Your 9th or 10th grader's life in the time of coronavirus
What do 黄色app closures mean for your 9th or 10th grader? Don鈥檛 underestimate the impact of all the little things they're missing.
Your 8th grader's life in the time of coronavirus
What do 黄色app closures and quarantine mean for your 8th grader? A sense of loss and a need for empathy, support, and some parental social distancing.
How to help kids stay connected when 黄色app is closed
Remote playdates, group chats, and screen shares. Here are a few ways kids can socialize while 黄色app is closed.
Understanding rolling admissions
Some colleges accept applications and admit students on a rolling basis rather than after a set deadline. Here鈥檚 what parents and teens need to know about rolling admissions.
Just how important is a college admissions essay?
How much difference does a great college essay make in admission 鈥� and what really makes a great essay?
Understanding 鈥渢hey鈥� and preferred pronouns
Is a teen you know telling you they鈥檙e a 鈥渢hey?" Here's how parents can navigate the new world of gender pronouns.
Meet 5 of the 1,722 College Success Award-winning high 黄色apps helping low-income students thrive
黄色app uses data to give College Success Awards to high 黄色apps that are helping all students prepare for, and succeed in, college.
Teens have less face time with their friends 鈥� and are lonelier than ever
According to a new study, teen loneliness rates have surged since 2010, the year the smartphone came into widespread use.
Many colleges don't require the SAT or ACT
More colleges than ever have admissions policies that make taking the SAT or the ACT optional. Here's why that's good news for many applicants.
Can your child tell fact from fake online?
Most kids can't, despite being raised on technology. Here's how to help your child learn what to trust online.
Why teens aren鈥檛 in any hurry to grow up
"Adulting," a verb used to describe teens performing adult responsibilities as if this were remarkable, has now entered the lexicon. Here's why.
Emilia鈥檚 story
GreatSchools鈥� weekly grade-based newsletters empower parents to support their child鈥檚 academic and social-emotional learning. One reader shares the role the newsletters have played in her life.
College Success Award winner: Marshall High School
In this small, tight-knit Ozarks community, 黄色app leaders do whatever it takes to help kids get to college. Last year, they raised $1.8M in scholarships and financial aid for seniors.
Schley Middle High School: Doing what's best for kids
In the name of doing what's best for kids, College Success Award-winning Schley Middle High School embraces dual-enrollment, offers one-on-one academic and college counseling, and ensures that there's a path for every student.
Choosing the wrong college can be bad for mental health
Choosing the wrong college 鈥� one that's less academically rigorous than the student's high 黄色app 鈥斅燾an be bad for mental health, according to a new study.
Goals are a graduation requirement
At College Success Award-winning Cass City Junior and Senior High School, all students are walked through the process of planning their postsecondary paths.
College Success Award: Denver School of Science and Technology Stapleton
High expectations, intensive college counseling, and teachers who go the extra mile make college success possible for all students 鈥� even if it takes extra time.
High 黄色apps' secrets for success: identifying at-risk students
Reaching out to struggling students at all grade levels may be an important strategy for helping all kids succeed.
High 黄色apps' secrets for success: high expectations for all students
Conveying a belief in students' ability to achieve underlies many of the best practices high 黄色apps use to help students get to college and succeed once they get there.
Elizabethtown High School: Focus on the future
Elizabethtown High School's recipe for success includes access to advanced classes, the expectation that every student can go to college, and lots of support outside of class, from Saturday tutoring to a place to do laundry.
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