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An Educator Newsletter

April 2010
The articles below contain ready-to-copy materials for your school newsletters, tips from your colleagues and the latest tools and information from Making It Count, Fastweb and TheApple.
 
Round the Table

Does Student Retention Work?

Retention is a hotly debated subject with educators, but do the statistics support the practice? Read and find out.

To Fix College Gender Gap, Look at Ninth Grade

Why are there more women than men attending college today? It may have to do with retention, a recent study claims.


The Bulleting Board 

Making It Count’s Winning Characteristics Scholarship

Has your school hosted, or is your school scheduled to host, Making It Count’s Making College & Career Count presentation between January and June of 2010? If so, your senior students who viewed the presentation could be eligible to apply for our “Winning Characteristics” Scholarship.

Click here for more information.
The Mailbox 



Help your students over the summer.

My College Options is one of the top college planning websites helping your students make the right college choice while providing informative articles on the college selection process including topics such as financial aid, test prep, and advice for summer projects, trips and jobs that will impress colleges.

Share this article and many others with your students to help them in their college selection.

Check it out! 		Coffee Talk 

Advice columnist, veteran educator and author, Julia G. Thompson tackles tough topics for educators. Find out what problems other schools are facing and get solutions for success.

Middle School Trouble Makers

Pleasing Parents: Part of the Job
10 Powerful Networking Questions

No matter where you are in your career or education, it’s never a bad idea to build a network of people who could help you in the future. This list of networking questions can help you, and your students, network like a pro.


The Mailbox 
Tails of College & Career Planning

You and your students can keep up with dog-hard work done by Clyde as he makes his paw prints in college and career planning count. Find out how Clyde’s journey to finding the right college has been going, including what he’s learned about planning a college visit and choosing a college roommate, by reading his blog, Tails of College and Career Planning.

Link to Making It Count Resources

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The Copy Center

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Financial Aid Program & Policies PDF

A Senior’s Advice to Parents
 

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