The mission of the PALMS project is to strengthen the ability of schools to partner with families and communities in supporting Latino students' pursuit of education beyond high school.
News and Highlights
- Online Professional Development for Guidance Counselors
- To support the work of the Collaborative Counselors Training Initiative, Education Development Center has designed the online course, "College Access for All Students: Strategies for Counselors in Career and Academic Advising." Delivered through three topical modules, the course aims to increase the effectiveness of middle and high school counselors in helping prepare students from low-income families for college.
- "Putting Middle-Grades Students on the Graduation Path"
- In this policy and practice brief, Robert Balfanz of Johns Hopkins University describes the impact that the middle grades have on students' prospects of graduating high school, especially in high-poverty environments.
