College Parents of America Exclusives!

• Finances Top Survey List of Current College Parent ConcernsNEW!! College students' finances are of "extreme concern" or "great concern" to nearly half of the 1,727 respondents to the Second Annual National Survey on the Current College Parent Experience, conducted online by College Parents of America in the period between February 23 and March 5, 2007.
• Remembering College Student Casualties in the Iraq WarNEW!! James A. Boyle, president of College Parents of America, recognizes that there are greatly divergent opinions on the wisdom of the Iraq war. He urges in this article, however, that those troops who have served in the conflict be properly recognized by the colleges they have attended.
• In Defense of Helicopter ParentsNEW!! College Parents of America is convinced that most current and future college parents love their children and want to do whatever they can to support their children's activities on the road to and through college. Click here to read the organization's defense of parents' behavior in support of college-aged, or soon to be college-aged, children.
• Words to Know(Courtesy of College Prowler) An "A" to "Z" of terms and jargon related to campus life.
• Parents, Teens and Money: Where Should You Begin?Does your high school or college student have questions about money? Do you know how to answer them?
• Help Prevent your Child from Becoming a Music PirateInformation for parents and children about the risks of illegally downloading music from the Internet.
• 'Twas the Day After Christmas for Current College ParentsA fun poem for all parents who don't quite know how to handle the college student who has returned for the year-end holidays.
• Building Trust Between Colleges and ParentsCollege Parents of America believes it is essential for bridges of trust to be built between institutions of higher education and parents, who are helping to foot the bill.
• Real Estate Near A College Can Be A Good InvestmentAccording to a national survey, real estate near a college campus - almost any college campus - is proving to be a valuable commodity.
• A Tribute to MomsHere's to all of you out there who are struggling to do your best to support your children on the path to and through college.
• National College Parent Survey Reveals High levels of Communication with Students Who Are Away at SchoolOur first annual national parent survey shows that you are in consistent contact with your children and that you utilize, to a very high degree, the programs that colleges and universities have created in recent years to facilitate parental involvement.
• Survey Reveals Parents Want Colleges To Encourage Legal DownloadingA national survey reveals that you are concerned over the risks your children face for illegally downloading music, movies and videos from the Internet, and that you believe your children's schools have some level of responsibility for encouraging legal alternatives.

College Parents of America Exclusives!

• Who are the Millenials?Fascinating findings by historians Neil Howe and William Strauss whose book, Generations of American History, describes the characteristics of the lives of today's high school and college students – "the Millennials."
• "Understanding the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act"FERPA expert Clifford Ramirez translates the law and explains its application and impact on parents and children.
• Colleges Can Save Money by Adopting Better Business PracticesA College Parents of America editorial on how colleges can help keep parents' costs down by carefully watching their bottom line.
• What is Higher Ed Reauthorization and Why Should You Care?Useful information about this important act that governs almost all aspects of how colleges and universities operate in this country.
• Schools Should Prove and Demonstrate Financial AccountabilityA College Parents of America editorial on requiring colleges to keep the public (and the tuition-paying parents) informed about their expenditures as a means of controlling the cost of education.
• Building Bridges Between Schools and College ParentsCollege Parents of America recommends that colleges and parents work together to build bridges, and to set mutual expectations for how to interact, when a student enters college. The result can be the creation of a comfort zone that is positive for all concerned.
• Don't be a Thanksgiving TurkeyCollege Parents of America provides some practice advice for parents to follow during the Thanksgiving holiday, especially during that joyous – and stressful – first visit home by a college freshman.
• The Twelve Days of Christmas, AKA the Winter Break that Never EndsFor current college parents, the twelve days of Christmas don't end with a partridge and a pear tree. College Parents of America offers advice for parent-student interaction during the year-end holidays.