PowerPoint PDF. Slides to accompany the NOSCA webinar of April 25, 2013. Highlights NOSCA’s School Counselor Strategic Planning Tool to give school counselors concrete strategies to focus on their students’ college and career readiness outcomes. Aligned to school improvement plans, strategic planning is an effective way for school counselors to be strong leaders in building a college-going culture in their schools.

Report. Identifies three central challenges that community college students face as they prepare themselves for transfer to a four-year college or university.

Report. As part of a recently released analysis of the current transfer process in the U.S., this report addresses the historical antecedents of the academic pathway between community colleges and four-year institutions.

Report. Presents the recommendations of the Rethinking Pell Grants Study Group for strengthening the Pell Grant program and increasing the benefits it provides both to students and to society as a whole.

Policy Brief. Provides an overview of the recommendations of the Rethinking Pell Grants Study Group. The group’s report outlines the following proposals designed to improve the program for young people growing up in low- and moderate-income families, while also better serving older adults returning to school to improve their labor market opportunities.

One pager. Provides an overview of the recommendations of the Rethinking Pell Grants Study Group. The group’s report outlines the following proposals designed to improve the program for young people growing up in low- and moderate-income families, while also better serving older adults returning to school to improve their labor market opportunities.

Op ed. Written by the presidents of the North Carolina higher education systems.

Research Brief. Describes a national survey of school superintendents and principals, which invited them to share their views on the value of the arts in education and offer insights on how arts decisions are made in their districts.

PowerPoint PDF. Describes a national survey of school superintendents and principals, which invited them to share their views on the value of the arts in education and offer insights on how arts decisions are made in their districts.

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Background Paper. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative has sharpened the focus on the importance of the alignment among standards, instruction, and assessment. However, they do require us to reconsider our alignment approaches given the fundamental shifts within the CCSS.

Content Brief. In order for the CCSS to foster better communication between sectors and establish clear and consistent expectations between K–12 and higher education, colleges and universities must participate as active agents of change in the P–20 system.

Content Brief. Provides an overview of the mathematics standards and the evidence base from which they were drawn, key areas of focus and an outline of the supports built into the standards to enrich teacher understanding.

Content Brief. Provides an overview of ELA standards and the evidence base from which they were drawn, key areas of focus, and an outline of the supports built into the standards to enrich teacher understanding.

Background Paper. There are many activities currently underway within each state participating in the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center’s Affinity Network. To help the state teams, we have summarized key policy initiatives within their specific states.

Background Paper. There are many activities currently underway within each state participating in the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center’s Affinity Network. To help the state teams, we have summarized key policy initiatives within their specific states.

Background Paper. There are many activities currently underway within each state participating in the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center’s Affinity Network. To help the state teams, we have summarized key policy initiatives within their specific states.

Background Paper. There are many activities currently underway within each state participating in the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center’s Affinity Network. To help the state teams, we have summarized key policy initiatives within their specific states.

Analysis brief. Provides insight on how students and their families finance an undergraduate education and presents data on the resources available to full-time undergraduate students through grants, federal tax benefits, and loan programs.

Report. Describes the second half of the first year of the Advocacy & Policy Center's Affinity Network, supporting collaboration between K-12 and higher education.

Report. The 2012 Progress Report illustrates the degree to which the nation is moving toward – or away from – the necessary steps for ensuring an educated and enlightened citizenry, and the goal of 55 percent of young adults receiving a postsecondary credential by 2025.

Research Brief. This brief examines high school counselor staffing counts relative to four-year college enrollment rates. Recent evidence from a national survey of counselors provides support for claims by counselors and school administrators that current counselor staffing levels are suboptimal. An additional high school counselor is predicted to induce a 10 percentage point increase in four-year college enrollment.

Compendium. 2013 catalog of practices and programs implemented by CollegeKeys Compact members to expand options for students from low-income backgrounds. Includes winning programs from the 2013 Innovation Awards.

Report. The transfer process is very complex and the challenges extend beyond the community college. In order to observe meaningful change, the conversation must move beyond simply predicting transfer to better understanding the entire transfer process, which includes a successful outcome at the four-year level.

List. List of CollegeKeys Compact partners as of January 8, 2013.

Background Paper. This brief gives an overview of the prevalence, causes, and consequences of college remediation, which aims to improve basic literacy skills among college students. From the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center's Affinity Network.

Report. Describes the first year of the Advocacy & Policy Center's Affinity Network, supporting collaboration between K-12 and higher education.

Background Paper. Recent research and reforms in the world of developmental education are giving both K–12 and higher education leaders all the tools they need to shoulder the inevitable storm that will result when the first set of Common Core assessment results are released. From the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center's Affinity Network.

Background Paper. This brief describes how these groups can work together to make the most of data and their shared expertise to increase the proportion of students who are college ready. It also provides a framework for collecting data and information on the critical goal of improving college readiness, including data on related outcomes, processes, and inputs. From the Affinity Network.

July 2012 meeting notes from the Symposium on Admissions in the 21st Century.

Background Paper. A review of the evidence on the role of rigorous high school course-taking on students’ subsequent college and labor market success, from the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center’s Affinity Network.

Journal. Second of a four-volume series. Finding ways to improve the existing educational outcomes for large numbers of young men of color will depend on how swiftly our communities, businesses and schools collectively more toward the mantra of “the whole is more than the sum of it’s parts.”

One pager. Describes the benefits of being part of the Advocacy & Policy Center Affinity Network.

PowerPoint PDF. Slides to accompany the NOSCA webinar of November 28, 2012. School counselors learn how to use the accompanying workbook to the Transforming the Educational Experience of Young men of Color Journal (both downloadable on the NOSCA web site) to encourage dialogue about the needs and experiences of young men of color in your school.

PowerPoint PDF. Slides to accompany the NOSCA webinar of November 14, 2012. A summary of the findings from the 2nd Annual 2012 National School Counselor Survey and corresponding Administrator Survey. Hear about new 2012 Survey findings and comparisons from last year’s 2011 inaugural survey.

List. States and institutions participating in the Advocacy & Policy Center Affinity Network for the year 2012-13.

Executive Summary. Describes the transfer process as it is currently applied, identifies major challenges facing policymakers wishing to expand this pipeline and provides a set of recommendations.

Report. Provides the impetus toward a debate about the importance of the transfer pathway in U.S. higher education and the ways in which
this avenue to the baccalaureate degree can be improved.

Report. One of a series of research projects designed both to shine a spotlight on community colleges and to provide these institutions with additional tools with which they might respond to the extraordinary challenges they are facing.

Powerpoint PDF. Hear from a panel of leaders as they respond to the findings from the 2012 National Survey of School Counselors, True North: Charting the Course to College and Career Readiness. Participants will learn about the survey, the findings and the implications for the school counseling profession.

Report. Provides annual data on grants, loans, work-study and education tax benefits available to assist students and families in paying for college.

Report. College prices for the 2012-13 academic year continue to rise nationally, with dramatic differences in pricing policies from state to state.

Research Brief. This brief examines variation across U.S. public high schools in students' postsecondary choices. The results indicate that some high schools are substantially more successful than others at guiding students to choose postsecondary alternatives that are well-aligned to their academic credentials.

Policy Brief. This brief examines the potential trade-off students face between the net price of attendance and the likelihood of completing a college degree when they make their postsecondary choices. The results suggest that students from low-income families could attend colleges where they have a substantially higher probability of completing a degree and face no increase in net price.

Literature Brief. This brief gives an overview of the prevalence, causes, and consequences of students' postsecondary choices.

PowerPoint PDF. Slides to accompany the NOSCA webinar of October 17, 2012. Learn how to transform school counseling practice, create professional development plans and strategically position school counseling in a district by aligning the data elements and goals of districts with school counseling programs for shared accountability.

Research brief. This brief studies California's introduction of the Early Assessment Program to bridge the gap between K-12 educational standards and postsecondary education requirements, similar to the Common Core State Standards movement.

Literature Brief. This brief gives an overview of the prevalence, causes, and consequences of college remediation, which aims to improve basic literacy skills among college students.

Background Paper. There are many activities currently underway within each state participating in the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center’s Affinity Network. To help the state teams, we have summarized key policy initiatives within their specific states. First in a series that will include IN, GA, WA and OK.

PowerPoint PDF. Slides to accompany the NOSCA webinar of September 27, 2012. Hear from a panel of college access providers, community-based organizations, school counselors. Learn what these bring to the table and how they can team and collaborate to support the college going culture.

PDF. Teachers and students give their opinions about school reform – its successes and failures – and talk about the importance of student engagement in improving American education. (Special supplement to Phi Delta Kappan)

PowerPoint PDF. Slides to accompany the NOSCA webinar of September 17, 2012. Learn how to use the NOSCA crosswalk of the Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling with the tools and resources College Board has developed and how to use tools like YouCanGo, Big Future, Net Price calculator and a range of other tools in building the college going culture in your school.

Brochure. Español. Clear and simple information for low-income parents of North Carolina middle school students about how to pay for college.

Brochure. Clear and simple information for low-income parents of North Carolina middle school students about how to pay for college.

PowerPoint PDF. Learn the outcomes from a study in North Carolina on providing low-income parents of middle school students clear and simple information about how to pay for college.

Research Brief. Learn the outcomes from a study in North Carolina on providing low-income parents of middle school students clear and simple information about how to pay for college.

PowerPoint PDF. Slides to accompany the Young Men of Color webinar of August 29, 2012. In order to ensure the academic success of young men of color, it is important to advance scalable programs and strategies that ensure that all students are college and career ready when they graduate high school by developing supportive missions, visions, and policies and by providing equitable access.

Background paper. Only about one-third of students graduate from high school with a course load that is rigorous enough to prepare them for college-level work. This means that many students need remedial courses once they arrive at college, leading to a longer time to graduation, higher dropout rates, more debt and other negative consequences.

Report. Provides an overview of some of the issues that impede student learning including class size, family support and involvement, absenteeism, plagiarism, and lack of resources. Based on interviews by teachers with their teaching colleagues.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the Symposium on Admissions in the 21st Century on My College Dollars.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the Symposium on Admissions in the 21st Century.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the Symposium on Admissions in the 21st Century on NOSCA’s Eight Component of College and Career Readiness for Counseling.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the Symposium on Admissions in the 21st Century on the findings and recommendation from Complexity in College Admission.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the Symposium on Admissions in the 21st Century on the Big Future campaign.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the Symposium on Admissions in the 21st Century on the Affinity Network.

Meeting agenda. Agenda for the July 24 – 25, 2012 Symposium on Admissions in the 21st Century convening.

PowerPoint PDF. Slides to accompany the Young Men of Color webinar of August 2, 2012. Given the important role that family plays in the lives of young males, it is imperative that schools and postsecondary institutions develop policies and practices that encourage families and community members to become actively involved in the educational experience of their young men.

Research brief. This brief presents information about the characteristics of the nation’s Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) and their students, as well as the HSIs’ contributions to the educational attainment of the Latino population.

Analysis brief. This brief presents information on recent trends in tuition and fees, enrollment, and state support for higher education by state, paying particular attention to the public two-year and four-year sectors.

Policy Brief. This research quantifies the extent of student–college academic undermatch among the 1992 and 2004 cohorts of graduating high school seniors and documents changes in the extent of academic undermatch over time.

PowerPoint PDF. Slides to accompany the Young Men of Color webinar of June 27, 2012. A distinguished panel of practitioners provide practical strategies on academic and social support services that are improving the educational outcomes for young men of color. Presenters highlight scalable programs and strategies that integrate academic and social support services.

Analysis brief. Relying on data from the College Board reports Trends in Student Aid 2011 and Trends in College Pricing 2011, as well as from the Department of Education and other sources, this brief focuses on trends in enrollment, published prices, and net prices (prices net of grant aid) at public two-year and four-year colleges and universities.

PowerPoint PDF. Slides to accompany the BigFuture webinar of May 14, 2012.

Research Brief. New evidence on how students’ choice of postsecondary institution is sensitive to grant aid offers from the colleges and universities. Institutional aid sensitivity is largest for students from the least wealthy families but does not vary by race/ethnicity or measured academic ability.

Presentation. PowerPoint slides from the May 10, 2012 NOSCA webinar. College and Career Readiness for all students, especially the underserved, is a community responsibility. Participants will learn best practices for school-community leadership and models for working with collaborative community partners utilizing NOSCA Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling K-12.

Presentation. Powerpoint slides that accompany the May 3, 2012 NOSCA webinar which presents the NOSCA Elementary, Middle and High School Counselors' Guide Series to implementing the eight components of college and career readiness counseling.

Journal. First of a four-volume series, featuring the insights of educational leaders, firsthand accounts of school counselors and the voices and artwork of students.

Workbook. A companion to the YMOC School Counselor Journal, with activities meant to challenge perspectives and practices to create an environment that affirms and supports young men of color.

Guide. Learn how the implementation of the Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling continues in middle school.

Guide. Learn how the implementation of the Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling begins in elementary school.

Booklet. Provides information on eight elements necessary to help all students, especially those from low-income backgrounds and historically underrepresented groups, prepare for and succeed in college.

Brochure. Provides an overview of the College Board's National Office for School Counselor Advocacy. NOSCA advocates for school counseling that helps every student graduate from high school with the educational preparation and social capital necessary for success in college and in life.

Presentation. Powerpoint slides that accompany the April 24, 2012 NOSCA webinar. In 2011, the College Board's Advocacy & Policy Center launched a comprehensive research study designed to improve the educational experiences and pathways of young men of color (African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, and Latino Americans). The research provided six recommendations. In response to three of six recommendations, the National Office for School Counselor Advocacy (NOSCA) developed a journal series and a downloadable companion workbook to help enhance K–12 school counselors' capacity to better support young men of color's college and career readiness. This webinar will provide a brief review of the research findings and the barriers that prevent young men of color from advancing through the education system. Guest journal writers will share their perspectives and opinions from an academic and personal perspective.

Report. To advance the success of two-year institutions, educators and policymakers need quick and easy access to data and indicators that describe the progress and success of community college students from enrollment through workforce preparation and placement. These indicators are summarized in this report and reported in detail on the new Completion Arch website.

Report. This report, written by practicing classroom teachers, provides an overview of some of the issues that need to be addressed by schools of education. These issues include classroom management, differentiated teaching, literacy and use of assessments. It also includes recommendations about how schools of education can better meet the needs of teachers.

Report. The College Board recently completed a five-state study to learn how further simplification of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) would affect student eligibility for state need-based grant programs. The full report and results are now available.

Report. The U.S. has less than 5 percent of the world’s population but more than 23% of the world’s incarcerated people. This report investigates postsecondary education in prisons as a means of reducing recidivism and of helping ex-offenders, specifically males of color, enjoy a more successful life post release.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the March 28, 2012 webinar.

Presentation. Powerpoint slides that accompany the March 27, 2012 NOSCA webinar, 2011 National Survey of School Counselors: Translating Results to Inform Training, Practice and Policies. This webinar provides a deeper discussion of how the results of this first annual survey of secondary school counselors can be used to inform the nation in these three areas.

Compendium. 2012 catalog of practices and programs implemented by CollegeKeys Compact members to expand options for students from low-income backgrounds. Includes winning programs from the 2012 Innovation Awards.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the March 14, 2012 webinar.

Brochure. The College Board’s Arts at the Core Education and Advocacy Initiative strongly supports and promotes awareness of the vital role that the arts play in preparing students for college and career success. An education in the arts today is an investment in our youth for tomorrow.

PowerPoint. Presentation from February 28, 2012 webinar.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the February 29, 2012 webinar.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the February 1, 2012 webinar.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the February 15, 2012 webinar.

Presentation. Powerpoint slides that accompany the January 19, 2012 NOSCA webinar, Component 7: College and Career Admission Processes. As collaborative partners, it is imperative that school counselors work to ensure that students and families, especially those from traditionally underserved populations, have an early and ongoing understanding of the college and career admission processes.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the January 26, 2012 webinar.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the January 18, 2012 webinar.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the January 17, 2012 webinar.

Presentation. Powerpoint slides that accompany the January 11, 2012 NOSCA webinar, Component 3: Enrichment and Extracurricular Engagement. Extracurricular and enrichment activities increase student engagement and academic performance, build aspirations, shape talents and interests, and develop leadership. Fostering in-school and out-of-school participation in clubs, sports, music and fine arts, service learning, internships and apprenticeships is essential across the K-12 pipeline.

PDF. PowerPoint slides presenting what Advocacy is and how to get involved.

Presentation. Powerpoint slides that accompany the December 14, 2011 NOSCA Own the Turf webinar: The College Board National Survey of School Counselors.

Report. The 2011 Progress Report illustrates the degree to which the nation is moving toward – or away from – the necessary steps for ensuring an educated and enlightened citizenry, and the goal of 55 percent of young adults receiving a postsecondary credential by 2025.

Executive Summary. The 2011 Progress Report illustrates the degree to which the nation is moving toward – or away from – the necessary steps for ensuring an educated and enlightened citizenry, and the goal of 55 percent of young adults receiving a postsecondary credential by 2025.

Brochure. English. Part of the Five Ways Ed Pays tools to help students, and their families, explore the benefits of going to college. Share the facts about how higher education can change a students’ life and lifestyle by hanging a poster in your office or sharing the brochure with a parent.

Brochure. Spanish. Part of the Five Ways Ed Pays tools to help students, and their families, explore the benefits of going to college. Share the facts about how higher education can change a students’ life and lifestyle by hanging a poster in your office or sharing the brochure with a parent.

Posters. English. Part of the Five Ways Ed Pays tools to help students, and their families, explore the benefits of going to college. Share the facts about how higher education can change a students’ life and lifestyle by hanging a poster in your office or sharing the brochure with a parent.

Posters. Spanish. Part of the Five Ways Ed Pays tools to help students, and their families, explore the benefits of going to college. Share the facts about how higher education can change a students’ life and lifestyle by hanging a poster in your office or sharing the brochure with a parent.

Tri-Fold Brochure. English. Part of the Five Ways Ed Pays tools to help students, and their families, explore the benefits of going to college. Share the facts about how higher education can change a students’ life and lifestyle by hanging a poster in your office or sharing the brochure with a parent.

Tri-Fold Brochure. Spanish. Part of the Five Ways Ed Pays tools to help students, and their families, explore the benefits of going to college. Share the facts about how higher education can change a students’ life and lifestyle by hanging a poster in your office or sharing the brochure with a parent.

Survey findings. School counseling as a profession is at a crossroads. This survey of more than 5,300 middle and high school counselors reveals the frustrations and hopes of school counselors. They call for changes to the educational system, view themselves as leaders in effecting change, and want more support.

Report. This review focuses on the counselor's educational role, and those functions directly related to academic achievement and college and career readiness. Counselors are an under-researched and under-leveraged resource in the education system, yet play a defining role in students' success.

Report. This guide is part of a series -- one each for elementary, middle and high school counselors -- that helps school counselors intentionally focus their work on college and career readiness counseling and close gaps between low-performing or traditionally underrepresented students.

Research Brief. Using a 2004 sample of students who applied to at least one four-year college, this research brief finds that applying to more colleges causally increases students’ probabilities of enrolling in a four-year college, especially for those lower-income students applying to only one or two colleges.

Executive Summary. A summary of The Complexity in College Admission: The Barriers Between Aspiration and Enrollment for Lower-Income Students Report.

Report. A research study exploring the special challenges facing lower-income students as they navigate the high school-to-college transition.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the October 27, 2011 live webcast of the Complexity in College Admission: The Barriers Between Aspiration and Enrollment for Lower-Income Students release.

Report. This brief highlights some evidence on existing programs that may improve the early information on which students base their college-going decisions, and it provides new evidence from two cohorts of students. This provides a better understanding of how and at what point in time additional information around college-going may be most useful to lower-SES students.

Report. In 2007, the Board of Trustees of the College Board convened a Task Force on College Access for Students from Low-Income Backgrounds. The Task Force identified barriers, research findings and strategies for success to ensure that all students, especially low-income students, get ready for, get into and get through college.

Report. College prices for the 2011-12 academic year continue to rise nationally, with dramatic differences in pricing policies from state to state.

Report. Provides annual data on grants, loans, work-study and education tax benefits available to assist students and families in paying for college.

Toolkit. The results of a multiyear research project undertaken by NOSCA, ASCA and NASSP, intended to increase student achievement by enhancing the working relationship between school counselors and principals.

Presentation. Powerpoint slides that accompany the October 19, 2011 NOSCA Own the Turf webinar. Topics included Academic Planning for College and Career Readiness (Component 2) & College and Career Exploration and Selection Processes (Component 4).

Report. The commission's goal of 55 percent of young adults, ages 25 to 34, receiving a postsecondary credential by 2025 will be measured on a regular basis, and the College Completion Agenda Latino Edition can be used to measure progress toward this goal for Latinos.

Executive Summary. The commission's goal of 55 percent of young adults, ages 25 to 34, receiving a postsecondary credential by 2025 will be measured on a regular basis, and the College Completion Agenda Latino Edition can be used to measure progress toward this goal for Latinos.

Powerpoint presenting an overview of the Own the Turf Campaign.

Powerpoint. Slides that accompanied the Own the Turf webinar of September 28, 2011. Connecting testing to academics and aspirations for all students, especially traditionally underserved populations, can make the difference in helping students reach their goals. Learn strategies to assist students and their families to navigate the testing landscape and make connections between testing participation and performance, academic coursework and reaching their future life aspirations, which are critical parts of college and career readiness.

Policy Brief. This guide provides background, research and issues for legislators to be aware of, and promising state policy efforts to increase the number of Latinos in the U.S. who earn a postsecondary degree.

Powerpoint. Slides that accompanied the Own the Turf webinar of September 22, 2011. Learn how to launch a systemic Own the Turf campaign initiative with collaborative partners in your school, district, community and/or state. Learn how to collaborate and share information, resources, knowledge and skills needed to ensure all students are college and career ready.

Poster. Highlights ten pieces of advice from students for teachers.

Report. A compilation of student essays and group discussions on the qualities of great teachers.

Report. A practical policy guide to help state legislators to pursue each of the commission’s recommendations, this guide offers a road map toward increasing the number of Americans who attain a postsecondary degree, and empowers legislators to be an even more positive and active force in education reform.

Executive Summary. A practical policy guide to help state legislators to pursue each of the commission’s recommendations, this guide offers a road map toward increasing the number of Americans who attain a postsecondary degree, and empowers legislators to be an even more positive and active force in education reform.

PowerPoint. Slides from the Own the Turf: Eight Components webinar held March 29, 2011. The webinar focused on how to connect students to school and community resources to help students overcome barriers and ensure the successful transition from high school to college. (component 8).

PowerPoint. Slides from the August 17, 2011 webinar.

Policy brief. The authors describe the published prices of community colleges and the other expenses students face while enrolled and how these prices vary across states. They also examine institutional revenue sources, the financial aid community college students receive, student debt, and degree completion patterns at two-year public colleges.

Report. Nearly half of young men of color age 15 to 24 who graduate from high school will end up unemployed, incarcerated or dead. This jarring statistic is just one of many highlighted this report, especially relevant given the need for these young men to attain postsecondary degrees if the nation's economy is to thrive and compete globally.

Report. The experiences of 92 African American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino and Native American students across the country were explored to learn how they get ready, get in and get through college. These young men were engaged directly to understand how they view their experiences and to add their voice to the discussion of how to better meet their needs.

Report. This paper provides an overview of the federal legal implications associated with educational strategies and programs designed to promote sound solutions to address challenges associated with the educational performance of minority males.

PowerPoint. Slides from the June 13, 2011 Teacher Voices on Teacher Evaluation webinar.

Report. This new study documents the actions four-year institutions are taking to address persistence and graduation rates.

Report. Profiles six teachers who work with English languages learners and immigrant students and offers policy recommendations on improving student achievement for these students.

PowerPoint. More security, better health, closer family and stronger community, in addition to greater wealth, are the real value of a college education.

PowerPoint. Cinco poderosas formas en que un título universitario puede transformar tu vida y estilo de vila.

PowerPoint. Slides from the April 28, 2011 Learning to Lead: Admissions in the 21st Century webinar. The webinar discussed research from the Cracking the Student Aid Code study.

PowerPoint. Slides from the Own the Turf: Eight Components webinar held April 20, 2011. The webinar focused on college aspirations (component 1).

Report. As debates over the role of the for-profit sector in postsecondary education continue, it is important that the discussions be grounded in evidence. Sandy Baum and Kathleen Payea, independent policy analysts for the College Board, have released this report to inform discussions of the rapid growth of this sector.

Letter. A letter to the College Board from prominent financial aid researchers regarding Pell Grant reform.

PowerPoint. Slides from the Complexity in College Admission webinar held on March 28, 2011.

PowerPoint. Slides from the Own the Turf: Eight Components webinar held March 10, 2011. The webinar focused on college affordability planning (component 6).

Compendium. 2011 catalog of practices and programs implemented by CollegeKeys Compact members to expand options for students from low-income backgrounds. Includes winning programs from the 2011 Innovation Awards.

Fact Sheet. Key data points on student achievement and school, career and college readiness in Maryland.

Fact Sheet. Overview of the College Completion Agenda: State Capitals Campaign.

Report. Based on research with parents and students of low- and moderate-income backgrounds and explores their attitudes, expectations and experiences with the Federal financial aid process.

PowerPoint. Slides from the Teacher Voices on Education Reform webinar.

Powerpoint. Slides from the Own the Turf Campaign external webinar presented on December 13, 2010.

Report. Profiles eight experienced teachers who are changing classrooms by mentoring those new to the profession.

Booklet. Brings together voices from artists, arts educators and students. Their work and stories illustrate the important role that the arts can play in preparing students for college and career success.

PowerPoint presentation to accompany the Trends 2010 webcast dated October 28, 2010.

Report. Provides annual data on grants, loans, work-study and education tax benefits available to assist students and families in paying for college.

Report. College prices for the 2010-11 academic year continue to rise but record increases in federal grant aid may ease the financial burden.

Report. Explores the topic of complexity in the admission process through research based on student and parent perceptions.

Report. Provides guidance on advancing institutional policy development and facilitating discussions on policies that promote the achievement of a diverse class of students. Highlighted issues include: educational soundess of policies; effective communications regarding policy objectives; and legal soundness of policies.

PowerPoint presentation to accompany the Education Pays 2010 webinar dated September 21, 2010.

Report. Released every three years, this report presents detailed evidence of the private and public benefits of higher education. It also sheds light on the distribution of these benefits by examining both the increases and the persistent disparities in college participation and completion.

Report. Analyzes data about the undergraduate tuition discount rate – the ratio of institutional grant aid to published tuition and fee charges – among colleges and universities based on data from the College Board’s Annual Survey of Colleges.

Summary of the report analysis and findings.

Report. Highlights successful practices that help community college students take greater advantage of financial aid. Developed in collaboration with the American Association of Community Colleges.

Report. Tells the stories of nine teachers, each using technology to enhance student learning and writing across diverse subject and content areas.

Policy brief. Focuses on the 17 percent of 2007-08 bachelor’s degree recipients who graduated with more than $30,500 in education debt. The data in this report describe the prevalence of high debt levels among bachelor’s degree recipients by sector, race/ethnicity, dependency status and income.

Tool. A quick reference for school counselors to use in planning a comprehensive counseling program and making the case for the importance and value of counseling programs to principals and other administrators.

Brochure. An introduction to the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center

Compendium. 2010 catalog of practices and programs implemented by CollegeKeys Compact members to expand options for students from low-income backgrounds. Includes winning programs from the 2010 Innovation Awards.

Report. Based on “Dialogue Days” among community leaders of four minority groups, this report explores the challenges facing young men of color in secondary and postsecondary education and identifies promising programs that accelerate achievement for this underserved group.

Executive Summary. A one-page summary of the report findings and recommendations

Toolkit. A practical guide for officials responsible for the development and implementation of student-related access and diversity polices designed with ten tools to help facilitate constructive, campus-based dialogues and policy discussions.

Brochure. Provides an introduction to the voices and ideas that make up the National Task Force on the Arts in Education (NTFAE). Learn more about the importance of the arts in education through these essays from leading thinkers and policymakers in arts education.

Executive Summary. A one-page summary of the report that profiles eight teachers from across the country.

Report. The report from the National Task Force on the Arts in Education (NTFAE) confronts challenges to the state of the arts in education, identifies the many benefits of arts learning, and details eight key recommendations for advancing the place of the arts in American education.

Brief. Information on paying for college for students from middle-income backgrounds

Brief. Summarizes trends in community college prices and provides information about average student aid and debt levels.

Report. Tells the stories of a day in the life of eight classroom teachers, each representing different subjects and different kinds of schools in various regions of the country.

Report. Provides up-to-date information on undergraduate tuition and fees, room and board, and other expenses. It also includes information on revenues and expenditures of colleges and universities, as well as related topics.

Policy brief. Summarizes major policy, legal, and educational trends that college and university leaders should be aware of as they shape their institutional access and diversity policies. In collaboration with ACE.

Report. Provides annual data on grants, loans, work-study and education tax benefits available to assist students and families in paying for college.

Summary. Provides a summary of the principles underlying the study group's recommendations and current work on this initiative.

Summary of recommendations from the National Task Force on the Arts in Education (NTFAE)

Summary. An overview of the activities of the Access & Diversity Collaborative for 2009-2010.

Policy Brief. Analyzes data about patterns of student debt from the U.S. Department of Education's National Postsecondary Student Aid Study.

Report. Based on interviews of seven effective principal-counselor teams. Includes profiles of principal-counselor teams who have formed strong partnerships to overcome challenges to prepare students for college success.

Report. Provides the results of a national survey of more than 2,300 principals and counselors and explores their perceptions about this important relationship

Report. Spanish translation of Young Lives on Hold: The College Dreams of Undocumented Students

Policy paper. Calls for a humane and comprehensive resolution to the legal and financial barriers that hinder undocumented students from accessing higher education. Promotes the DREAM Act as a bipartisan policy solution.

Summary. A one-page summary of the report findings and recommendations.

Summary. Spanish version of the one-page summary for Young Lives on Hold: The College Dreams of Undocumented Students

Report. Describes the many campus policies and practices that institutions use to increase student retention, providing a rich set of considerations and implications for campus policymakers.

Report. The final report of the Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education, which sets an ambitious goal for increasing the number of college graduates by 2025 and provides action-oriented recommendations to advance this agenda.

Executive Summary. A concise presentation of the recommendations of the Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education.

Report. Research identifying effective counselor practices in Inspiration Award Schools

Report. The final report of the Task Force on Admissions in the 21st Century, with a declaration of values to guide admissions, financial aid, and school counseling professionals, and action commitments to advance those values.

Summary. A concise presentation of the principles and action commitments from the Task Force on Admissions in the 21st Century.

Report. A review of data on issues in American education in the 21st Century, aligned to 10 indicators of our national educational health.

PDF. College Board Guideline Statement on the appropriate use of standardized admissions exams and scores which affect admission and financial aid decisions.

PDF. The Task Force on Admissions in the 21st Century is asking that all professionals rededicate themselves to a Declaration of Values and has outlined seven “Action Commitments” that help turn those values into reality.

PDF. The task force developed seven action commitments that we hope everyone in the admissions, financial aid and counseling communities can support as described in the declaration of values. We believe these action steps help define what our profession can become in the 21st century.

Executive Summary. A summary of the recommendations of the Rethinking Student Aid study group.

Report. The final report of the Rethinking Student Aid study group, which provides a comprehensive set of recommendations for policy reform to restructure and simplify the federal student aid system to increase access to and success in higher education. This publication also includes estimates of implementation costs.

Policy Brief. Presents in concise form the recommendations of the Rethinking Student Aid study group.

Report. Background research and analysis that informed the report from the Rethinking Student Aid study group.

Report. Intended to help institutions in their efforts to lawfully achieve the educational benefits of diversity on their campuses through the use of a combination of objectively measurable race-neutral practices.

Report. Study from the National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education encourages realistic and actionable discussions about how societal distinctions of race, class, ethnicity, language, and other cultural factors are constituted in the day-to-day operations of American schools.

Presentation. PowerPoint presentation of the recommendations from Winning the Skills Race.

Executive summary. Summary of the report from the National Commission on Community Colleges.

Report. The National Commission on Community Colleges calls for a new three-way agreement between national leaders, state officials, and community colleges to put community colleges at the forefront of the effort to enhance American communities and ensure national competitiveness.

Sourcebook. A compilation of examples of successful strategies for Latino students that have been implemented at colleges and universities across the United States.

Report. A call to action to make college access and success a reality for all students, including those from low-income backgrounds and first-generation college students.

Policy paper. Provides practical guidance for public school districts stemming from U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Parents Involved in Community Schools V. Seattle School District No. 1 and Meredith V. Jefferson County Board of Education. Joint publication of the National School Boards Association and the College Board.

Policy paper. Provides initial analysis of implications for postsecondary education in the Supreme Court's student assignment decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools V. Seattle School District No. 1

Report. Provides a summary of key action-oriented practices that successfully increase educational opportunities and success for Latinos.

Report. Presents detailed evidence of both private and public benefits of higher education. It also sheds light on the distribution of these benefits by examining disparities in postsecondary participation among different demographic groups.

Policy paper. Addresses questions regarding the future of race-conscious enrollment practices in higher education, and gives recommendations for action.

Report. Addresses the country's impending teacher crisis and provides recommendations for supporting the profession and improving recruitment and retention.

Research review. Summarizes key findings from more than 50 reports and other documents on topics such as educational context, high school preparation, college costs and financial aid, college pathways and the role of community colleges, and postsecondary institutional climate for Latino students.

Report. A practical tool for higher education leaders that helps guide institutional decisions regarding diversity and the use of race and ethnicity in the admissions selection process.

Policy manual. Provides a framework to help structure and inform institution-specific reviews of race- and ethnicity-conscious financial aid and scholarship policies.

Policy manual. Provides a tool to help college and university leaders understand how to structure their recruitment, outreach, and retention programs in a manner that best achieves their diversity-related goals and minimizes legal risk.