In his State of the Union address last month, President Obama echoed the words of countless high school guidance counselors around the country: “In this economy, a high school diploma no longer guarantees a good job.” The statistics seem to bear him out. People with college degrees make a...
Kids in rural areas get a glossy brochure in the mail. Even when poor rural students have the grades for top colleges, their high schools often don’t know how to get them there. Admissions officers rely on guidance counselors to direct them to promising prospects. In affluent high schools...
School counselors are trained to work in a school setting and support students in academic endeavors, career aspirations, and personal trials. Marriage, couple and family counselors specifically offer support to families, children and married couples. Furthermore, therapy can take place in many differe...
College Coach gives employees free access to college admissions professionals who can advise them on the right type of savings vehicles, navigating the financial aid process, and managing student loans. College Coach also offers individualized guidance to help employees’ high schoolers with college sel...
Obviously, we are not solely in charge of who or what our kids are, but we can do our darndest to be a good influence, amiright?! Our children are born wired to look for guidance from their parents or caretakers. With a clear vision of what you want for your children, you can ...
The United Federation of Teachers represents school employees in New York City, including, teachers, guidance counselors, nurses, secretaries, psychologists and education evaluators. The union supports efforts to raise academic standards, create safer schools, reduce class size, increase parent involvement...
Recently the state school board of Texas approved a curriculum that includes Bible lessons for elementary school students; Louisiana posted the Ten Commandments in public schools; Florida has begun allowing religious chaplains to serve as public school counselors; and Oklahoma now requires all public ...