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New Research Brief: The Excellence Gap is Growing
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New Research Brief: The Excellence Gap is Growing

Policymakers, researchers, and school leaders are heavily focused on closing the educational attainment gap between students from higher-income and lower-income families. This is critical work, but by focusing almost ...

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Recruiting Rural Students & Teaching Growth Mindsets
Cooke Chronicle

Recruiting Rural Students & Teaching Growth Mindsets

August 16, 2019 – Here's what we're reading this week about the issues affecting high-achieving students. Growth mindsets and gifted education best practices are discussed in K-12 circles. In higher ed, advocates desc...

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Mapping School Counselors & Navigating Admissions
Cooke Chronicle

Mapping School Counselors & Navigating Admissions

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Promising College Outcomes & Growing Excellence Gaps
Cooke Chronicle

Promising College Outcomes & Growing Excellence Gaps

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Apply Now: Scholarship Available for High School Students Planning to Attend Selective Colleges and Universities in Fall 2020
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Apply Now: Scholarship Available for High School Students Planning to Attend Selective Colleges and Universities in Fall 2020

High-achieving high school seniors can now apply to Cooke College Scholarship Program using the Common App
Lansdowne, VA – Today, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced the opening of applications for its Coll...

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Apply Now: Scholarship Available for Community College Students Seeking to Transfer to Top Four-Year Institutions
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Apply Now: Scholarship Available for Community College Students...

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School District Decisions & College Promise Program Enrollment
Cooke Chronicle

School District Decisions & College Promise Program Enrollment

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Understanding the Excellence Gap & Valuing Community College
Cooke Chronicle

Understanding the Excellence Gap & Valuing Community College

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