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Ringleader of Admissions Scam Also Ran a College Counseling Firm For Families in China

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higher education. Singer led a for-profit college counseling business called The Edge College & Career Network, LLC., Among Singer’s other ventures was a college counseling operation aimed at students in China applying to selective colleges in the U.S. Some parents paid millions of dollars for the services.

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37 predictions about edtech’s impact in 2023

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Teachers, parents, counselors, administrators, coaches, and other loved ones have faced an unprecedented challenge in this regard. Districts will see the value in data-driven instructional coaching. One practice that we will see gaining popularity is instructional coaching. –Patty Hagan, Teaching and Learning Coach, St.

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Amid Campus Mental Health Crisis, Students Work to Support Each Other

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Alyssa Parks first made an appointment at the counseling center at Marshall University thanks to her roommate. There is a stigma about that topic, and I think it’s getting better, but sometimes it’s nerve-wracking if you’ve never been to the counseling center.” Alyssa Parks. Photo courtesy of WVHEPC.

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6 Factors Community Colleges Should Consider in Their COVID-19 Response

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Career counseling, exploration, and placement services are online,” said Carlos O. president of San Diego Continuing Education, “and we have held several online job fairs over the past several weeks using Zoom.” Understanding yourself—your weaknesses, and strengths and how to lead and manage—are best taught by mentors or coaches.

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How a Culture of Caring Is Helping These Schools Improve Student Mental Health

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Some approaches include “advocacy centers” where students are coached through strong emotions with activities like yoga, breathing exercises or calming music. Two Major Battles’ Kelli Frazier, now a counselor at Bowie Middle School and colleague of Ibarra, was undertaking her counseling internship during the COVID-19 lockdown.

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SchoolStatus Selects 2024-25 Customer Advisory Board 

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At SchoolStatus, we firmly believe that educators’ voices must be central in shaping education technology. Members of the CAB were selected based on their deep knowledge of education technology, passion for improving learning outcomes, and success in supporting students’ academic achievements and families’ evolving needs.

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How a Preschool for At-Risk Children Is Prioritizing Mental Health During COVID-19 Closures

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It can be a reliable source of two meals a day, a refuge from an unstable home environment, or a way to access counseling and other mental health services. Would they have to stop counseling sessions? And I think that kind of helped draw them back into the right frame of mind to actually do a little bit of counseling.