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About Us

The College Board Advocacy & Policy Center was established to help transform education in America.

Guided by the College Board’s principles of excellence and equity in education, we work to ensure that students from all backgrounds have the opportunity to succeed in college and beyond. We make critical connections between policy, research and real-world practice to develop innovative solutions to the most pressing challenges in education today.

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News & Events

Nov 30
Apply by November 30 to get recognized (and rewarded) for your school's inspirational work.
Oct 24
Join a live webcast to hear the latest findings from the Trends in Higher Education series.
Oct24-26
Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Florida
New report on teacher’s ideas to improve student learning
Jun27-Aug29
Helping young men of color move through the K12-higher education continuum successfully
Students participate in cross-disciplinary arts courses
Apr 30
The archived webcast features a distinguished group of higher education advocates from across the nation.
Read what practicing classroom teachers have to say about schools of education and how they can be improved in the future.

"The initial progress report issued by the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center underscores both the critical challenges and the vital importance of advancing the college completion agenda. The United States' downward drift among industrialized nations in postsecondary completion threatens our nation's future economic well-being as well as our position of global leadership. The coordinated, comprehensive approach recommended by the College Board—viewing education as a continuum, aligning curriculum, improving access and affordability, and other actions—gives us the opportunity to plug the numerous "leaks" in the educational pipeline, reverse the troubling trends in college completion, and secure America's economic and social future for generations to come. I am heartened by the progress we are seeing in some areas, but a broader commitment is required if we genuinely wish to succeed."

William "Brit" Kirwan
Chancellor, University System of Maryland