CollegeBoard Southern Regional Forum - Blog # 2 - Thursday
Breakfast started at 6:45 this morning. What an early start! My first session of the day was a presentation on college access and admissions in the 21st century. This has been an ongoing initiative by CollegeBoard for the last few years. It is being driven by several alarming statistics. Currently only 40% of adults in the US have any type of post-secondary degree. In the population 40 and up the numbers are higher, but in the 25 to 35 age group the numbers are lower. This may be the first generation in America to be less educated than the generation before. If trends continue in the next 15 years only 29% of Americans will have any type of post secondary degree. CollegeBoard’s goal is for 55% of adults to have some type of post secondary degree. This is especially important because 80% to 90% of all new jobs being created require some sort of post-secondary training.
I attended this session because I am working on the FLVS participation in the College Keys Compact. This is an initiative to break down barriers to college admission for low income and first generation college students. Being a first generation college student in my own family, I understand and have experienced a number of these barriers.
Great Lunch with Misty, Molly, and Marie. I’m looking forward to their presentation on engaging 21st century students.
The 3M team did a great job. I’m glad I was there and so were they. The audience asked some more general and guidance related questions that I was able to answer.
The State meeting was interesting as we discussed what Florida could do to improve student college readiness.
