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LearnWell Acquires Comprehensive Counseling

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LearnWell, a leading mental health services company in K-12 education, announced it has expanded its services through an agreement with Comprehensive Counseling LCSWs, a New York-based counseling practice. Comprehensive Counseling is a community-based mental health private practice with offices in Queens, Long Island and the Bronx.

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A new kind of high school diploma trades chemistry for carpentry

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Alabama state law previously required students to take at least four years each of English, math, science and social studies to graduate from high school. Mackey said the state added career coaches in recent years to ease the counseling workload, but in many districts there is just a single coach, who rotates among schools.

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Virtual ed leaders launch Global Personalized Academics

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In addition to helping students gain the latest skills and knowledge, GPA will provide college counseling, career exploration and English as a Second Language. Next page: More details about the new company’s goals.

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7th grade scholarships for MOOC completion

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The Cooke Young Scholars Program provides high-achieving students entering 8th grade with many benefits, including: individualized counseling to set academic goals; guidance on applying to colleges; and funding for summer educational programs, study abroad, internships and some school expenses.

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Racism is a subtle, silent enemy of STEM classrooms

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This thread of inequity continues through other groups of students such as English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities. We as educators can also serve as gatekeepers to either advanced studies, special education, counseling, etc. We are clearly not serving our Black students.

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How Rising Higher Ed Costs Change Student Attitudes About College

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At the end of each school year at Central High School, seniors grab a paint pen and write their post-graduation plans on a glass wall outside the counseling office. When I told her I was an English major back in my own college years, she quickly said, “I’m sorry.” PAUL, Minn. — Others, she said, are heading straight to a job.

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Storefront Advising Programs Bring Free College Counseling Into Low-Income Communities

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Bringing College Access Into Communities Community-based college advising centers get a lot of foot traffic through one-on-one counseling sessions and group workshops. By offering guidance in both Spanish and English, these programs aim to make parents feel fully included as their children consider where to head after high school.