Good riddance 2020. Now, what’s next in 2021?
Three things Jeff's watching: the student experience, the value of the classroom, and navigating ambiguity.
The high cost of cultivating potential in our kids
Students aren’t the only ones going into debt to pay for college. So, too, are parents.
The Future of Testing
The colleges most likely to return to standardized testing after this is over? The most selective campuses plus big publics with lots of applicants.
When the Numbers Are Wrong
What are the similarities between forecasting an election in a pandemic with so much early voting and forecasting the incoming class of a college next fall?
What’s the Post-Pandemic Future of Higher Ed?
The pivot to remote education has diminished the uniqueness of a residential campus model. Colleges will need to step away from the herd.
What’s Going On with College Enrollment
On many campuses, the loss of so many first-time students this fall will mean a smaller sophomore class next fall. As a result, many colleges will look to make up that shortfall with a larger-than-usual freshman class next year.
Here’s What To Know About Applying to College This Year
Control what you can. Worry less about the test. Write authentic essays.
How Colleges Are Like the Airlines
You probably don’t think colleges are in the yield management business. But they are.
A Most Unusual Admissions Season Begins
What should we make of very early numbers on applications? Who knows, but perhaps the uncertainty is encouraging students to get a jump start on the process.
Test Taking in a Pandemic
Parents and counselors don’t trust that schools are really test optional. That’s why many are still pulling out all the stops to get to a testing site this fall.