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Texas Juniors to Take the SAT® for Free This Spring
Thanks to the generous support of the Texas Education Agency (TEA), high school juniors in Texas public and charter schools will have the opportunity to take the SAT® this spring at no cost to the students or their families. Texas juniors who register fo...
Available to Texas public and charter schools
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will fund an 8th- and 10th-grade assessment and one college admission exam in 11th or 12th grade. ...
2010
Pre-AP® and AP® Workshops Learn about the best tools and techniques to implement in your classroom from educators who have perfected them. Pre-AP and AP workshops are taking place throughout the region — search and register for a session near you to...
Mar. 29, 2010
WEBINAR: Administrators’ Role in Increasing Academic Challenge Creating a college-going culture demands strong administrative guidance. Join fellow educators to discover how to encourage all students to achieve at high levels, and discuss the supp...
April 8, 2010
WEBINAR: Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Learn about the new online system for requesting accommodations on SAT®, PSAT/NMSQT® and Advanced Placement®Exams, and receive helpful suggestions for test administrators. The Services for Stud...
April 9, 2010
Save the Date Informational Webinar:Â The ReadiStep Assessment Program Starting in the fall, schools and districts nationwide can begin using ReadiStep, an 8th grade assessment and feedback tool to help you put students on an early path for success ...
Taming Transitions
How Plano Independent School District Makes Things Easy for Students The Plano (Texas) Independent School District knows that grade-to-grade and school-to-school transitions can be difficult for students. These transitions are a fundamental part of the s...
Note from Gaston
One of the highlights for me at this year’s regional forums was the opportunity to present the CollegeKeys Compactâ„¢ Innovation Awards. This new $5,000 award was given to three outstanding programs in each of the College Boardâ€...
Highlights from the College Board Midwestern Regional Forum
Although it was raw and gray outside, the atmosphere at the College Board Midwestern Regional Forum was warm and bright. Some 400 educators gathered for the two-day meeting and were welcomed to the College Board’s regional version of the Winter Olympi...
April 22-24,2010
The National Chinese Language Conference Join the conversation with forward-thinking K-16 leaders and practitioners on the importance of critical world languages in a global age. Learn how to build a high-quality, sustainable Chinese language program and...
New Higher Ed Institutes Outside the US Recognizing AP®
In addition to UniRitter, the following universities have recently joined the more than 600 higher education institutions in 58 countries outside the United States that recognize AP® Exam scores: ...
Mar. 29, 2010
APPLICATION DEADLINE for the 2010 Chinese Bridge Delegation to China: Taking the Next Step A delegation to strengthen Chinese programs and partnerships This program provides an opportunity for U.S. educators to strengthen and expand K-12 Chinese program...
Here Come the Veterans
As military service members come home from deployment, many are finding their way to college campuses. These veterans and their families may need special support and financial assistance, but they also bring with them maturity, leadership skills and a dee...
Demographic Data — From a Midwestern Perspective
Midwestern Regional Forum, Feb. 21, 2010 William Pierce, director of admissions at the University of Toledo, moderated the session at which Brian Prescott, director of policy research at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, (WICHE) rev...
New College Board Program ReadiStepâ„¢ Launches
Designed for eighth-graders, ReadiStep™ provides early feedback on academic strengths in reading, writing and mathematics. The assessment is formatted in three multiple-choice sections, and the results provide Skills Insight™ — informa...
Emerging from the Clouds — 2010 Southwest Regional Forum
If the nation’s mood could be represented by weather, it would likely be the overcast skies that greeted attendees in early February at the Southwestern Regional Forum in Austin. While the rain and cold perfectly encapsulated the theme of this year’...
3 Southwestern Institutions Each Receive $5,000 CollegeKeys Compactâ„¢ Innovation Award
Our Lady of the Lake University and Klein Forest High School in Texas, as well as the University of Central Oklahoma, have been honored as regional winners of the first CollegeKeys Compactâ„¢ Innovation Awards. ...
Question of the Day
What are some of the positive things your institution is doing to deal with these uncertain times? ...
Houston Teacher Receives Bob Costas Grant from the College Board
Lynne Dozier, an AP® English Language and Composition teacher at Klein Forest High School in Houston, was awarded one of six College Board Bob Costas Grants for the Teaching of Writing for using innovative methods to inspire her students to write....
3 Midwestern Region Institutions Each Receive $5,000 CollegeKeys Compactâ„¢ Innovation Award
The Stark Education Partnership in Canton, Ohio; Admission Possible in St. Paul, Minn.; and the University of Cincinnati have been honored as regional winners of the first CollegeKeys Compactâ„¢ Innovation Awards....
Texas Juniors to Take the SAT® for Free This Spring
Thanks to the generous support of the Texas Education Agency (TEA), high school juniors in Texas public and charter schools will have the opportunity to take the SAT® this spring at no cost to the students or their families. Texas juniors who register fo...
Available to Texas public and charter schools
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will fund an 8th- and 10th-grade assessment and one college admission exam in 11th or 12th grade. ...
2010
Pre-AP® and AP® Workshops Learn about the best tools and techniques to implement in your classroom from educators who have perfected them. Pre-AP and AP workshops are taking place throughout the region — search and register for a session near you to...
Mar. 29, 2010
WEBINAR: Administrators’ Role in Increasing Academic Challenge Creating a college-going culture demands strong administrative guidance. Join fellow educators to discover how to encourage all students to achieve at high levels, and discuss the supp...
April 8, 2010
WEBINAR: Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Learn about the new online system for requesting accommodations on SAT®, PSAT/NMSQT® and Advanced Placement®Exams, and receive helpful suggestions for test administrators. The Services for Stud...
April 9, 2010
Save the Date Informational Webinar:Â The ReadiStep Assessment Program Starting in the fall, schools and districts nationwide can begin using ReadiStep, an 8th grade assessment and feedback tool to help you put students on an early path for success ...
Taming Transitions
How Plano Independent School District Makes Things Easy for Students The Plano (Texas) Independent School District knows that grade-to-grade and school-to-school transitions can be difficult for students. These transitions are a fundamental part of the s...
Note from Gaston
One of the highlights for me at this year’s regional forums was the opportunity to present the CollegeKeys Compactâ„¢ Innovation Awards. This new $5,000 award was given to three outstanding programs in each of the College Boardâ€...
Highlights from the College Board Midwestern Regional Forum
Although it was raw and gray outside, the atmosphere at the College Board Midwestern Regional Forum was warm and bright. Some 400 educators gathered for the two-day meeting and were welcomed to the College Board’s regional version of the Winter Olympi...
April 22-24,2010
The National Chinese Language Conference Join the conversation with forward-thinking K-16 leaders and practitioners on the importance of critical world languages in a global age. Learn how to build a high-quality, sustainable Chinese language program and...
New Higher Ed Institutes Outside the US Recognizing AP®
In addition to UniRitter, the following universities have recently joined the more than 600 higher education institutions in 58 countries outside the United States that recognize AP® Exam scores: ...
Mar. 29, 2010
APPLICATION DEADLINE for the 2010 Chinese Bridge Delegation to China: Taking the Next Step A delegation to strengthen Chinese programs and partnerships This program provides an opportunity for U.S. educators to strengthen and expand K-12 Chinese program...
Here Come the Veterans
As military service members come home from deployment, many are finding their way to college campuses. These veterans and their families may need special support and financial assistance, but they also bring with them maturity, leadership skills and a dee...
Demographic Data — From a Midwestern Perspective
Midwestern Regional Forum, Feb. 21, 2010 William Pierce, director of admissions at the University of Toledo, moderated the session at which Brian Prescott, director of policy research at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, (WICHE) rev...
New College Board Program ReadiStepâ„¢ Launches
Designed for eighth-graders, ReadiStep™ provides early feedback on academic strengths in reading, writing and mathematics. The assessment is formatted in three multiple-choice sections, and the results provide Skills Insight™ — informa...
Emerging from the Clouds — 2010 Southwest Regional Forum
If the nation’s mood could be represented by weather, it would likely be the overcast skies that greeted attendees in early February at the Southwestern Regional Forum in Austin. While the rain and cold perfectly encapsulated the theme of this year’...
3 Southwestern Institutions Each Receive $5,000 CollegeKeys Compactâ„¢ Innovation Award
Our Lady of the Lake University and Klein Forest High School in Texas, as well as the University of Central Oklahoma, have been honored as regional winners of the first CollegeKeys Compactâ„¢ Innovation Awards. ...
Question of the Day
What are some of the positive things your institution is doing to deal with these uncertain times? ...
Houston Teacher Receives Bob Costas Grant from the College Board
Lynne Dozier, an AP® English Language and Composition teacher at Klein Forest High School in Houston, was awarded one of six College Board Bob Costas Grants for the Teaching of Writing for using innovative methods to inspire her students to write....
3 Midwestern Region Institutions Each Receive $5,000 CollegeKeys Compactâ„¢ Innovation Award
The Stark Education Partnership in Canton, Ohio; Admission Possible in St. Paul, Minn.; and the University of Cincinnati have been honored as regional winners of the first CollegeKeys Compactâ„¢ Innovation Awards....
