AdvocacyMassachusetts Praised as Model in College Completion Efforts
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Dec. 2011
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Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray. |
A recent College Board report, The College Completion Agenda 2011 Progress Report, shows that as of 2009, 41.1 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds nationwide hold an associate degree or higher, significantly short of the goal of 55 percent. The percentage of adults ages 25 to 34 with an associate degrees or higher increased marginally from 2000 (38.1 percent) to 2009 (41.1 percent). If the U.S. rate continues to follow this sluggish rate of growth, it is projected that the nation will only reach a 46.0 percent completion rate by 2025.
Report Shows Barriers to College Enrollment
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Dec. 2011
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The survey included interviews with more than 700 students and 100 parents of students who had already filed applications to college and confirmed that they intended to enroll in the fall.
National Counselor Survey Shows Opportunities, Challenges
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Dec. 2011
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In a national survey, 8 in 10 school counselors agreed that college and career readiness should be a school’s top priority, but just 30 percent of surveyed counselors believed this to be true at their school.
Rally in Houston Highlights Five Ways Ed Pays
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Dec. 2011
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Pascal Watty, former University of Texas football player
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Hundreds of Houston students and their families learned more about the value of a college education at a Nov. 16 rally highlighting the College Board’s Five Ways Ed Pays campaign.
