After College

The Department of Education released a list of 55 colleges and universities that are under Title IX investigations. The schools' conduct is under review by the Office for Civil Rights for "allegedly mishandling sexual assault and harassment on campus in violation of the gender equity law Title IX." 

Fire safety should be a priority in evaluating accommodations both before and after entering college. Your students should be aware of housing authority safety policies or create their own check list if living off campus:

College Parents of America has long been a fan of John Katzman the founder of Princeton Review and Tutor.  John Katzman has long been an advocate for transparency and increasing college completion rates for families at all socio-economic levels. Watch “Hacking college admissions: John Katzman at TEDxBeaconStreet” Video at TEDxTalks <iframe src=”https://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Hacking-college-admissions-John-/player?layout=&amp;read_more=1″ width=”416″ height=”296″ frameborder=”0″ […]

For those of you whose children are preparing to go away to college this fall, a sense of anticipation is already in the air.You may have a checklist that you’re following, maybe even a few checklists.