On December 8, the Community Speakers Series will present “Turning the Tides: Reshaping the College Admissions Process” with Lloyd Thacker, Executive Director of the Education Conservancy, a non-profit organization committed to improving college admission processes for students, colleges and high schools. The goals of the Conservancy include:
To increase the awareness and understanding of commercial influences in college admissions.
To provide a platform for educational values to assert their proper role in college admissions.
To promote educationally appropriate admission practices.
To make college admissions a sensible and productive set of processes for all.
To foster collaborative behavior among colleges.
To generate specific admissions-related ideas and recommendations for colleges, students, and counselors.
The “Turning the Tide” presentation is based on a collaborative project with the Harvard Graduate School of Education to develop strategies for colleges to revise the college admissions process to be less commercial and high-stakes. A description and report can be accessed here. An associated television news magazine story on the subject can be accessed here.
January 18, 2017: Marijuana and Beyond: Teen Drug Use in 2017
February 1, 2017: What’s Going On With Math: Supporting Your Student with Common Core Mathematics
February 22, 2017: Kids in Today’s Pressure Cooker: Fostering Resilience in Students
March 9, 2017: LCAP Budget Advisory Committee Workshop
Students, parents, and staff are welcome at all events. Translation services will be provided. For more information, please call (925) 682-8000, ext. 4016. Image via Pixabay
