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ICYMI: Centralia College and Seattle Central College students share how legislators can support more students to successfully transition from high school to college: https://chronline.com/stories/how-to-better-support-students-in-their-journey-from-high-school-to-college,285573

How to Better Support Students in Their Journey From High School to College We are Washington state’s future. We’re the next set of business executives, health care professionals, computer scientists, educators and innovators. We have clear goals for ourselves …

From The Hechinger Report: "COVID distress made issues more urgent, but students fed up with inadequate mental health care began fighting for change even before the pandemic."

More:

Students to administrators: Let’s talk about mental health on campus For years, students pushed for better mental health services. They got a tepid responses from administrators, but Covid is changing that.

Are your students considering taking a gap year due to COVID? Here is what current high school seniors need to know about taking a gap year or deferring enrollment before making a decision:

Considering A Gap Year Due To COVID-19? | GEAR UP For current high school seniors, here is what you need to know about taking a gap year or deferring enrollment before making a decision.

Reading for today: two students share how legislators can support students on their journey from high school to college.

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How to Better Support Students in Their Journey From High School to College We are Washington state’s future. We’re the next set of business executives, health care professionals, computer scientists, educators and innovators. We have clear goals for ourselves …

Your students have questions about the College Bound Scholarship, and we have answers!

Washington Student Achievement Council has compiled the most FAQs into a single document. This is especially useful for high school students getting ready to use the College Bound Scholarship:

wsac.wa.gov

Read CSF College & Career Coach Courteney's approach to invigorating her students:

"I started beginning my lessons by asking about how they were feeling and encouraging them to share in the chat. They started by sharing memes and gifs, but they slowly began sharing more. They expressed how much they missed their friends, working face-to-face with their classmates, and getting to know their teachers in person.

For some students, school was the one place they could express themselves and showcase their talents and personalities."

More:

Supporting students through the pandemic - College Success Foundation A CSF AmeriCorps member shares the challenges of supporting students through the pandemic and preparing for an uncertain future.

From NPR:
"While it's important to limit your kids' exposure to potentially frightening media, some stories are simply too big to avoid. And as kids get older, if they don't hear about it at home, they'll almost certainly hear something from classmates at school.

Tara Conley, a media researcher at Montclair State University, says adults should choose a quiet moment to check in with their kids, maybe at the dinner table or at bedtime.

The idea, she says, is to allow kids to "ask questions about what they're seeing, how they're feeling and what do they think." In other words: Give kids a safe space to reflect and share.

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What to say to kids when the news is scary : Parenting: Difficult Conversations Whether a school shooting or a deadly tornado, scary events in the news can leave parents struggling to know when — and how — they should talk with their kids about it. Rosemarie Truglio of Sesame Workshop and Tara Conley, a media studies professor at Montclair State University, give us tips.

On repeat: Completing the Federal Student Aid form is the first step to obtaining student aid to pay for college or career school.

Direct your students to these eight simple steps to set themselves up for success and submit the form on time:

8 Steps to Completing the FAFSA® Form – Federal Student Aid 8 Steps to Completing the FAFSA® Form FAFSA® Tips8 minutes SHARE FAFSAGuide Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form is the first step to obtaining federal student aid to pay for your college or career school. Follow these eight simple steps to set yourself up for suc...

Stopping summer melt starts in the spring!

💡Remember, being proactive is key to every summer melt intervention, regardless of an organization’s size and capacity.

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Stopping Summer Melt Starts in the Spring - National College Attainment Network Every year, an estimated 10-40% of high school students with every intention of enrolling in college the following fall never actually do so. Students most underrepresented on college campuses, e.g., students of color, students from low-income backgrounds, and first-generation students, are the most...

In this seemingly always-valuable resource from Learning for Justice:

"When news breaks of disaster or violence, your students may want to discuss a crisis as it unfolds. Here’s how."

When Bad Things Are Happening When news breaks of disaster or violence, your students may want to discuss a crisis as it unfolds. Here’s how.

Hear from Sophie, a 9th grade student in Montgomery Public Schools in MD: "Virtual learning left my classmates and me burned out, but there are things schools can do to make it better for us...
We need more counselors, tutoring and safe areas for checking in."

Read from The Hechinger Report:

STUDENT VOICE: Virtual learning left my classmates and me burned out, but there are things schools can do to make it better for us We need more counselors, tutoring and safe areas for checking in