Co-authors of “Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out and Move Up at Your First Real Job”

What’s the one thing a new grad needs to know when they enter the workforce?

Be patient. Newbies tend to become frustrated because they have tremendous desire and ambition, yet in many cases they do not receive high-impact assignments during their first few months. If a new grad can be patient and suppress personal expectations for a while, they can focus on fitting in, forming relationships, and learning the company processes and…

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In a bold new report, entitled College- and Career-Ready: Using Outcomes Data to Hold High Schools Accountable for Student Success, released on January 12, Education Sector’s Chad Aldeman proposes a new accountability measure for high schools—whether they are preparing students to succeed in college and careers.

Inspired by the tendency of some “low-performing” high schools to graduate students who enroll in college at a higher rate, have higher college GPAs, and fail fewer remedial courses than their counterparts from some “high-performing”…

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Just a few weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Education announced that its ambitious “Race to the Top” fund would require states and districts to increase college enrollment and college proficiency rates.  For the first time in U.S. history, our nation's leadership has explicitly acknowledged this new purpose of high school.  Click…

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An exciting new College Summit website, www.connect2urfuture.org, launched this week!  The website was created for Peer Leaders and educators, and gives tips on how to use social networking websites like Twitter and Facebook to create college-going culture. It includes ideas for educators on how to use social networking sites in the classroom as well as for continued learning opportunities.

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Most exciting is our first-ever College Summit video contest, sponsored by Citi. The judges panel includes…

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