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A Note from New England Region VP Mike Bartini
VP Mike Bartini Dear Colleagues, As we move toward the end of the school year, we can see that it’s a busy and exciting season. High school students are preparing for Advanced Placement® Exams, and senior students are receiving ...
Newport Rhode Island Public Schools Sees Teaching Success Through AP® Vertical Teams
Five years ago, John Ambrogi, newly appointed superintendent of Newport (R. I.)Public Schools (NPS), focused on an all-students’ agenda, with the vision that each student would have access and opportunity to a rigorous, enriching education. His expertis...
New England Teachers Named State Winners of the 2009 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement
The Siemens Foundation and the College Board have recognized exceptional students and teachers in each state for their excellence in the areas of Advanced Placement Program® science, technology, engineering and math. Here is a list of the teachers from t...
In 2010, ‘Highly Selective’ Means ‘Highly Accessible’
Douglas L. Christiansen By Douglas L. Christiansen Vanderbilt University has long been dedicated to attracting top students from all socioeconomic backgrounds. We learned in recent years, however, that our best efforts were no long...
In 2010, ‘Highly Selective’ Means ‘Highly Accessible’
Douglas L. Christiansen By Douglas L. Christiansen Vanderbilt University has long been dedicated to attracting top students from all socioeconomic backgrounds. We learned in recent years, however, that our best efforts were no long...
Technology Is the Core of Sound Elementary and Secondary Education
By Gene A. Budig Not too many years ago, quite a few schoolteachers were threatened by the emergence of the computer and other digital tools, while most of their students were anxious to embrace them. Youngsters quickly saw, for example, th...
Forum 2010 Convenes Oct. 27–29 in Washington, D.C.
Nancy Zimpher, chancellor of the State University of New York, will deliver the Forum’s presidential address The April 21 submission deadline for the Forum 2010 Call for Proposals has passed. Educators from across our country and ...
Remembering Jaime Escalante
Jaime Escalante Photo by Matt Wright / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Educator Jaime Escalante will be remembered as a visionary whose passion for learning and teaching transformed the lives of countless students. ...
College Board Net Price Calculator Service Will Be Available to Colleges in the Fall
The College Board announced today that it is developing a net price calculator service that will be available to institutions this fall. The Web-delivered service will help colleges and universities provide school-branded and customized early information ...
The College Board Announces New Advocacy & Policy Center
With the official launch of the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center in Washington, D.C., the College Board reaffirms its commitment to increase the number of students who earn a college degree. “Education is the foundation fo...
The College Board Announces New Advocacy & Policy Center
The College Board Announces New Advocacy & Policy Center Found in Advocacy With the official launch of the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center in Washington, D.C., the College Board reaffirms its commitment to increase the number of students ...
8 Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling
(From left) Regina Manley, Joyce Brown (this year’s recipient of the NOSCA Award for Leadership in Developing a College Going Culture in the Chicago System) and Venisa Green, all of Chicago Public Schools. The College Boardâ...
CollegeKeys Compactâ„¢ Best Practices
Paige Allen is a sophomore at Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt University, a CollegeKeys Compactâ„¢ member, has reaped the benefits of a comprehensive strategy to increase economic and social diversity on its campus. Through a broa...
Policymakers and Educators Define Unfinished Agenda for Improving Federal Student Aid
Michael McPherson, President of the Spencer Foundation and Rethinking Student Aid Co-Chair The College Board and its diverse team of researchers, policy experts and higher education professionals demonstrated their continued commitm...
Remembering Jaime Escalante
Jaime EscalantePhoto by Matt Wright / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Educator Jaime Escalante will be remembered as a visionary whose passion for learning and teaching transformed the lives of countless students Jaime Escalante, a Bolivian-born calcu...
Alabama Physics Teacher Wins National AP® Teacher Award
Jeff Johnson, 2009 Siemens National AP Teacher of the Year Jeff Johnson, an AP® Physics teacher at Hoover High School in Hoover, Ala., rose above 49 other exemplary teachers across the nation to become the 2009 Siemens National ...
The College Board and the Education Conservancy Team Up for College Planning Website
With the shared goal of putting all students on successful paths toward college success, the College Board and the Education Conservancy are collaborating on the creation of a website designed to improve the college planning process for students and famil...
CLEP® Program to Introduce New Exams
Nancy Blattner, chair of the College Composition Test Development Committee and president of Caldwell College The College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP®) will launch two new exams, College Composition and College Composition Modula...
College Board Net Price Calculator Service Will Be Available to Colleges in the Fall
The College Board announced today that it is developing a net price calculator service that will be available to institutions this fall. The Web-delivered service will help colleges and universities provide school-branded and customized early information ...
Top US Science and Math Students Honored with Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement®
Jenny Lu, national winners of the 2009 Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement The Siemens Foundation and the College Board honored high school seniors Jenny Lu from Connecticut and Joshua Ma from New Jersey for their exceptional ac...
A Note from New England Region VP Mike Bartini
VP Mike Bartini Dear Colleagues, As we move toward the end of the school year, we can see that it’s a busy and exciting season. High school students are preparing for Advanced Placement® Exams, and senior students are receiving ...
Newport Rhode Island Public Schools Sees Teaching Success Through AP® Vertical Teams
Five years ago, John Ambrogi, newly appointed superintendent of Newport (R. I.)Public Schools (NPS), focused on an all-students’ agenda, with the vision that each student would have access and opportunity to a rigorous, enriching education. His expertis...
New England Teachers Named State Winners of the 2009 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement
The Siemens Foundation and the College Board have recognized exceptional students and teachers in each state for their excellence in the areas of Advanced Placement Program® science, technology, engineering and math. Here is a list of the teachers from t...
In 2010, ‘Highly Selective’ Means ‘Highly Accessible’
Douglas L. Christiansen By Douglas L. Christiansen Vanderbilt University has long been dedicated to attracting top students from all socioeconomic backgrounds. We learned in recent years, however, that our best efforts were no long...
In 2010, ‘Highly Selective’ Means ‘Highly Accessible’
Douglas L. Christiansen By Douglas L. Christiansen Vanderbilt University has long been dedicated to attracting top students from all socioeconomic backgrounds. We learned in recent years, however, that our best efforts were no long...
Technology Is the Core of Sound Elementary and Secondary Education
By Gene A. Budig Not too many years ago, quite a few schoolteachers were threatened by the emergence of the computer and other digital tools, while most of their students were anxious to embrace them. Youngsters quickly saw, for example, th...
Forum 2010 Convenes Oct. 27–29 in Washington, D.C.
Nancy Zimpher, chancellor of the State University of New York, will deliver the Forum’s presidential address The April 21 submission deadline for the Forum 2010 Call for Proposals has passed. Educators from across our country and ...
Remembering Jaime Escalante
Jaime Escalante Photo by Matt Wright / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Educator Jaime Escalante will be remembered as a visionary whose passion for learning and teaching transformed the lives of countless students. ...
College Board Net Price Calculator Service Will Be Available to Colleges in the Fall
The College Board announced today that it is developing a net price calculator service that will be available to institutions this fall. The Web-delivered service will help colleges and universities provide school-branded and customized early information ...
The College Board Announces New Advocacy & Policy Center
With the official launch of the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center in Washington, D.C., the College Board reaffirms its commitment to increase the number of students who earn a college degree. “Education is the foundation fo...
The College Board Announces New Advocacy & Policy Center
The College Board Announces New Advocacy & Policy Center Found in Advocacy With the official launch of the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center in Washington, D.C., the College Board reaffirms its commitment to increase the number of students ...
8 Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling
(From left) Regina Manley, Joyce Brown (this year’s recipient of the NOSCA Award for Leadership in Developing a College Going Culture in the Chicago System) and Venisa Green, all of Chicago Public Schools. The College Boardâ...
CollegeKeys Compactâ„¢ Best Practices
Paige Allen is a sophomore at Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt University, a CollegeKeys Compactâ„¢ member, has reaped the benefits of a comprehensive strategy to increase economic and social diversity on its campus. Through a broa...
Policymakers and Educators Define Unfinished Agenda for Improving Federal Student Aid
Michael McPherson, President of the Spencer Foundation and Rethinking Student Aid Co-Chair The College Board and its diverse team of researchers, policy experts and higher education professionals demonstrated their continued commitm...
Remembering Jaime Escalante
Jaime EscalantePhoto by Matt Wright / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Educator Jaime Escalante will be remembered as a visionary whose passion for learning and teaching transformed the lives of countless students Jaime Escalante, a Bolivian-born calcu...
Alabama Physics Teacher Wins National AP® Teacher Award
Jeff Johnson, 2009 Siemens National AP Teacher of the Year Jeff Johnson, an AP® Physics teacher at Hoover High School in Hoover, Ala., rose above 49 other exemplary teachers across the nation to become the 2009 Siemens National ...
The College Board and the Education Conservancy Team Up for College Planning Website
With the shared goal of putting all students on successful paths toward college success, the College Board and the Education Conservancy are collaborating on the creation of a website designed to improve the college planning process for students and famil...
CLEP® Program to Introduce New Exams
Nancy Blattner, chair of the College Composition Test Development Committee and president of Caldwell College The College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP®) will launch two new exams, College Composition and College Composition Modula...
College Board Net Price Calculator Service Will Be Available to Colleges in the Fall
The College Board announced today that it is developing a net price calculator service that will be available to institutions this fall. The Web-delivered service will help colleges and universities provide school-branded and customized early information ...
Top US Science and Math Students Honored with Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement®
Jenny Lu, national winners of the 2009 Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement The Siemens Foundation and the College Board honored high school seniors Jenny Lu from Connecticut and Joshua Ma from New Jersey for their exceptional ac...