Sentences with phrase «college access initiatives»

Prior to KCTR, Brittney served Kansas City communities through college access initiatives with the Missouri College Advising Corps and Kauffman Scholars, Inc..

Feb. 8, 2017 - «We applaud Gov. Rick Snyder's proposed budget and his bold decision to increase funding to support postsecondary education and college access initiatives.

Specifically, we congratulate the Governor on his recommendations to increase funding for public university operations by $ 36.6 million and student financial aid by $ 16.3 million, while maintaining support for MCAN's college access initiatives.

February 12, 2015 - Lansing, Mich. — The Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) is applauding Gov. Rick Snyder's proposal to increase funding to support statewide college access initiatives for students.

Founded in 2005 by CEO Dr. Nicole Hurd, the National College Advising Corps (CAC) is a unique college access initiative that provides widespread access to college counseling services for minority, low - income, and first - generation students.

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We are especially pleased with the decision to expand access to Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses, particularly in schools that have lower college - going rates and that do not already have access to these classes, and to support the state's landmark Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P - TECH) initiative.college - going rates and that do not already have access to these classes, and to support the state's landmark Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P - TECH) initiative.College High School (P - TECH) initiative.»

Inmates at 17 correctional facilities in New York will soon have greater access to a college education, thanks to a $ 7.3 million initiative announced by Cuomo and Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr..

The algebra initiative is inspired by a recent report by researchers at the New School, which found that students who don't take algebra do not have access to high - level math and science courses in high school, and are less likely to be college ready.

New York State Senate Democratic Policy Group Initiatives Would Help Over 1.3 Million New Yorkers; Make Higher Education More Affordable by Reducing Student Loan Debt, Increasing Savings For Families, Expanding Access to College Credit for High School Students Initiatives to Enhance Readiness and Increase Graduation Rates and Employment Will Help More New Yorkers Achieve College Success

With one of the classrooms for Mohawk Valley Community College's newly instituted small Unoccupied Aerial Systems degree program as the backdrop this morning, Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. updated the progress being made in his Vision 2020 initiative which intends to ready the region for growth in the areas of high - tech education and training; transportation and housing and access to opportunity.

«The CUNY Board of Trustees has approved an operating budget request for FY2017 - 18 that seeks increased state and city investment in faculty hiring, new research, expanding college access and other initiatives necessary to provide our students with an affordable, high - quality education,» Arena said in an emailed statement.

Yazzie - Mintz, currently a senior program officer for early childhood education initiatives and co-director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs with the American Indian College Fund, has devoted her professional career to improving access to early education for Native children.

I'm tremendously excited to be working with Don Shalvey at the Gates Foundation, Vanessa Kirsch at New Profit, and other leaders and innovators to launch an initiative to further develop the field of college access and success.

Understanding Barriers and Examining Interventions: A Project to Study Postsecondary Access and Success Using State Administrative Data will be supported by a $ 1.6 million grant, part of the foundation's Postsecondary Success initiative to improve college enrollment and completion rates in America.

The initiative also stipulates that a school or district can not deny students access to the courses needed for admission to the University of California and California State University systems, including college prep and Advanced Placement courses — a statement of a student's basic educational rights.

Washington D.C. native Rachel Freeman's desire to learn more about community college, particularly access initiatives for immigrants and undocumented youth, brought her to Appian Way.

Byndloss has experience researching and directing initiatives to promote college access and success for low - income students.

The city's Office of Postsecondary Readiness (OPSR) is home to the College and Career Planning team, which spearheads the College Access for All initiative to promote the various elements of CCR across the school system.

In that time, he won praise for uniting education reformers, teachers, principals and business stakeholders behind an aggressive education reform agenda that included opening more than 100 new schools, expanding after - school and summer learning programs, closing down underperforming schools, increasing early childhood and college access, dramatically boosting the caliber of teachers, and building public - private partnerships around a variety of education initiatives.

Brownback proposed several initiatives, including affordable internet access for all students, expanded scholarships for college students who agree to stay and teach in Kansas and relaxing teacher certification standards to make it easier for college graduates in other fields to transition to the classroom.

In her scholarship, she has studied the role of financial aid in increasing access to higher education, the effects of postsecondary remediation, and the impact of institutional initiatives aimed at reducing inequality in college outcomes.

MCAN provides planning, implementation and continuous improvement grants to support college - access and - success initiatives.

The national initiative, hosted by Michigan College Access Network, seeks to provide each high school senior with the opportunity to apply to institutions that will further their education.

$ 75 million will also support a new First in the World initiative to improve college student outcomes by testing, validating and implementing innovative approaches to increasing college access and completion.

The initiative, launched in 2016 - 17, was developed by the College Bound Foundation, which places College Access Professionals (CAPs) in high schools where they support students as they prepare for cCollege Bound Foundation, which places College Access Professionals (CAPs) in high schools where they support students as they prepare for cCollege Access Professionals (CAPs) in high schools where they support students as they prepare for collegecollege.

MCAN works toward achieving this goal by advocating for policy reforms that lower the barriers to college for students, sponsoring a number of statewide initiatives focused on increasing college access, delivering professional development to train college access professionals to be highly qualified and effective college advisers, and strengthening like - minded and mission - aligned statewide college access and success initiatives.

Because of the small size of many rural districts, launching innovative programs such as early - college initiatives in rural North Carolina or efforts to expand access to Advanced Placement courses in rural Tennessee is «impossible,» he added.

«We've endeavored to create an incredible online tool to support the hard work of practitioners who are on the front lines of college access and success initiatives,» said IHEP Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives Lorelle L. Espinosa, Ph.D. «The Evaluation Toolkit is also a perfect complement to the newly redesigned Pathways to College Network Web site, www.pathwaystocollege.net, which has four online libraries housing up - to - date research and an expanded set of online tools for college access and success practitioners.college access and success initiatives,» said IHEP Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives Lorelle L. Espinosa, Ph.D. «The Evaluation Toolkit is also a perfect complement to the newly redesigned Pathways to College Network Web site, www.pathwaystocollege.net, which has four online libraries housing up - to - date research and an expanded set of online tools for college access and success practitioninitiatives,» said IHEP Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives Lorelle L. Espinosa, Ph.D. «The Evaluation Toolkit is also a perfect complement to the newly redesigned Pathways to College Network Web site, www.pathwaystocollege.net, which has four online libraries housing up - to - date research and an expanded set of online tools for college access and success practitionInitiatives Lorelle L. Espinosa, Ph.D. «The Evaluation Toolkit is also a perfect complement to the newly redesigned Pathways to College Network Web site, www.pathwaystocollege.net, which has four online libraries housing up - to - date research and an expanded set of online tools for college access and success practitioners.College Network Web site, www.pathwaystocollege.net, which has four online libraries housing up - to - date research and an expanded set of online tools for college access and success practitioners.college access and success practitioners.»

This initiative is designed to provide disadvantaged students equal access to higher level college preparatory classes, regardless of their personal circumstances.

This is the third year of the AdviseMI program, an innovative initiative through the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) which places recent college graduates, directly in schools to help students understand the college - going pCollege Access Network (MCAN) which places recent college graduates, directly in schools to help students understand the college - going pcollege graduates, directly in schools to help students understand the college - going pcollege - going process.

Since 2014, the Michigan College Access Network has organized College Decision Day as a statewide event, an adaption of National College Signing Day, a program of the First Lady's Reach Higher initiative aimed to inspire every student across the country to take charge of their future by completing their education past high school.

Since 2014, the Michigan College Access Network has organized College Decision Day as a statewide event, an adaption of National College Signing Day, a program of former First Lady Michelle Obama's Reach Higher initiative aimed to inspire every student across the country to take charge of their future by continuing, and completing, their education past high school.

MCAN supports and maintains key statewide initiatives in order to increase college access, particularly within Local College Access Necollege access, particularly within Local College Access Netaccess, particularly within Local College Access NeCollege Access NetAccess Networks.

We sponsor and provide financial support that offers local districts Michigan State University Advising personnel to further their college access network initiatives.

It is the first research to be produced through Reimagining College Access (RCA), a national initiative of the Learning Policy Institute and EducationCounsel that brings together for the first time k - 12 and higher education policy and practice leaders (see list below) to recognize high - quality k — 12 performance assessment systems and enable higher education institutions to understand and recognize evidence from such systems (as they do with International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement programs, for example).

In recent months we've focused on increasing the number of students with access to a college degree through Governor Haslam's Drive to 55 initiative.

School districts should consider connecting with these initiatives because they were designed to help every student navigate the college - going process, raise awareness about college access tools and resources, enhance student support systems by building the capacity of the school counseling profession, and reach students through social media platforms sharing their successes through the «UpNext» free college access tool and «College Signing Day» and «Beating The Odds Summit» college - going process, raise awareness about college access tools and resources, enhance student support systems by building the capacity of the school counseling profession, and reach students through social media platforms sharing their successes through the «UpNext» free college access tool and «College Signing Day» and «Beating The Odds Summit» college access tools and resources, enhance student support systems by building the capacity of the school counseling profession, and reach students through social media platforms sharing their successes through the «UpNext» free college access tool and «College Signing Day» and «Beating The Odds Summit» college access tool and «College Signing Day» and «Beating The Odds Summit» College Signing Day» and «Beating The Odds Summit» events.

But it is worth noting that the department also took quick action to implement a bipartisan initiative to help low - and moderate - income college students get year - round access to Pell grants, after Congress approved the measure.

The Reimagining College Access (RCA) initiative reflects insights from The Promise of Performance Assessments: Innovations in High School Learning and College Admission, a report examining how performance assessments are used to inform high school and college decision - College Access (RCA) initiative reflects insights from The Promise of Performance Assessments: Innovations in High School Learning and College Admission, a report examining how performance assessments are used to inform high school and college decision - College Admission, a report examining how performance assessments are used to inform high school and college decision - college decision - making.

College Ready Florida is a series of 3 statewide initiatives aimed at helping more Floridians access and complete a postsecondary education.

CSO College Center CSO College Center is an initiative of Center for Student Opportunity, a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote college access and opportunity among first - generation and historically underserved student populCollege Center CSO College Center is an initiative of Center for Student Opportunity, a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote college access and opportunity among first - generation and historically underserved student populCollege Center is an initiative of Center for Student Opportunity, a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote college access and opportunity among first - generation and historically underserved student populcollege access and opportunity among first - generation and historically underserved student populations.

This report details how personalized learning initiatives have sparked transformations in student learning through shifting the role of teachers, using technology to increase access to resources, restructuring assessments to provide meaningful information, and increasing college and career readiness exposure.

RISE is not a program or initiative; rather, it is a platform to convene educators helping all students access and achieve college and career success.

Through this grant initiative, the Foundation currently supports a cadre of selective colleges and universities and their community college partners that are committed to developing and supporting programs to improve access for high - achieving, low - income community college transfer students.

On Thursday, March 29, Florida College Access Network was pleased to host Eric Waldo, Executive Director for Michelle Obama's Better Make Room initiative, for a webinar highlighting exciting opportunities for schools hosting Florida College Decision Day events.

Governors and Legislators across the country continue to recognize the value of investing in concurrent and dual enrollment, as part of college access, affordability, and success initiatives.

Redefining Access for the 21st Century Student is an initiative funded by TG to reinvigorate the conversation on college access in this country and develop a road map for aligning research, policy, and practice to ensure greater attainment foAccess for the 21st Century Student is an initiative funded by TG to reinvigorate the conversation on college access in this country and develop a road map for aligning research, policy, and practice to ensure greater attainment foaccess in this country and develop a road map for aligning research, policy, and practice to ensure greater attainment for all.

As part of the initiative, IHEP has produced its first film, Degrees of Hope: Redefining Access for 21st Century Students, a viewing guide, and companion report titled Access to Attainment: An Access Agenda for 21st Century College Students.

Some of his initiatives from the College Affordability Action Plan include student loan refinancing, tax incentives addressing college affordability, and providing year - round access to Pell College Affordability Action Plan include student loan refinancing, tax incentives addressing college affordability, and providing year - round access to Pell college affordability, and providing year - round access to Pell Grants.

One of Kristi Noem's (R) initiatives involves increasing access to information and improving transparency in college tuition (College Dashcollege tuition (College DashCollege Dashboard).