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2011 Summer Institute for International Admissions
Institutions of all sizes and missions interacted with international counselors at the annual Summer Institute for International Admissions at Georgetown University. Nearly 60 international school counselors from 43 countries partic...
2nd Annual College Board International Breakfast Explores 21st-Century Skills
Michael Hogan, head of the Humanities Department at the American School of Guadalajara, shares his perspectives on the value of the AP Program during the 2nd Annual College Board International Breakfast. At the AP® Annual Conferenc...
Boundary Ranch Rodeo
The traditional Calgary Stampede inspired the theme for the 18th annual conference of the Overseas Association for College Admission Counseling (OACAC) at the University of Calgary July 14–16, attended by more than 750 international school...
Forum 2011 Daily Connection
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2011 Workshops
For Admission and Enrollment Professionals Student Search Service: Recruiting Students from Texas As demographics continue to change, Midwest enrollment managers are exploring new markets to offset declines in the number of regional high school graduate...
Introducing YouCanGo!
Please visit YouCanGo! at http://YCG.org At a time when a college degree is so critical to enhancing opportunities, far too many students find the college admission process too daunting a challenge to overcome. Not enough students w...
Students Invited to Take On National Sustainability Challenge
The 2011 Siemens We Can Change the World High School Winners received a trip to Orlando, Florida to visit the Siemens Energy, Inc. (SEI) headquarters, view Siemens equipment in a working utility plant, and enjoy time at Epcot Center in Disne...
Gov. Jeb Bush to Help Launch The College Completion Agenda: Latino Edition
On Sept. 30 in Miami, Fla., the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, in collaboration with the National Council of La Raza and Excelencia in Education, will host the launch of The College Completion Agenda: Latino Edition. Cohosted by Gas...
Enter Your Program for a $5,000 CollegeKeys Compact Award and National Recognition
Submit your effective program for getting low-income students ready for, into and through college to the CollegeKeys Compact™ 2012 Innovation Awards by Sept. 30, 2011. In each of the six College Board regions, three exceptional initiatives — one ...
CollegeEd Middle School Curriculum Award
In June, the College Board's CollegeEd® program won the prestigious Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association for Educational Publishers (AEP) in the "Life Skills and Character Education" category for its middle school curriculum...
All Idaho Juniors to Take SAT® In 2011-12
High school juniors in Idaho can now take the SAT® or ACCUPLACER® tests at no cost to their families, as part of the state’s efforts to prepare every student for postsecondary education. “Our goal is for every Idaho child to be college and career...
SAT Fee Waivers, School-Day Testing and Test Center Expansion Aid Aspiring Students
Taking a college entrance exam is a critical step on the road to higher education, but many traditionally underserved students face additional financial, familial and geographic barriers that can prevent them from testing. Through the SAT Fe...
43% of 2011 College-Bound Seniors Met SAT® College and Career Readiness Benchmark
Nearly 1.65 Million Students Take SAT®; 2011 SAT Takers Largest and Most Diverse Class in History New research from the College Board reveals that 43 percent of the 2011 college-bound seniors met the SAT® College and Career Readiness Be...
Federal Government Update
FY12 Budget – Education Programs In early August, Congress passed the Budget Control Act to raise the debt limit and reduce deficits. While the deal includes good news for the Pell Grant, devoting $17 billion over the next two years to preserve the max...
Forum 2011 Focuses on Future of Education
Thousands of educators, policymakers and other leaders will turn their attention to the future of education Oct. 26–28 at Forum 2011 in New York City. With dynamic speakers, interactive sessions and insightful trends reports and live webinars, the confe...
Kudos for 21st-Century Education
As the founding president of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, I was focused on advocating federal and state policies to advance “21st-century education.” Last summer, I went around the country and met with 30 local superintendent...
Close the Skills Gap Now
Gene Budig By Gene A. Budig and Alan Heaps It is a time of universal discontent in the United States. Politicians talk a lot but do little of substance, with every move seemingly designed to ensure their reelection. They all want...
Fending Off the Naysayers: Approaching Goal 2025
The message on college completion is ringing loud and clear. Across the nation — from Washington think tanks to the halls of federal and state government to chambers of commerce and workforce-development agencies in scores of American citi...
College-Bound Seniors 2011
In the Southwestern Region, Texas reported the largest and most diverse group of college-bound seniors to take the SAT® in the state’s history. With more than 165,000 Texas students participating in the college-going process by ...
College-Bound Seniors 2011
More students in Southern Region states participated in the college-going process by taking the SAT® than ever before. Overall student participation grew in nine of the 10 states in the region. Florida led the region in SAT participation g...
2011 Summer Institute for International Admissions
Institutions of all sizes and missions interacted with international counselors at the annual Summer Institute for International Admissions at Georgetown University. Nearly 60 international school counselors from 43 countries partic...
2nd Annual College Board International Breakfast Explores 21st-Century Skills
Michael Hogan, head of the Humanities Department at the American School of Guadalajara, shares his perspectives on the value of the AP Program during the 2nd Annual College Board International Breakfast. At the AP® Annual Conferenc...
Boundary Ranch Rodeo
The traditional Calgary Stampede inspired the theme for the 18th annual conference of the Overseas Association for College Admission Counseling (OACAC) at the University of Calgary July 14–16, attended by more than 750 international school...
Forum 2011 Daily Connection
...
2011 Workshops
For Admission and Enrollment Professionals Student Search Service: Recruiting Students from Texas As demographics continue to change, Midwest enrollment managers are exploring new markets to offset declines in the number of regional high school graduate...
Introducing YouCanGo!
Please visit YouCanGo! at http://YCG.org At a time when a college degree is so critical to enhancing opportunities, far too many students find the college admission process too daunting a challenge to overcome. Not enough students w...
Students Invited to Take On National Sustainability Challenge
The 2011 Siemens We Can Change the World High School Winners received a trip to Orlando, Florida to visit the Siemens Energy, Inc. (SEI) headquarters, view Siemens equipment in a working utility plant, and enjoy time at Epcot Center in Disne...
Gov. Jeb Bush to Help Launch The College Completion Agenda: Latino Edition
On Sept. 30 in Miami, Fla., the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, in collaboration with the National Council of La Raza and Excelencia in Education, will host the launch of The College Completion Agenda: Latino Edition. Cohosted by Gas...
Enter Your Program for a $5,000 CollegeKeys Compact Award and National Recognition
Submit your effective program for getting low-income students ready for, into and through college to the CollegeKeys Compact™ 2012 Innovation Awards by Sept. 30, 2011. In each of the six College Board regions, three exceptional initiatives — one ...
CollegeEd Middle School Curriculum Award
In June, the College Board's CollegeEd® program won the prestigious Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association for Educational Publishers (AEP) in the "Life Skills and Character Education" category for its middle school curriculum...
All Idaho Juniors to Take SAT® In 2011-12
High school juniors in Idaho can now take the SAT® or ACCUPLACER® tests at no cost to their families, as part of the state’s efforts to prepare every student for postsecondary education. “Our goal is for every Idaho child to be college and career...
SAT Fee Waivers, School-Day Testing and Test Center Expansion Aid Aspiring Students
Taking a college entrance exam is a critical step on the road to higher education, but many traditionally underserved students face additional financial, familial and geographic barriers that can prevent them from testing. Through the SAT Fe...
43% of 2011 College-Bound Seniors Met SAT® College and Career Readiness Benchmark
Nearly 1.65 Million Students Take SAT®; 2011 SAT Takers Largest and Most Diverse Class in History New research from the College Board reveals that 43 percent of the 2011 college-bound seniors met the SAT® College and Career Readiness Be...
Federal Government Update
FY12 Budget – Education Programs In early August, Congress passed the Budget Control Act to raise the debt limit and reduce deficits. While the deal includes good news for the Pell Grant, devoting $17 billion over the next two years to preserve the max...
Forum 2011 Focuses on Future of Education
Thousands of educators, policymakers and other leaders will turn their attention to the future of education Oct. 26–28 at Forum 2011 in New York City. With dynamic speakers, interactive sessions and insightful trends reports and live webinars, the confe...
Kudos for 21st-Century Education
As the founding president of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, I was focused on advocating federal and state policies to advance “21st-century education.” Last summer, I went around the country and met with 30 local superintendent...
Close the Skills Gap Now
Gene Budig By Gene A. Budig and Alan Heaps It is a time of universal discontent in the United States. Politicians talk a lot but do little of substance, with every move seemingly designed to ensure their reelection. They all want...
Fending Off the Naysayers: Approaching Goal 2025
The message on college completion is ringing loud and clear. Across the nation — from Washington think tanks to the halls of federal and state government to chambers of commerce and workforce-development agencies in scores of American citi...
College-Bound Seniors 2011
In the Southwestern Region, Texas reported the largest and most diverse group of college-bound seniors to take the SAT® in the state’s history. With more than 165,000 Texas students participating in the college-going process by ...
College-Bound Seniors 2011
More students in Southern Region states participated in the college-going process by taking the SAT® than ever before. Overall student participation grew in nine of the 10 states in the region. Florida led the region in SAT participation g...
