Helping Students Navigate the Path to College: What High Schools Can Do

Title:	Helping Students Navigate the Path to College: What High Schools Can Do
Description:	Access to higher education remains a challenge for many students who face academic and informational barriers to college entry. This guide targets high schools and school districts, and focuses on effective practices that prepare students academically for college, assist them in completing the steps to college entry, and improve their likelihood of enrolling in college.
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Cover Date:	September 2009
Web Release:	September 15, 2009
Print Release:	September 15, 2009
Publication #:	WWC 20094066 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	WWC
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	William G. Tierney, University of Southern California; Thomas Bailey, Columbia University; Jill Constantine, Mathematica Policy Research; Neal Finkelstein, WestEd; Nicole Farmer Hurd, National College Advising Corps.
Type of Product:	Practice Guide
Keywords:	College Preparation Disadvantaged Students (Educationally) • precollege programs for Dropout Rates • Dropout prevention Dropout Rates (High School) Guidance Counselors Higher Education • access and choice in Income, Family Pre-College Programs Readiness for School Student Financial Aid
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