ACT or SAT: What's the difference?
Find out how these two college admissions tests differ and whether your student should take one or the other, or both.
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What Do You Want To Be? Parents and Counselors Give Teens Career Guidance
High school students need direction on their career path, and parents and counselors each play a key role.
All about Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams
The AP program gives students the opportunity to take college-level courses while they are still in high school.
Dropout Nation: an inside look at why our kids aren’t graduating
Kids are dropping out of high school at epidemic rates. A revealing new documentary follows students at a “dropout factory” in Houston to show students’ incredible obstacles and how educators are fighting back. But it begs the question: where are the parents?
The simple guide to stress-free SATs
Ten easy steps to helping your child crack the SAT code.
Get ready for college reading
Here's what to do to make sure your student is prepared for college-level reading.
Planning For College: A Team Effort
A successful college graduate with AD/HD shares how she and her parents worked together to plan for college.
Back to basics: A supply list for college
As your high school graduate prepares to make the move from home to dorm, keep this checklist of college essentials handy.
College-going rates vary widely in California
Find out who's going to college in the Golden State
Umoja's children
Tales of surprising success from at-risk high schoolers in Chicago.
