The Partnership Brief
Most Student Support Programs Are Designed to B...
A Familiar Pattern Walk into most schools and you'll find a familiar rhythm: a workshop here, a guest speaker there, a six-week pilot that produces a tidy report and then...
Most Student Support Programs Are Designed to B...
A Familiar Pattern Walk into most schools and you'll find a familiar rhythm: a workshop here, a guest speaker there, a six-week pilot that produces a tidy report and then...
Why “Hire More Counselors” Isn’t a Complete Answer
The American School Counselor Association recommends a student-to-counselor ratio of 250:1. The national average for the 2024-25 school year was 372:1, an improvement from prior years, but still well above...
Why “Hire More Counselors” Isn’t a Complete Answer
The American School Counselor Association recommends a student-to-counselor ratio of 250:1. The national average for the 2024-25 school year was 372:1, an improvement from prior years, but still well above...
Grade Inflation Made Testing Matter More, Not L...
The test-optional movement was built on a specific premise: standardized tests were an unnecessary barrier, and transcripts, grades, and holistic review could differentiate applicants just as effectively without them. That...
Grade Inflation Made Testing Matter More, Not L...
The test-optional movement was built on a specific premise: standardized tests were an unnecessary barrier, and transcripts, grades, and holistic review could differentiate applicants just as effectively without them. That...
Why the Mental Health Crisis Is Also a Retentio...
The framing of student mental health as a wellness issue, distinct from academic outcomes and institutional performance, no longer holds up against the data. The 2024-25 Healthy Minds Study, drawing...
Why the Mental Health Crisis Is Also a Retentio...
The framing of student mental health as a wellness issue, distinct from academic outcomes and institutional performance, no longer holds up against the data. The 2024-25 Healthy Minds Study, drawing...
AI Is Reading Your Students’ Essays. Is Anyone ...
Virginia Tech now runs an AI model alongside a human reader on every short-answer essay in its applicant pool. When the two disagree by more than two points on a...
AI Is Reading Your Students’ Essays. Is Anyone ...
Virginia Tech now runs an AI model alongside a human reader on every short-answer essay in its applicant pool. When the two disagree by more than two points on a...