“There is nothing more important that you all can do for yourselves then get your education.”
First Lady Michelle Obama, 7/19/16
Up Next is a mobile messaging syst em launched by Better Make Room that sends fun and timely text messages to young people to help them stay on track with important activities like signing up for Financial Student Aid and applying and paying for college.
Ask students to text “COLLEGE” to 44044 to get started!
Tools that can help students select a college that's the right fit!
Research Tools:
The College Scorecard is designed to provide the clearest, most accessible and most reliable national data on college cost, graduation, debt and post-college earnings. For background information on the College Scorecard see this recent press release from the White House. |
The College Navigator helps students learn more about institutions they are interested in. Information includes types of degrees and programs offered, admission requirements, campus safety statistics, accreditation information, retention and graduation rates, and more.
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Financial Aid Opportunities and Budgeting Tools:
Students can visit the FSA website to learn about preparation for college, available aid, eligibility, applications, and loan management.
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Net Price Calculators allow prospective students to enter personal information to determine what they are likely to pay to attend, after taking grants and scholarship aid into consideration.
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The Financial Aid Shopping Sheet is a document students may fill out to break down costs associated with college completion. Line items include the estimated cost of attendance, total grants and scholarships, loan options, federal work-study, and more.
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On July 19th, the first lady's Reach Higher Initiative, Better Make Room and the the U.S. Department of Education hosted the second annual Beating the Odds Summit at the White House where the first lady welcomed 130-college bound students from across the country that despite the odds, have graduated from high school and are preparing to attend college this fall. Representing homeless youth, foster care youth, impoverished, and other barrier-facing situations, the students were celebrated for Reaching Higher and good advice was shared to help guide them through their first year of college.
The event opened with a student panel moderated by Wes Moore, author of the New York Times Bestseller, The Other Wes Moore and founder and CEO of BridgeEdU. The second panel, facilitated by YouTube personality Tyler Oakley, featured the first lady, performing artist Jidenna, Secretary of Education John King, and University of Washington junior Rachel Scott.
The U.S. Department of Education and the first lady's Reach Higher Initiative havepartnered with Better Make Room to help us reach students where they are at and inspire them to go on to pursue a postsecondary degree. We invite you to learn about Better Make Room and consider sharing information about it with the students and networks you work with! Visit the its website or follow Better Make Room on Twitter (@BetterMakeRoom) to learn more.
Click on the picture below for an inspiring message from celebrities who support Better Make Room....
With a goal to strengthen, align, and expand the college-going pipeline at the local, state, and national level through school counselor leadership and collaborative partnerships, since the 2014 Harvard convening approximately 42 states (as of early August) have committed to contributing to Reach Higher's the mission, many setting long-term goals to increase activities such as FAFSA completion rates, the percentage of students who visit college campuses and student exposure to work-based learning opportunities.
Colorado National Convening
From June 14-16th, the Colorado Department of Education hosted a National Reach Higher convening in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The event focused on “Preparing High School Students with Work Ready Skills.” Thirty Reach Higher state teams - made up of business, workforce, school, and state agency leaders - attended the conference to discuss intersections between education and business and how to inspire young people to continue their education past high school. Participants engaged in panel discussions, breakout sessions, and site visits focused on best practices for work-based learning opportunities.
Keynote speakers included Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Lieutenant Governor Donna Lynne, and Tanya Clay House, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education.
Washington State Convening
On June 30th, almost 300 educational professionals, school counselors, partners, and advocates throughout Washington attended the state’s Reach Higher Convening. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington School Counselor Association, and WA College Access Network organized the day’s events that included motivation from Dr. Joyce Brown, as keynote speaker.
Speakers included WA's School Counselor of the Year National Finalist, Kim Reykdal, and speakers from the WA Student Achievement Council and Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to highlight WA's performance indicators for Reach Higher. Panel presentations from workforce and school district leaders with discussions completed the day.
Educators reaffirmed their efforts already aligned with the First Lady’s national initiative, walking away with new ideas, tools, and support for school counseling.
Oregon State Convening
From July 19-20th, over 375 Oregonians attended the Oregon Reach Higher State convening on Strengthening School Counseling and College Advising at Central Oregon Community College in Bend, Oregon. This convening brought together school administrators, school counselors, student advisors, and college access professionals engaged in the "Mobilizing Career and College Advising Supports for All Students" program to strategize on how best to:
- Mobilize counselors, administrators, college advisors, financial aid officers, and mentors across the state to provide all students viable and affordable pathways to postsecondary success, and
- Dramatically accelerate progress toward Oregon’s 100% graduation rate vision.
Midwest Convening
On August 1st and 2nd, on behalf of Michigan's Reach Higher team, the Michigan College Access Network hosted a regional 2016 Reach Higher Convening sponsored by The Kresge Foundation that brought together state teams from seven Midwestern states including Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Indiana. The state teams were made up of state agencies, school counselors, counselor educators and college access professionals to explore strategies to improve school counseling and college advising.
The two day convening included addresses from Reach Higher Executive Director, Eric Waldo and Director of Better Make Room, Don Yu. The convening provided an opportunity for each Midwestern state to highlight a strength of their Reach Higher team's work in strengthening school counseling and college advising with time for other states to discuss and ask questions as it related to their state ability to implement a similar intervention, practice, training, partnership, or policy.
Reach Higher is the First Lady's effort to inspire every student in America to take charge of their future by completing their education past high school, whether at a professional training program, a community college, or a four-year college or university. To learn more follow us on Twitter @ReachHigher and Instagram @ReachHigher2020
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