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LAUSD High School Counselors Say They Don’t Have Enough Time to Help Students With College Application Process – LA School Report

August 31, 2017

By Sarah Favot

Counselors at LA Unified high schools say they have enough information to give students about applying for college and financial aid, but what they don’t have is enough time to help students through these processes, according to a new study released Wednesday.

Los Angeles Education Research Institute released a pair of studies on college readiness supports and college enrollment and completion patterns for LA Unified graduates. The studies were conducted in collaboration with researchers from UCLA and Claremont Graduate University with consultation from LA Unified’s central office staff. San Francisco-based College Futures Foundation gave funding for the research.

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Topics: College Completion, Student-Centric Practices

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