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This Live Map Shows COVID-19 Community Resources Available to You
The GroundBreakers Network, a global network of civic innovators and community leaders, has launched a live “COVID-19 Community Resource Map” to highlight resources available to local communities impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The map is currently used and shared by thousands of community leaders to bring resources to those most in need of help in… Read More
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How COVID-19 Has Impacted Teens
There has been a lot of speculation, over recent months, about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted America’s teens. Parents, teachers, counselors and health professionals have all stepped up to offer their opinions. Now, teens want the adults in their lives to listen. In a national survey of more than 1,000 students ages 13-18, the… Read More
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Don’t Overlook the Value of Certificates and Associate’s Degrees
After graduating high school, students are often encouraged to attend a four‒year college or university. They’re told that a bachelor’s degree, albeit expensive, is their ticket to sustained financial security. And while that remains true, a 2020 report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce suggests a bachelor’s degree is not the… Read More
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How to Choose a College Amid COVID-19
If you’re a rising high school senior, summer is typically time to start narrowing down your college list. In just a few short months, you’ll be sending in applications! Of course, choosing where you want to study and live for the next four or five years of your life is never an easy task. And… Read More
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Peaceful Protests Won’t Come Through Instilling Fear
George Floyd’s death, after having his neck pinned down by a Minneapolis police officer for nearly nine minutes, has sent the United States into outrage. In his final moments, Floyd uttered the words, “I can’t breathe” — the exact last words of Eric Garner, who died in 2014 after being placed in an NYPD officer’s… Read More
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The College Board Drops Plans for Online, At-Home SAT
The College Board has postponed its plans to offer an online version of the SAT this year, explaining that some students wouldn’t have the appropriate technology at home to complete the three-hour test. This news comes after the College Board, in April, announced it would be offering students the opportunity to take the test online… Read More
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How COVID Has Impacted College Admissions
Summer is typically a time filled with excitement for students heading into their senior year of high school. But this year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, things feel a bit different. Like everyone else, students graduating in 2021 are concerned about the health and safety of themselves and their loved ones. Many are dealing with heightened… Read More
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6 College Admissions Tips for High School Juniors Amid COVID-19
All across the United States, high school juniors are worried. Like most Americans living through the COVID-19 pandemic, they’re concerned about the health and safety of their loved ones, anxious about what tomorrow will look like, and fearful that life may not return to how it once was. More uniquely, though, they’re worried about navigating… Read More
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AP Test-Takers Can Now Submit Answers via Email
During last week’s online Advanced Placement (AP) exams, a wave of students experienced technical issues that prevented them from being able to submit answers. So for this week’s exams, the College Board announced it will be accepting submissions via email if students run into problems. The College Board informed students by way of an email… Read More
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Thousands of Students Have to Retake AP Exams This Year
For high school students, studying for an Advanced Placement (AP) exam is stressful enough. Imagine their stress when, in the middle of this year’s online exam, they submit their answers only to receive a message that their submission can’t go through. Tens of thousands of students who spent months studying to take their AP exams… Read More
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Innovative Scholarship Program for First-Gen Students Expands Nationally
An innovative scholarship program geared towards helping first-generation college students succeed and graduate in a timely manner is now expanding nationally. First started at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA), the Kessler Scholars Program, which helps transform first generation college students’ experiences by providing them with scholarship money and… Read More
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How to Make Your 2020 AP Exams Go Smoother
Many students who took the online 2020 AP exams that started on Monday, May 11 had problems submitting their responses due to technical issues. Of the 50,000 students who took the AP Physics C: Mechanics exam on May 11, for example, approximately 2 percent — 1,000 students — encountered issues, according to the College Board.… Read More
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Student Emergency Aid Must be Equitably, Transparently and Expediently Disbursed
In mid-April, colleges and universities across the United States began to receive their share of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) — the government’s $14.25 billion care package to help institutions and their students get back on their feet. The Department of Education mandated that half of the money that each college or university… Read More
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Pros and Cons of Taking a Gap Year During COVID-19 Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in the United States, many students doubt that college campuses will reopen this fall and are understandably underwhelmed about the prospect of paying full tuition for a year of virtual classes. As a result, some current college students are reconsidering their plans for the upcoming fall semester. And… Read More
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Job Opportunities to Expand for Climate-Focused Public Health Majors
There’s good news for public health majors focusing on climate change. New research suggests they will be increasingly sought after in the job market. An overwhelming 92 percent of current employers reported that the need for public health professionals with training in climate change will very likely increase in the next 5-10 years, according to… Read More
