[YEP-DC] New YEP-DC Blog Post: The Overlooked Link in Ed Reform

Discussions about boosting high school and college graduation rates usually focus on standards, assessments, and teacher and leader development. In all this conversation, however, there's rarely any talk about school counselors.

First Lady Michelle Obama thinks that's a mistake. 

If we're to reach the president's Northstar goal (to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020), Mrs. Obama says schools and states must empower school counselors to help us get there. How can they do that? Recess blogger Connie Ward identifies three ways. Read more in her post, "School Counselors: An Overlooked Link in Ed Reform," here: http://www.youngedprofessionals.org/yep-dc-recess-blog/school-counselors-an-overlooked-link-in-ed-reform

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