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FYI, some excellent post secondary resources! Enjoy. Jane ------ Forwarded Message > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 14:53:02 -0600 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Conversation: REFERENCE POINTS: Post Secondary Resources > Subject: REFERENCE POINTS: Post Secondary Resources > > REFERENCE POINTS: Post Secondary Resources > > A NEW GUIDE FOR SUPPORTING FOSTER YOUTH'S POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION > "It's My Life: Postsecondary Education and Training," has been published by > Casey Family Programs to help foster youth successfully prepare for and > complete postsecondary education or training. Topics addressed include > fostering high academic aspirations, long-term planning and preparation for > postsecondary education, support in taking standardized tests, obtaining > financial aid, and more. Two appendices provide information on Chafee programs > for youth and recommended activities. > http://www.casey.org/NR/rdonlyres/92960D67-DDA4-4E50-9E4F-D52315D55D45/746/Cas > eyPostSecondaryGuide021306.pdf > > > THE COLLEGE LADDER: LINKING SECONDARY AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FOR SUCCESS > FOR ALL STUDENTS > This publication reviews 22 programs that provide opportunities for high > school students to earn college-level credit or take college-level courses to > determine their impact on a range of student outcomes, including credits > earned during high school, performance on high school tests, high school > graduation rates, college-going rates, college remediation, college grades, > retention in college, and degree and job market attainment. > http://www.aypf.org/projects/LuminaProjectonSPLOs.htm > > STUDENTS MUST PREPARE FOR COLLEGE BETTER, EARLIER > A new policy brief from The Education Commission of the States High School > Policy Center stresses the need for students to better prepare for college, by > obtaining knowledge of college entrance requirements earlier and by preparing > for college from the start of their high school careers. To read the brief, go > to http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/70/37/7037.pdf > > DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS > About 11.2 million college students, or more than half, received some form of > financial aid from outside their families to help pay for their education, > according to tabulations released recently by the U.S. Census Bureau. These > tabulations, reported in "Financing the Future: 2001 - 2002", provide > information on the characteristics of postsecondary students and the costs and > financing associated with their schooling during the 2001-2002 academic year. > Data are presented on types of costs, patterns of financial aid received, the > extent to which the aid covers costs and the characteristics of the > institutions attended - all shown by students' demographic and socioeconomic > characteristics. For more information go to > http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/007383.htm > l > > LUPUS INSPIRATION FOUNDATION > The L.I.F.E Scholarship is awarded to one or more students. The award > recipients will receive a minimum of award of $500.00. Each applicant > must be diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus and working towards a > degree with a minimum of six credits per semester at an accredited United > States college or university and hold a minimum of a 3.0 GPA and be involved > in at least one extracurricular activity. Applications are due December 16th, > for more information go to > http://lupusinspiration.tripod.com/lifescholarship/id10.html > > LUMINA FOUNDATION: HELPING PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL > This list of web resources that can help students and families develop a plan > for success in pursuing education beyond high school from the Lumina > Foundation and can be found at > http://www.luminafoundation.org/grants/students_families.html > > NEW VISIONS COLLEGE PLANNING GUIDE > It's never too early for a student to start thinking about what they are going > to do after high school. The earlier they begin preparing for college and > their dream career, the easier it will be for them to achieve their goals. A > new college planning guide from Citigroup, News Corporation, and New Visions, > a local education fund, include tips and tools for students and families to > use in plotting their path toward a college education. This easy-to-read guide > contains year-by-year checklists, timelines, myth debunkers, and other > resources that can help inform and inspire families in navigating the college > admissions and financial aid process. > http://www.newvisions.org/teaching_learning/downloads/2006collegeguideweb.pdf > > POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES > Exiting high school is an exciting and tense time. But when students with > intellectual disabilities and their families think about what will happen > next, they don't always consider college. This brief gives a rundown of > current program options, barriers, and solutions for students with > intellectual disabilities who want to go to college. An extensive bibliography > is included. The brief can be found at > http://www.communityinclusion.org/article.php?article_id=178 > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > REFERENCE POINTS, transition updates from the TATRA Project, features > resources and information to help parent organizations, advocates and > professionals better serve adolescents and young adults with disabilities, and > their families. Administered by the TATRA Project at PACER Center > www.pacer.org, REFERENCE POINTS was launched with the initial support from the > National Center on Secondary Education and Transition www.ncset.org. TATRA is > funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services > Administration > > To SUBSCRIBE to REFERENCE POINTS go to > http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/signup.asp > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please go directly to > http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/maildel.asp > > Readers are invited to send information about new resources on secondary > education, transition and vocational rehabilitation topics to [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > > Note: There are no copyright restrictions on this document. However, please > credit the source and support of federal funds when copying all or part of > this material. > ------ End of Forwarded Message
