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Bridging the Gap to Promote High School & College Alignment |
Bridging the Gap to Promote High School & College Alignment
January 29, 2009 • 7:45 AM to 3:15 PM • Beechwood Hotel • Worcester, Massachusetts
This conference will aim to supplement the ongoing conversation of "college readiness" to identify key partnerships and best practices between higher education institutions and K-12 throughout New England. Experts in the field will share deliberate actions leaders in both "segments" are taking in an effort to create seamless transitions to college and career.
Please join leaders of education, business and government, along with regional and national policy experts, for this important daylong discussion.
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College Ready New England |
Aging populations, growing numbers of immigrants, the continued flight of manufacturing jobs and the competitiveness of the knowledge economy all combine to make postsecondary education more critical than ever—for individuals and for New England as a whole. College Ready New England unites leaders of education, business and government from all six states to develop strategies to increase the economic competitiveness and well-being of the region and its citizens through expanded college participation and success.
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Tuition Break / Regional Student Program |
Every year, thousands of New England students use our RSP Tuition Break
program to save millions of dollars in tuition costs. You can be one of
the nearly 8,500 New England students who save thousands of dollars in
tuition this year.
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Your Connection to New England higher education is now... |
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Now Connection is The New England Journal of Higher Education — the only source of compelling commentary and cutting-edge analysis from America’s higher education heartland.
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NEBHE's PHOTON Projects use photonics and optics as a vehicle for improving secondary and post-secondary science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, while also setting students on real career paths encompassing several academic degree levels.
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