School Counselors & Teachers
Support for K–12 staff in preparing all students for college success
In the changing landscape of U.S. education, the work of teachers and counselors remains critical to the success of students in high school and beyond.
School Counselors
Efforts are underway to expand the work of the College Board's National Office for School Counselor Advocacy. Focus groups of counselors led by College Board Trustees have helped identify three areas of work:
- Conduct new research on the importance of school counselors in increasing access to college, especially among underrepresented and low-income students
- Promote the positive impact school counselors have on a variety of student populations
- Endorse effective preservice training for counselors
Teachers
To raise public awareness of the need for highly effective teachers in our schools, the College Board released the report Teachers and the Uncertain American Future in July 2006. The report addressed the country's impending teacher crisis and provided a set of recommendations for supporting the profession and improving recruitment and retention.
- The report: Teachers and the Uncertain American Future (.pdf/713K) Requires Adobe Reader
- Press release, July 2006: Nation Still "At Risk": Call for a New Compact Between America and Its Teachers, Starting with Immediate Salary Increases
Through a survey and focus groups, the College Board took the recommendations to current and former teachers and other College Board members. Two priorities for the advocacy efforts emerged:
- Increase teacher salaries
- Make teaching a preferred profession through better training
As a first step in the advocacy agenda for teachers, the College Board has commissioned a set of policy briefs on increasing teacher salaries from the Consortium for Policy Research in Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.