RESOURCE: Senior Class Data Huddles: Rally Around Data!

Real-Time Data

Senior year can be confusing for students and it is critical the trusted adults providing them postsecondary advice don’t further add to that confusion! During this session at the National College Attainment Network (NCAN)’s 2024 National Conference, the...

Leveraging Partnership for Districtwide Postsecondary Advising with AchieveMpls

Collaboration and Partners

By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, National College Attainment Network (NCAN) In February 2020, NCAN released “The Data That Matter and the Plans That Work: New Districtwide Approaches to Student Success Beyond High School,” a collection of case studies about five...

5 Considerations for Schools Working with Postsecondary Planning Partners

Collaboration and Partners

By Zenia Henderson, Director of Member & Partner Engagement, National College Attainment Network (NCAN) As school districts across the country continue to assess their plans for reopening for the fast-approaching 2020-21 academic year, postsecondary planning...

Rethinking Data: Leveraging Data Systems to Serve All Students

Real-Time Data

By Neshat Yazdani, Associate Director of Evaluation at College Access: Research & Action (CARA) Reading time: Seven minutes Now more than ever, students, families, and educators have the opportunity to leverage data to inform the postsecondary process....

Rethinking Curriculum: Why Postsecondary Planning Can’t Wait Until 12th Grade

School Capacity

By Reid Higginson, Director of Policy Research at College Access: Research & Action (CARA) A growing body of research finds that students are not receiving adequate preparation for the postsecondary planning process. Far too many students from low-income and...