Graduates Fault Advice of Guidance Counselors
By JACQUES STEINBERG
Most young adults who go on to college found guidance counselors’ tips about career and college inadequate and impersonal, a study finds.
Post a Comment on The Choice BlogStates Band Together to Increase Graduation Rates for College
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Seventeen states have formed an alliance to improve college completion rates. The nonprofit group has raised $12 million.
North Carolina: Board Passes Plan to Restrict Busing of Students
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The board that controls schools in Raleigh voted 5 to 4 on Tuesday to begin moving away from a policy of busing children throughout the district to achieve economic diversity.
California: White Hood Prompts Inquiry on San Diego Campus
By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
The police at the University of California, San Diego, are investigating the discovery Monday night of what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan-style hood on a statue outside the main campus library.
At Brown, Spotlight on the President’s Role at a Bank
By GRAHAM BOWLEY
The campus community of Brown University is now taking notice of Ruth Simmons’s seat on the board of Goldman Sachs, which she held for 10 years.
Judge Grants Asylum to German Home Schoolers
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
A Tennessee judge granted asylum to a German couple who said they feared persecution in their home country because they wanted to home school their five children.
In Middle School, Charting Their Course to College and Beyond
By WINNIE HU
In New Jersey and elsewhere, schools are experimenting with individualized learning plans that are intended to help students create career goals.
Union College Finally Admits Where It Is
By LISA W. FODERARO
After years of strained relations with Schenectady, N.Y., Union College has taken steps to embrace, and help revitalize, its hometown.
District May End N.C. Economic Diversity Program
Protests and Promises of Improvements at Schools
California Campus Sees Uneasy Race Relations
‘Yes’ to Pop-Tarts! Panel Approves Bake-Sale Rules
Pepsi Charity Contest Trips Over Its Own Submission Rules
Pentagon Suspends Career Aid for Spouses
Central Falls Journal: A Jumble of Strong Feelings After Vote on a Troubled School
As U.S. Aid Grows, Oversight Is Urged for Charter Schools
City and Teachers’ Union Near Contract Mediation
A Vote to Fire All Teachers at a Failing High School
Progress Slow in City Goal to Fire Bad Teachers
Tuition Rises at Yale
To Impress, Tufts Prospects Turn to YouTube
Obama Pitches Education Proposal to Governors
Doctor Training Aided by Drug Industry Cash
City Reconsiders Approach to Bronx Vocational School
