Advocacy Publications
College Board Advocacy and Government Relations produces several publications every year, ranging from research reports to fact sheets for educators to education policy papers.
The tables below list College Board Advocacy and Government Relations publications, grouped by focus area:
- Access & Success in Education: The CollegeKeys Compact; Commission on Access, Admissions & Success; Admissions in the 21st Century; National Commission on Writing; and Expanding the Role of Community Colleges publications
- College Affordability: Rethinking Student Aid and Trends in Higher Education publications
- Support for Educators: National Office for School Counselor Advocacy (NOSCA) and Teacher Advocacy publications
- Diversity & Equity in Education: Access & Diversity Collaborative and Minority Issues in Education publications
- State & Federal Policy
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| Access & Success in Education Publications | ||
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| Words Have No Borders: Student Voices on Immigration, Language and Culture (.pdf/2.4M) | Report. The second in a three-part series celebrating the power of writing, with reflections from students on language learning and immigrant experiences. Includes a foreword by Edwidge Danticat. (June 2009) | National Commission on Writing |
| How Colleges Organize Themselves to Increase Student Persistence: Four-Year Institutions (.pdf/1.7M) | Report. Part of a research project by the Project on Academic Success, this report describes the many campus policies and practices that institutions use to increase student retention, providing a rich set of considerations and implications for campus policymakers. (April 2009) | |
| Letters to the President: Students' Voices (.pdf/2.1M) | Report. The first in a three-part series celebrating the power of writing, with an important message of hope from middle and high school students. (March 2009) | National Commission on Writing |
| Coming to Our Senses: Education and the American Future (.pdf/3M) | Report. The final report of the Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education, which sets an ambitious goal for increasing the number of college graduates by 2025 and provides action-oriented recommendations to advance this agenda. (December 2008) | |
| Summary of Coming to Our Senses: Education and the American Future (.pdf/1.3M) | Summary. A concise presentation of the recommendations of the Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education. (December 2008) | |
| Preserving the Dream of America: An Open Letter to Professionals in Admissions, Financial Aid and Counseling (.pdf/1.07M) | Report. The final report of the Task Force on Admissions in the 21st Century, with a declaration of values to guide admissions, financial aid, and school counseling professionals, and action commitments to advance those values. (November 2008) | |
| Summary. A concise presentation of the principles and action commitments from the Task Force on Admissions in the 21st Century. (November 2008) | ||
| Our Book by Us! / Nuestro Libro ¡Hecho por Nosotros! (.pdf/30K) | Children's activity book. Developed in collaboration with the National Writing Project and Reading Is Fundamental to help caregivers engage preschool children in both writing and reading. (June 2008) | |
| Book. 15 authors give fresh perspective on topics ranging from recent broad trends in college performance to student suggestions to improve college teaching. (May 2008) | ||
| Writing, Technology and Teens (.pdf/566K) | Report. The National Commission on Writing and the Pew Internet & American Life Project explore how teens produce writing through technology. (April 2008) | |
| Winning the Skills Race and Strengthening America's Middle Class: An Action Agenda for Community Colleges (.pdf/1.7M) | Policy paper. The National Commission on Community Colleges calls for a new three-way agreement between national leaders, state officials, and community colleges to put community colleges at the forefront of the effort to enhance American communities and ensure national competitiveness. (January 2008) | |
| Report. A call to action to make college access and success a reality for all students, including those from low-income backgrounds and first-generation college students. (October 2007) | ||
| Writing and School Reform (.pdf/764K) | Report. Summarizes meetings of the National Commission on Writing and provides information on a writing agenda for the nation, the essential nature of writing skills in the workforce, and the importance of a public awareness of literacy. (May 2006) | |
| Writing: A Powerful Message from State Government (.pdf/535K) | Report. The third report to Congress from the National Commission on Writing, based on a state survey by the National Governors Association, which shows that the ability to write well has never been more important. (July 2005) | |
| Book. A collection of essays on underrepresented populations in higher education. (June 2005) | ||
| Writing: A Ticket to Work...Or a Ticket Out (.pdf/204K) | Report. Based on a survey of 120 major American corporations. Results indicate that writing is a "threshold skill" for hiring and promotion among salaried employees. (September 2004) | |
| The Neglected "R": The Need for a Writing Revolution (.pdf/204K) | Report. Outlines the National Commission on Writing's recommendations for creating a writing revolution. (April 2003) | |
| College Affordability Publications | ||
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| Title | Description | Program |
| How Much Are College Students Borrowing? (.pdf/220K) | Policy Brief. Analyzes data about patterns of student debt from the U.S. Department of Education's National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. (August 2009) | |
| Trends in College Pricing 2008 (.pdf/1M) Trends in Student Aid 2008 (.pdf/1.2M) | The Trends reports provide basic data on college pricing and student aid in U.S. colleges and universities. The data is available at: www.collegeboard.com/trends:
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| Fulfilling the Commitment: Recommendations for Reforming Federal Student Aid (.pdf/1.2M) | Report. The final report of the Rethinking Student Aid study group, which provides a comprehensive set of recommendations for policy reform to restructure and simplify the federal student aid system to increase access to and success in higher education. This publication also includes estimates of implementation costs. (September 2008) | |
| Fulfilling the Commitment: Recommendations for Reforming Federal Student Aid in Brief (.pdf/504K) | Policy Brief. Presents in concise form the recommendations of the Rethinking Student Aid study group. (September 2008) | |
| Summary of Principles and Recommendations for Reforming Federal Student Aid (.pdf/528K) | Executive Summary. Provides a summary of the recommendations of the Rethinking Student Aid study group. (September 2008) | |
| The Effectiveness of Student Aid Policies: What the Research Tells Us (.pdf/2.3M) | Report. Background research and analysis that informed the report from the Rethinking Student Aid study group. (September 2008) | |
| Support for Educators Publications | ||
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| Teachers Are the Center of Education: Profiles of Eight Teachers (.pdf/1.6MB) | Report. Tells the stories of a day in the life of eight classroom teachers, each representing different subjects and different kinds of schools in various regions of the country. (October 2009) | |
| Booklet. Based on interviews of seven effective principal-counselor teams. Includes profiles of principals and counselors who have formed strong partnerships to overcome challenges to prepare students for college success. (May 2009) | ||
| A Closer Look at the Principal-Counselor Relationship: A Survey of Principals and Counselors (.pdf/1.6M) | Report. Provides the results of a national survey of more than 2,300 principals and counselors and explores their perceptions about this important relationship. (May 2009) | |
| (.pdf/4.9M) | Booklet. Research identifying effective counselor practices in Inspiration Award Schools. (November 2008) | |
| Teachers and the Uncertain American Future (.pdf/713K) | Report. Addresses the country's impending teacher crisis and provides recommendations for supporting the profession and improving recruitment and retention. (July 2006) | |
| Diversity & Equity in Education Publications | ||
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| A 21st-Century Imperative: Promoting Access and Diversity in Higher Education (.pdf/1.7M) | Policy brief. Summarizes major policy, legal, and educational trends that college and university leaders should be aware of as they shape their institutional access and diversity policies. In collaboration with ACE. (October 2009) | |
| Young Lives on Hold: The College Dreams of Undocumented Students (.pdf/1.5M) | Policy paper. Calls for a humane and comprehensive resolution to the legal and financial barriers that hinder undocumented students from accessing higher education. Promotes the DREAM Act as a bipartisan policy solution. (April 2009) | |
| Summary of Young Lives on Hold: The College Dreams of Undocumented Students (.pdf/291K) | Summary. A one-page summary of the report findings and recommendations. (April 2009) | |
| Resumen de Vidas jóvenes en espera: Los sueños universitarios de estudiantes indocumentados (.pdf/744K) | Summary. Spanish version of the one-page summary for "Young Lives on Hold: The College Dreams of Undocumented Students." (April 2009) | |
| Race-Neutral Policies in Higher Education: From Theory to Action (.pdf/201K) | Report. Intended to help institutions in their efforts to lawfully achieve the educational benefits of diversity on their campuses through the use of a combination of objectively measurable race-neutral practices. | Access & Diversity Collaborative |
| Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Facts, Not Fiction: Setting the Record Straight (.pdf/1.1M) | Report. Report from the National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education encourages realistic and actionable discussions about how societal distinctions of race, class, ethnicity, language, and other cultural factors are constituted in the day-to-day operations of American schools. (June 2008) | |
| Resources for Increasing Latino Participation and Success in Higher Education (.pdf/1.06M) | Sourcebook. A compilation of examples of successful strategies that have been implemented at colleges and universities across the United States. (2008) | |
| Policy paper. Provides practical guidance for public school districts stemming from U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Parents Involved in Community Schools V. Seattle School District No. 1 and Meredith V. Jefferson County Board of Education. Joint publication of the National School Boards Association and the College Board. (September 2007) | ||
| Policy paper. Provides initial analysis of implications for postsecondary education in the Supreme Court's student assignment decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools V. Seattle School District No. 1. (July 2007) | ||
| Policy paper. Addresses questions regarding the future of race-conscious enrollment practices in higher education, and gives recommendations for action. (March 2007) | | |
| Latino Education: A Synthesis of Recurring Recommendations and Solutions in P-16 Education (.pdf/186K) | Report. Provides a summary of key action-oriented practices that successfully increase educational opportunities and success for Latinos. (2007) | |
| Latinos and Higher Education: Snapshots from the Academic Literature (.pdf/123K) | Research summary. Summarizes key findings from more than 50 reports and other documents on topics such as educational context, high school preparation, college costs and financial aid, college pathways and the role of community colleges, and postsecondary institutional climate for Latino students. (June 2006) | |
| Admissions and Diversity After Michigan: The Next Generation of Legal and Policy Issues (.pdf/716K) Copies are available for purchase through the online store or by calling (800) 323-7155. | Report. A practical tool for higher education leaders that helps guide institutional decisions regarding diversity and the use of race and ethnicity in the admissions selection process. (2006) | |
| Federal Law and Financial Aid: A Framework for Evaluating Diversity-Related Programs (.pdf/3.55M) Copies are available for purchase through the online store or by calling (800) 323-7155. | Policy manual. Provides a framework to help structure and inform institution-specific reviews of race- and ethnicity-conscious financial aid and scholarship policies. (2005) | |
| Federal Law and Recruitment, Outreach, and Retention: A Framework for Evaluating Diversity-Related Programs (.pdf/990K) Copies are available for purchase through the online store or by calling (800) 323-7155. | Policy manual. Provides a tool to help college and university leaders understand how to structure their recruitment, outreach, and retention programs in a manner that best achieves their diversity-related goals and minimizes legal risk. (2005) | |
| State & Federal Policy Publications | ||
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| College Board Recommendations for Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (.pdf/1.1M) | Brief. In spring 2007, the College Board proposed several amendments to HEA, which it believes would complement Congress's efforts to improve our nation's teacher education programs, simplify the student financial aid process, and expand access to postsecondary education. The complete recommendations are outlined in this brief. (April 2007) | |
| The College Board Recommendations for Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (.pdf/216K) | Brief. The College Board recommends that Congress address three critical needs when updating current law. (2007) | |