Rankings do nothing for colleges that are engines of income and social mobility
This blog is a follow up on my recent rant on College Rankings (specifically the more predominant ones like the US News Rankings), where I asked College Rankings: What Are They Good For? A sig…
College Rankings: What Are They Good For?
Despite what might have started out with good intentions, college rankings have done more harm than good. Rankings do not do what they purport to do: provide high school students with an accurate, unb…
College 101 for Parents- The Chronicle of Higher Education
Helping moms and dads help their first-generation students succeed By Kelly Field FEBRUARY 05, 2017 David Wallace for The Chronicle Denny Gutierrez, a student at Maryvale High School, in Phoenix,…
4 Parent Education Programs- Chronicle of Higher Education
4 Parent- Education Programs and Their Lessons for Colleges By Kelly Field FEBRUARY 05, 2017 Looking to start or expand a college-access program that focuses on parents? Here are four nonprofit and col…
Inversant’s college persistence & graduation rate
The Inversant community has a lot to be proud of: Inversant alumni are enrolling, persisting, and graduating from college at higher rates than their peers locally and nationally. Inversant families …
Important message from Inversant
February 3, 2017 To our Inversant community, Last Friday evening, the President of the United States signed an executive order that restric…
December 2016 Sweepstakes Survey Results
Thank you for participating in our December $100 sweepstakes! A total of 54 parents submitted their answers to enter the drawing. Check out what parents learned from the December newsletter. …
Resultados del sorteo de diciembre 2016
Gracias por participar en nuestro sorteo de $100 en diciembre. Un total de 54 padres sometieron sus respuestas a este sorteo. Dele un vistazo a lo que nuestros padres aprendieron del boletín de…
November 2016 Sweepstakes Survey Results
Thank you for participating in our November $100 sweepstakes! A total of 78 parents submitted their answers to enter the drawing. Check out what parents learned from the November newsletter. Co…
Resultados del sorteo de noviembre 2016
Gracias por participar en nuestro sorteo de $100 en noviembre. Un total de 78 padres sometieron sus respuestas a este sorteo. Dele un vistazo a lo que nuestros padres aprendieron del boletín de…