. 
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NGA Reports Success with AP® Expansion Program
Advocacy
2nd Edition
of Community College Counselor Sourcebook Available
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| MEMBERSHIP MATTERS Forum 2009: Education and the American Future  |
| PROGRAMS AND SERVICES New SAT® Counselor Resource Center Provides Back-to-School Relief  |
| ADVOCACY Call for Entries: Applications for Inspiration Awards and Bob Costas Grants Available  |
| ADVOCACY University of Central Oklahoma Helps Students Through Its Compass Learning Community  |
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