On July 1, after 35 years at the helm of CFES Brilliant Pathways, Founder and CEO Rick Dalton officially passed the baton to Tara Smith. Tara joined the organization as a recent college graduate 22 years ago and has grown with the Essex, NY-based nonprofit ever since. This … [Read more...] about A New Chapter for Brilliant Pathways—and for College and Career Readiness
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CFES Leader Rick Dalton Briefs Congress on Rural Schools
CFES Brilliant Pathways President and CEO Rick Dalton spoke at a congressional briefing in Washington this month in support of The Success for Rural Students and Communities Act of 2023 that helps rural students achieve their college and career goals. “This changes the … [Read more...] about CFES Leader Rick Dalton Briefs Congress on Rural Schools
Op-Ed in Hechinger Report: CFES President Offers Plan to Help Low-Income Students Keep College Dreams Alive
Students who graduated from high school last year but deferred college because of the pandemic are at grave risk of never going at all. Enrollment for low-income high school grads dropped 29 percent from fall 2019 to fall 2020, compared with a 17 percent decline for students … [Read more...] about Op-Ed in Hechinger Report: CFES President Offers Plan to Help Low-Income Students Keep College Dreams Alive
Rick Dalton Op-ed in USA Today Lifechanging Investment: How Volunteer Counselors Can Help Guide More Students to College
Recent data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center indicates the COVID-19 pandemic is exacting a punishing toll on low-income students. College enrollment among this group dropped 29% in 2020, compared with a 17% decline among students at higher income high … [Read more...] about Rick Dalton Op-ed in USA Today Lifechanging Investment: How Volunteer Counselors Can Help Guide More Students to College
Rick Dalton Op-Ed: Parents Critical to College and Career Readiness
On March 13, Keller, a second grader at Vermont’s Hinesburg Elementary, came home from school and didn’t return for six months. Like 20 million other students across the United States, Keller, with no preparation or warning, abruptly shifted to online learning. Two hundred … [Read more...] about Rick Dalton Op-Ed: Parents Critical to College and Career Readiness