New EnglandA Note from New England Region Interim VP Bob Alig
Found in New England News
Dec. 2011
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Interim VP Bob Alig |
Greetings! As we head into the new year, the New England Regional Office staff hopes you’re making plans for a great opportunity to connect with experts across the country and colleagues throughout the region.
The 2012 New England Regional Forum, always one of the best attended meetings of the region’s professionals, will be held Jan. 31–Feb. 1 at the beautiful Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel.
YouCanGo! Website Inspires Students To Look Beyond Barriers
Found in New England News
Dec. 2011
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YouCanGo!™, a new College Board program, aims to dispel common misconceptions about the difficulties of going to college and to help students who are uncertain build the confidence to try.
On the site — youcango.collegeboard.org — students and their families can see short video interviews with real college students who explain how they overcame some of these common barriers to higher education.
One student discusses cost, another student talks about grades and another speaks about feeling overwhelmed as the first person in his family to attend college. The personal anecdotes offer hope and inspiration to students who have misgivings about their future beyond high school.
Massachusetts Praised as Model in College Completion Efforts
Found in New England News
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.
Colleges and Universities Employ the College Board's Net Price Calculator
Found in New England News
Dec. 2011
Hundreds of colleges and universities across the United States are utilizing the College Board’s Net Price Calculator to assist families in understanding the true costs of higher education.
The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 requires that college and university websites offer customized approximations of college costs based on standardized inputs — family size and amount of savings, for example. With this tool, students and families can see the approximate financial aid they might receive and how it decreases the institution’s “list price.” Its purpose is to give prospective students a clearer picture of the net price, or actual cost, of attending a particular institution.
Connecticut Teen Wins $10,000 Scholarship as Siemens Competition Finalist
Found in New England News
Dec. 2011
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John Solder, Staples High School, Westport, Conn. (Biology) |
John Solder, a senior at Staples High School in Westport, Conn., earned high honors in the 2011 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, America’s premier science research competition for high school students.
Administered by the College Board, the Siemens Competition is the signature program of the Siemens Foundation, which supports science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. The 13th annual awards were presented earlier this month at The George Washington University, host of the 2011 Siemens Competition National Finals.
