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
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
Virtual CFES Workshop Trains College and Career Advisors
Participants earn professional development certification from UVM and CFES Brilliant Pathways In seven virtual sessions taught by national education experts, global non-profit CFES Brilliant Pathways is equipping advisors with the latest strategies to reach underserved students … [Read more...] about Virtual CFES Workshop Trains College and Career Advisors
CFES Brilliant Pathways Honored at Oxford
At a gala dinner and award ceremony in the historic dining hall at Lady Margaret Hall, one of 38 colleges at Oxford University, CFES Brilliant Pathways CEO & President Rick Dalton recognized 11 Irish schools for their historic accomplishments over the last five years. The … [Read more...] about CFES Brilliant Pathways Honored at Oxford