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Tuesday, August 31, 2021 New NCAN Brief: What Text Steps Taught K-12 About Summer Melt » Reading time: 3 min. Most college access programs are familiar with both the concept of summer melt and how to co...
Thursday, August 19, 2021 CA Next Maximizes Partnerships, Student Connections to Keep K-12 to Postsecondary Pipeline Flowing » Reading time: 8 min. By Frederick Johnson IV, Senior Director of CA Next, and Kelly Mae Ross, NCAN Communications Man...
Friday, August 6, 2021 Roadtrip Nation Offers 'Possible Dreams, Possible Paths' for Students » Reading time: 2 min. Roadtrip Nation , they of the iconic green RV crisscrossing the nation while dispensing col...
Monday, August 2, 2021 KIPP: How Microgrants Are Helping College Students Persist Through the Pandemic » Reading time: 4 min. By Venessa Marks, Senior Director Postsecondary Success & Innovation, KIPP Foundation...
Monday, August 2, 2021 Milwaukee Public Schools Offers Roadmap for Engaging Classes of 2020 and 2021 » Reading time: 9 min. Members, partners, and friends of NCAN know that COVID-19 has thrown immense hurdles in the...
Thursday, June 17, 2021 Idaho Models a Statewide Approach to College Attainment » Reading time: 7 min. (Photo by Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages) Idaho is strengthening...
Monday, June 14, 2021 CT RISE Offers Successful Approach to Combating Summer Melt » Reading time: 4 min. By Bill DeBaun, Director of Data and Evaluation, NCAN, and Rebecca Kruge - RISE Network Fac...
Monday, June 7, 2021 Thank You, College Access and Success Practitioners » Reading time: 3-4 min. By Kim Cook, Executive Director, with Kelly Mae Ross, Communications Manager In a year...
Thursday, May 27, 2021 Hear from Peers: NCAN-Served Districts Offer Advice for K-12 CCR Efforts » Reading time: 11 minutes Pieces of advice can seem like they’re a dime a dozen, but good advice can sometimes be hard...
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 High School Graduation Checklist » Reading time: 5 min. (Photo by Allison Shelley for EDUimages ) Key Resources: Summer Melt Toolkit...
Friday, April 30, 2021 How 7 Florida School Districts Are Collaboratively Celebrating Decision Day » Reading time: 4 min. In the world of college admissions, May 1 has historically loomed large as the deadline by w...
Friday, April 30, 2021 Decision Day Resources from Iowa College Aid » Reading time: 2-3 min. Image via Iowa College Aid What does College Signing Day look like in Iowa? Well...
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 2 NCAN Members, DCAN and KHEAA, Share Decision Day Plans » Reading time: 3 min. In the world of college admissions, May 1 has historically loomed large as the deadline by w...
Monday, April 26, 2021 FINISH Strong: A Guide for CBOs on Supporting the High School Class of 2021 » Reading time: 2 min. NCAN urges community-based college access and success organizations (CBOs) to do everythin...
Monday, April 26, 2021 6 Tips for a Successful #CollegeSigningDay Social Media Campaign » Reading time: 3 min. I had the chance to sit down and chat with Gabriella Camacho, communications and volunteer c...
Friday, April 23, 2021 A Webinar Recap: Celebrating College Signing Day 2021 » Reading time: 2-3 min. Last month, we hosted a webinar with Reach Higher and Better Make Room to talk with NCAN...
Monday, April 19, 2021 April Activities Include NSC Data, Award Letters, and More » Reading time: 4 min. NCAN recently released a K-12 college and career readiness calendar filled with recommenda...
Friday, April 16, 2021 Puget Sound College & Career Network: Steps We're Taking to Increase Equitable Student Support » By Mercy Daramola, Postsecondary Readiness Manager, Puget Sound College & Career Network This article was origina...
Monday, April 5, 2021 Stopping Summer Melt Starts in the Spring » Reading time: 7 min. Key Resources: Summer Melt Resource List Summer Melt Toolkit K-12...
Monday, April 5, 2021 How 5 College Access Organizations Increased Their Capacity to Serve Students in College » Reading time: 5-6 min. By Zenia Henderson, Director of Member & Partner Engagement NCAN established the...
Thursday, April 1, 2021 6 Campus Supports Your Students Need to Know About » Reading time: 4 min. The transition from high school to postsecondary education can be challenging. Students are...
Monday, March 29, 2021 New Report: How 5 College Access Programs Expanded to Offer Success Services for College Students » Reading time: 3 min. By Zenia Henderson, Director of Member & Partner Engagement The COVID-19 pandemic h...
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Key Takeaways from NCAN’s Report on 'Moving the Needle' on Postsecondary Outcomes » Reading time: 4 min. Earlier this month, NCAN released “Moving the College Access Needle for the New Majority...
Monday, March 1, 2021 Iowa College Aid Report Examines Association Between Summer Melt and FAFSA, SAT/ACT Completion » Reading time: 4 min. Though it may seem odd to talk about melting in February, the time is now to start planning f...
Thursday, February 25, 2021 New Report: Here’s How Districts Move the Needle on Postsecondary Outcomes » Reading time: 3 min. School districts across the U.S. have the leverage to significantly change students’ posts...
Monday, February 22, 2021 Rethinking Admissions and Scholarship Selection for Equity in Higher Ed » Reading time: 5 min. By Kevin Byrne, Senior Director, United States, The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation...
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 DC Public Schools' New Postsecondary Preparation & Support Initiative Supports College-Bound Alumni » Reading time: 5 min. A new initiative from the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) will support graduates...
Monday, December 14, 2020 A 'Warp Speed' Spring and Summer: Fit and Match and Combating Melt in Springfield » Thank you to Springfield Public Schools for giving us this glimpse into their practice and success and to Doreen Kelly-...
Saturday, November 21, 2020 During Native American Heritage Month, Consider These Resources » Every November, we celebrate Native American Heritage Month . This important period reminds us of the “history, heritage,...
Friday, November 6, 2020 What's Working: Stories of College Access and Success Efforts During the Pandemic » (Photo Credit: GabrielPevide/Getty Images, courtesy of Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation) NCAN created its first COVI...
Monday, October 19, 2020 Students Weigh In On How to Improve Postsecondary Advising in the Era of COVID-19 » “COVID affected me emotionally and took away my motivation to go to college. But I talked with a teacher who helped to mot...
Monday, October 12, 2020 Key Takeaways from NCAN’s 2020 Advisor Learning Community » As this year’s NCAN national conference was virtual, we were sure of one thing: the annual advisor learning community woul...
Thursday, October 8, 2020 FCAN Webinar Offers District-Wide Approach to Preparing Students for College and Career » The following article was originally posted on the Florida College Access Network’s blog . In 2013, Osceola County’s...
Monday, September 28, 2020 Plan Year-Round for College & Career Readiness with NCAN’s K-12 Calendar » Jan. 21, 2021 Update: An interactive, web-based version of this college and career readiness calendar is now available....
Monday, September 21, 2020 New NCAN Guide Offers 4 Steps for the Fall to Help the High School Class of 2021 » A new “4 for the Fall” guide from NCAN outlines four key steps for district and school leaders, school counselors, teach...
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