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Tuesday, September 8, 2020 College Advising Corps’ Virtual Advising Guide Is a Must-Use Resource » Since schools shut down in mid-March, the college access and success field has asked a number of questions, and NCAN has d...
Monday, August 24, 2020 To Help Male Students of Color, Examine Mindset, Data, and Practice » “If money were no object, what practices would your district put in place to change postsecondary outcomes for males of co...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Are Those Tests Really Optional? » The nation’s rising high school seniors are floating in an abyss of uncertainty about what their college and financial aid...
Monday, June 8, 2020 Partnership for LA Schools Kicks Off Summer Melt Initiative; You Can, Too » The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools is kicking off a new summer melt intervention with students attending four postsec...
Monday, June 1, 2020 ‘Accelerating Educational Opportunity for All’: The 2020 Evergreen Prize Opens June 3 » From left to right: Jerry Greenwald, Priscilla Walsh (Associate Director, Grants for College Forward), Austin Buchan (Coll...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 6 Recommendations on Distance Learning: How Districts Are Supporting Students, Families, & Educators » The coronavirus pandemic has greatly impacted the education space, as school districts have shuttered their doors in an ef...
Monday, May 25, 2020 5 Virtual Advising Tips From the NCAN Community » For more than two months, college access and success practitioners have been adjusting to a “new normal,” which for many h...
Monday, May 18, 2020 Platforms Like YouVisit Are Making College Tours a Virtual Reality » College visits have come to a major halt as the country battles a global pandemic. Breaks and long weekends usually bring...
Monday, May 18, 2020 Signal Vine: Combating Summer Melt with Texting » By Rachel Hicks, Senior Marketing Associate, Signal Vine We’re quickly approaching the summer months. For college acce...
Monday, May 4, 2020 Leading and Managing Through Uncertainty: Advice for Executive Directors » Are you feeling a great deal of pressure after weeks of trying to lead an organization during unprecedented times? You’re...
Thursday, April 16, 2020 New NCAN Guide for K-12: 5 Actions to Take Right Now to Help Seniors Transition After Graduating » A new guide from the National College Attainment Network urges K-12 district and school leaders and personnel to take fi...
Monday, April 13, 2020 Tips for Hosting a Virtual College Signing Day Celebration » On March 31, we hosted a webinar with Reach Higher and Better Make Room to talk to NCAN members about how they can coord...
Monday, March 16, 2020 How the Education Field is Responding: A Roundup of COVID-19 Resources » By Zenia Henderson, Chief Program Officer, and MorraLee Keller, Senior Director of Strategic Programming Note: We...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 How JefCoEd Created a Communitywide 'Journey' to Transform Postsecondary Pathways » In February, NCAN released “ The Data That Matter and the Plans That Work: New Districtwide Approaches to Student Success...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Harnessing the Power of NSC Data with The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools » In February, NCAN released “ The Data That Matter and the Plans That Work: New Districtwide Approaches to Student Success...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Using Peer Mentoring to Change Postsecondary Advising in Broward County » In February, NCAN released “ The Data That Matter and the Plans That Work: New Districtwide Approaches to Student Success...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Leveraging Partnership for Districtwide Postsecondary Advising with AchieveMpls » In February, NCAN released “ The Data That Matter and the Plans That Work: New Districtwide Approaches to Student Success...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 How Sending Letters Helped Sacramento's Students Find the Right College » In February, NCAN released “ The Data That Matter and the Plans That Work: New Districtwide Approaches to Student Success...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 The Latest on ACT’s New Testing Options » In October 2019, ACT announced new testing and scoring options for students. Beginning with the September 2020 ACT test,...
Friday, February 14, 2020 6 (Free) Online Tools to Boost Your Organization’s Communications » Every organization has communications needs. School districts, community-based organizations, colleges and universities –...
Monday, February 10, 2020 District Superintendents Join NCAN for Leadership Engagement Webinar » On Jan. 28, NCAN was joined by two school district superintendents and a district director of school counseling for a “vir...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Schools Should Make Better Use of Advisory Periods; Here's How They Can » By Janai Raphael, Graduate Assistant for Research and Data Analysis As more K-12 leaders begin to invest more resource...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 A Safety and a Reach: What We Talk About When We Talk about College Access » By Victoria Navarro and Keith Frome This piece was originally published on the Peer Forward website . When we –...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Emiliano Morales Flores Was Able to Afford College Thanks to Florida Law » This piece originally appeared on the Florida College Access Network website. It is reposted here with permission. F...
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Roscoe ISD Finds Success with Early College Model in Rural Texas » It’s okay to admit you haven’t heard of Roscoe, Texas, let alone couldn’t point to it on a map. The small town, population...
Monday, November 25, 2019 Reminder: Your Students Can Earn a Chance at a Scholarship for Completing the FAFSA » It's hard to believe, but we're almost two months into the 2020-21 FAFSA filing cycle. Through Nov. 15, just more than a q...
Monday, October 21, 2019 New Brief Highlights Challenges, Solutions for California's Undocumented Students » “California is home to more than three million undocumented residents, representing one-quarter of all undocumented immigr...
Friday, October 18, 2019 Takeaways From NCAN's 2019 Advisors Learning Community » The Advisors Learning Community at NCAN's 2019 National Conference in Indianapolis was jam-packed with enthusiastic profes...
Monday, October 14, 2019 3 Resources for National Transfer Student Week » By Zenia Henderson, Director of Member & Partner Engagement Did you know that the National Institute for the Study of...
Thursday, October 10, 2019 ACT to Offer Section Retesting, 'Superscoring' in 2020 » Changes are coming to the ACT test next year, and you and your students need to know what lies ahead. ACT announced ea...
Thursday, October 10, 2019 Here's What Students Are Saying About the College Board Opportunity Scholarships » The College Board Opportunity Scholarships program guides high school students through six steps of the college planning...
Monday, October 7, 2019 Community Colleges Test Multiple Interventions for Student Success » By Janai Raphael, Graduate Assistant for Research and Data Analysis Community colleges, which serve as the entry point...
Monday, October 7, 2019 What the Changes to NACAC's Student Recruitment Rules Could Mean for Our Students » Just over a week ago, the delegates at the annual National Association for College Admission Counseling ( NACAC ) conferen...
Monday, September 9, 2019 5 Ways to Use the College Scorecard to Advise Students » As the new school year begins, many high school students, parents, and working Americans are considering their next educat...
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 College Crusade of Rhode Island’s Tips for Incorporating SAT Prep Into Student Programming » For better or worse, a higher SAT score can open the doors to a wider range of colleges and financial aid opportunities. B...
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