Sentences with phrase «face high college»

«Students face high college costs and, for many, the related student debt,» said Christine Hensley, chair of the Iowa Student Loan board of directors.

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But the bottom line is this: Millennials face an impossibly high amount of student debt, their college degrees don't hold the same value as they did in previous generations, and this has influenced a new approach to life — one that integrates life and work as one unified concept.

Meanwhile, more colleges are facing embarrassing government and media scrutiny over their students» low graduation rates and high debt loads.

The New York Times wrote a profile of Powell Jobs in May 2013, in which it quoted a woman who went from high school in a poor part of Silicon Valley to college graduation thanks to Powell Jobs» face - to - face and email mentoring.

The properly measured economic return to community college has to take into account the counterfactual outcomes that entrants would face in the absence of community college, rather than compare community college entrants to students who enter university programs after high school.

College dropouts face a unique challenge — high debt burdens coupled with an inability to secure a higher - paying job because they don't have a degree.

But most employers today think high school and college graduates are seriously deficient in skills like leadership and innovation, and Americans face a steep shortfall of graduates majoring in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

The challenge I often face in my practice is how to implement cognitive rest for concussed high school and college athletes who are engaged in regular classwork and study.

One connected college hockey person I talked with after the rule passed guessed that it might affect 50 or fewer players a year, high school players who'd face college - or - junior decisions after getting drafted.

It's not like the NFL is a higher level of competition that would require good performances every week against teams that are all better than anything he faced at the college level.

Does playing for the right team, club or high school guarantee getting recruited for college is a question all parents of elite athletes end up facing sometime along the way as their children continue their growth as athletes.

Nowhere is this more apparent than in the blizzard of questions and assumptions faced by students navigating to and through high school toward a future college.

Between the heavy homework loads, extracurricular activities and college applications, today's high school students face a multitude of stresses and competition.

«Everyone I know is trying to find any smidgen of time to work on college applications,» said Kelly Simonson, 17, a Poolesville High senior who is taking six Advanced Placement classes and facing four deadlines in coming days.

Parents who work in low - wage jobs can face real difficulties affording quality child care — in 2013, the average cost of full - time care for an infant at a child care center was about $ 10,000 per year — higher than the average cost of in - state tuition at a public 4 - year college - and much higher in some locations.

The program provides college tuition to public high school graduates in Syracuse and was facing a fundraising shortfall until the announcement.

Officials from state - run colleges and universities across the nation will gather near Albany this weekend to discuss the issues facing public higher education.

Women without college educations are dramatically less economically dependent upon their husbands than they used to be, while the economic dependence of women with college educations on their husbands remains high because although both men and women with college degrees have seen surging incomes since the 1970s, most women with college degrees experience large income penalties for leaving the work force for a while to raise children, while women without college degrees don't face those kinds of income penalties in their far less skilled jobs.

All these issues face Long Island's community colleges, which together serve more than 40,000 students and are widely regarded as an essential gateway to higher education for nontraditional and first - generation college students.

«The debt is so high it's like starting a race with an anchor tied to your leg,» Mr. Cuomo said of the student loans most college graduates face — a figure that totals more than $ 1 trillion nationally.

«At this point, Scott Brown is not facing a high hurdle for the GOP nomination to oppose incumbent Senator Shaheen,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

The topic was the future of higher education in Europe, and the castle — a majestic but confusing maze of structures that inspired Franz Kafka's classic novel about modern alienation and bureaucracy — served as a metaphor for the Kafkaesque labyrinth facing students who want to transfer degrees or credits between colleges in different European nations.

During the ten - year period, universities and university colleges increased their numbers of undergraduates, admitted more doctoral students, hired more people, and faced higher salary costs.

Beyond getting more intense care, younger women may also face higher out - of - pocket costs because they're more likely to opt for insurance plans with lower monthly premiums and bigger co-payments or deductibles, said Dr. Alana Biggers, a researcher at the University of Illinois - Chicago College of Medicine who wasn't involved in the study.

When I was in high school and college, I always had acne around my mouth, particularly on the right side of my face.

I used the Oil Free Acne wash and the Grapefruit Face Scrub faithfully through high school and college.

Robert Pondiscio took an in - depth look at the programs and some of the challenges they face in «No Excuses Kids Go to College: Will High - Flying Charters See Their Low - Income Students Graduate,» which appeared in the Spring 2013 issue of Ed Next.

ATL's leadership section AMiE produces publications on best - practice for experienced and aspiring leaders, as well as workshops both on - line and face - to - face to help leaders and managers develop the skills they need to promote the highest standards in their schools and colleges.

As young adults make the transition from high school to college, Gauld claims that the biggest challenge they face is learning not to «drown» in free time.

High schools face a fundamental tension between preparing students for the high school exit exam and preparing them for collHigh schools face a fundamental tension between preparing students for the high school exit exam and preparing them for collhigh school exit exam and preparing them for college.

Among the problems Hispanic students face at the start of high school and college are an unfamiliar environment, a decrease in community and family support, and schools that are unprepared to meet their needs, he said.

That's the quandary facing the Department of Education, which is reviewing why many eligible students seem not to have taken advantage of two new federal grant programs that help high - performing students from low - income backgrounds pay for college.

Many of these schools are graduating at least 80 percent of their students and sending them off to college, even while facing significant challenges, such as serving high levels of low - income, minority, and special - needs students.

I actually think the greatest obstacles are faced by those who don't make it to college or some form of higher education beyond high school (a four - year degree is not the right path for everyone).

[ii] The question facing policymakers and the public is not whether eliminating tuition at public colleges for most families will have a positive effect, but whether it is the best use of a large new federal investment in higher education.

Wouldn't this concept integrate nicely with early high school graduation in public schools to save $ $ in both the community as well as for the student facing increasing college loan debt?

«For Rhode Island, which faces a changing demographic of residents, a population of older workers that suddenly find their jobs are gone, and a soberingly high rate of unemployment, community college is a particularly important node for many learners.»

There are multiple issues that face higher education, from college access, degree attainment, and student success to the future of shared governance and leadership along with economic and global realities will require higher education to face serious adaptive challenges both now and in the future.

The Great Stagnation of American Education New York Times, 9/7/13» [Professor] Richard J. Murnane, an educational economist at Harvard, has found evidence that high school and college completion rates have begun to rise again, although part of this may be a result of weak labor markets that induce students to stay in school rather than face unemployment.»

They were more likely to finish high school, attend and graduate from a four - year college, and have higher earnings than their peers going to schools that didn't face accountability pressure.

It is nonetheless plausible that the lack of effects on college selectivity that we find may hold in higher - income districts as well, since students in these districts who fall just shy of the top 10 percent likely face fewer informational and financial barriers to enrolling in high - quality colleges absent an automatic admissions guarantee than do students in our sample.

It's going to take aggressive, innovative approaches to bridge the academic, social, and financial chasm that low - income students face between high school and college,» he says.

As those students face the prospect of additional school time, high - achieving students may best benefit from a more flexible schedule, one that allows them time to pursue other activities (such as college courses) that might enhance their education.

High schools, particularly those serving poor students, face a critical shortage of college counselors, writes Omari Scott Simmons.

«Rising cost pressures faced by schools, sixth form and FE colleges have led to serious challenges in the provision of high quality education which can be a key driver for social justice and productivity.

They explore complex contemporary issues and problems facing education and society — including issues of community - focused leadership development for high - poverty rural schools, college access and student success, sexual violence, cross cultural counseling, community college leadership, and state and institutional policies that affect children and adult learning — with a view toward solutions that will make a real, positive difference for students, teachers, counselors, administrators, policy makers, and communities.

As states raise high school graduation requirements to link them more closely to the demands that graduates face, colleges and employers must reward graduates who meet those requirements.

She has written extensively about the situations of immigrants and English - language learners in a number of settings, and she co-produced and directed Living Undocumented: High School, College, and Beyond, a documentary about the challenges that undocumented students face.

In a little - known twist, students applying to colleges and universities out of state can also face roadblocks if their high school isn't accredited by one of the four regional accrediting agencies.

Inside Higher Ed reports: http://snip.ly/rlmmj * Community colleges are facing more scrutiny on graduation rates and work - force outcomes.