Publication Library

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.

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

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...

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 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.

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.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the March 14, 2012 webinar.

PowerPoint. Presentation from February 28, 2012 webinar.

PowerPoint. Presentation from the February 1, 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 18, 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...

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.

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. 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. 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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

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 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. 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.

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

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. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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. 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.

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.

Summary of the report analysis and findings.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Summary. Spanish version of the one-page summary for 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.

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.

Report. Research identifying effective counselor practices in Inspiration Award Schools

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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