When Applying to College, Are Satellite Campuses Easier to Get In to?
An admissions expert at CollegeAdvisor answers a parent’s burning question.
Education
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How State Schools Like UVM Appeal to Out-of-State Applicants
How state schools appeal to out-of-state applicants.
Transcripts, Test Scores, Recommendations: How to Make Sure College Application Materials Arrive on Time
Helping your senior with the items that are largely out of their control but still their responsibility.
Bullying in Schools: What to Know and How to Deal With it
Bullying takes various forms, and there are steps parents can take to help tackle the problem in schools.
Does Having a Male Teacher Make a Difference? Not as Much as Some Think
The teaching profession is one of the most female-dominated in the United States. Among elementary school teachers, 89 percent are women, and in kindergarten, that number is almost 97 percent. Many sociologists, writers and parents have questioned whether this imbalance…
Small Colleges Have These Advantages
The head of the New London liberal arts college touts the benefits of a small student body.
College Admissions: Can Test Scores Make Up for Low Grades?
An admissions expert at CollegeAdvisor answers a parent’s burning question.
How to Help a High School Senior Finish Their College Applications
The November doldrums can be a stressful time – including for parents.
Deborah Farmer Kris: How Awe Helps Us Flourish
View the full episode transcript. In recent years, educators and academics have studied many aspects of how students learn. The role of grit, resilience and growth mindset, for example, have been closely studied and strategies to develop them widely shared.…
Advocates Warn of Risks to Higher Ed Data if Education Department is Shuttered
Even with the government shut down, lots of people are thinking about how to reimagine federal education research. Public comments on how to reform the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the Education Department’s research and statistics arm, were due on…