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The state House took action this week that allows the Michigan Department of Education to resume funding and implementation of the
Common Core, which are high standards meant to provide high levels of teaching for all students. The MDE's work on Common Core has been on hold since October 1st due to a legislative vote earlier this year that put a pause on MDE spending on CCSS.
"Michigan students deserve world-class standards that prepare them for education beyond high school," said Brandy Johnson, executive director of Michigan College Access Network. "The CCSS set a high bar so that our students have a shot at competing in the
21st century global economy. MCAN applauds our elected officials for prioritizing postsecondary readiness for all Michigan students."
MCAN is part of the Michigan Coalition for High Student Standards, a statewide coalition of more than 130 organizations working to support the full implementation of the Common Core State Standards. To learn more about the coalition and CCSS, check out its
website.
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Michigan College Access Portal - Community Organizations as Partners
Date: Wednesday, November 20
Time: 3:00 pm EST
Register: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/803448791
Community organizations such as libraries, youth-serving nonprofits and afterschool providers are the perfect partners in college outreach and creating a college-going culture within your communities. Find out how the Michigan College Access Portal can benefit
students and adult learns in the community as they prepare for life after high school or returning to college. MichiganCAP is a free web resources available to anyone over the age of 13 to assist with planning, applying and paying for college to help reach
their career goals.
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Call for Presenters - 2014 MiCC Civic Engagement Institute
 Michigan
Campus Compact (MiCC) is pleased to share with you the "Call for Presenters" for their 16th Civic Engagement Institute. The conference will be held
February 3-4, 2014 at the Grand Valley State University Pew Campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
More than 200 higher education professionals from across Michigan and the Midwest will gather to share ideas and best practices, and explore
challenges related to the successful development and implementation of service-learning and civic engagement in the higher education field. This year's conference theme is "Celebrating 25 Years of Connecting Campus and Community," around MiCC's 25th
Anniversary, and will encourage participants to examine the impact that service, service-learning and civic engagement has had on our communities for the past 25 years and what we hope to accomplish in the next decade.
To apply to be a presenter at the Civic Engagement Institute, please fill out the presenter application survey at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Institute2014. All applications must be received
by November 8, 2013. Applicants will be notified by the end of November.
Please also distribute this "Call for Presenters" to your colleagues. Questions may be directed to Melissa Strapec, Associate Director for MiCC, at
mstrapec@micampuscompact.org.
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Webinar: Building Pathways to Postsecondary Education for Youth Involved in the Justice System
Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 EST
Hosted by: American Youth Policy Forum
Register
Now
For young people involved in the justice system, navigating a pathway into and through postsecondary education and the workforce is often met with a range of barriers including social stigmatization arising from court involvement, lack of access to resources
and services, low expectations of educational success, lack of employment opportunities, probation and parole requirements that do not support postsecondary goals, and gaps in academic attainment and college readiness. This webinar will feature a discussion
of NYEC's recent report "Promoting Postsecondary Success of Court-Involved Youth: Lessons from NYEC Postsecondary Success Pilot" and include presentations from profiled programs.
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Webinar: Creating FAFSA-Ready Students
Date: Thursday, November 21, 2013
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EST
Hosted by: NOSCA
This panel will outline concrete strategies that school districts, principals, counselors, higher education partners, and community
leaders have implemented to increase FAFSA completion. You will leave this webinar with a step-by-step outline of collaborative FAFSA completion activities.
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Michigan Innovative Schools Conference
Leading experts from across the state and nation will present practical steps and cutting-edge innovations to make education progress that reaches down to the
student level in Michigan. Teachers and school administrators should attend for key information and to build strong networks with experts who inspire high-performance education systems that fuse 21st century skills and global connectedness with student learning.
Location: Kellogg Center, East Lansing
Early bird registration deadline: Nov. 21, 2013
Avoid common mistakes and run campaigns with confidence. During this session you'll learn from the premier fundraising school how to determine you organization's
readiness for capital fundraising, plan a capital campaign from preparation to celebration, develop and use gift range charts as planning, involvement, and evaluation tools, enlist and motivate leadership for our capital campaign, conduct prospect research
that helps to determine gift capacity, integrate capital fundraising in your development program, understand and use current trends in fundraising, and effectively use a consultant.
Designed for beginning fundraising professionals and experienced professionals seeking certification.
Instructor: Carole Pence, with the Indiana Center on Philanthropy
Hosted by: NorthSky Nonprofit Network - Traverse City, MI
Date: January 14-16, 2013
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College Affordability and Transparency Center
The College Affordability
and Transparency Center, also coined as the 'Obama Scorecard,' provides a central location where information about U.S. Colleges and Universities can be accessed.
Through this resource, you will be able to have access to the College Scorecard, compare colleges and universities, determine the
cost of attendance after scholarships and grants, find information on tuition rates, and see how your state spends its money on post secondary education.
The tools provided will help you make an informed decision about what school to attend.
Learn
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New Report: The State of Communities of Color in the U.S. Economy
In 2010, communities of color
comprised more than 36 percent of the U.S. population, but they are projected to be the majority of the nation's population by 2043. As we rocket toward a more multiracial future, closing racial and ethnic gaps in earnings, education, and other requisite areas
is imperative. While making these changes and addressing these issues will be challenging, what we stand to gain, both as individuals and as a nation, is enormous.
Read
the report
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New Report: A Tale of Two Income Years
A Tale of Two Income Years: Comparing Prior-Prior Year and Prior-Year through Pell Grant Awards
Each year, students must submit a Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) for federal student aid consideration. Time is a critical factor when submitting the FAFSA to be considered for all types of financial aid because the FAFSA depends heavily on the latest income information submitted via income tax returns.
Read
the report
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NBER Working Paper Series The
Missing Manual: Using National Student Clearinghouse Data to Track Postsecondary Outcomes
Source: National Bureau of
Economic Research
This paper explores the promises and pitfalls of using National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) data to measure a variety of postsecondary
outcomes. The authors first describe the history of NSC, the basic structure of its data, and recent research interest in using NSC data. Second, using information from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), they calculate enrollment coverage
ratings for NSC data over time, by state, institution type, and demographic student subgroups.
To illustrate how a collection of measurement errors may affect estimates of levels and gaps in postsecondary attendance and persistence,
they performed several case-student analyses using administrative transcript data from Michigan public colleges.
Read
the working paper
Additional Articles of Interest:
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Grant Opportunity
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Business Plan Competition
The Social Impact Exchange invites
submissions for its
2013-14 Business Plan Competition. U.S. nonprofit organizations with a focus in education, youth development, health, poverty alleviation and community economic development are eligible to enter. Criteria for evaluation includes demonstrated impact, scalability,
and long-term financial sustainability. The winners receive a cash award and consulting services.
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Please send any media coverage to Lisa King at
lisa@micollegeaccess.org. To see additional news featuring our local college access networks and partners, visit
www.micollegeaccess.org/news
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MCAN offers a job board for listing college access and related job openings. If your organization has an available position that
would be of interest to the Michigan College Access Network, please submit the job description with how to apply, application deadline, and who applicants can contact with questions to
info@micollegeaccess.org. All current postings are available at
www.micollegeaccess.org/resources/job-board.
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Calendar of Events
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The following is a list of
MCAN and partner events related to college access. To view the MCAN Calendar of Events, visit
www.micollegeaccess.org/events
November 3 & 4
All Michigan Counselors Conference
Learn
more
Michigan College Application Week
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If you have a resource, opportunity or great news to share and would like to see it included in MCAN's eNews, please contact our Assistant
Director, Lisa King, at lisa@micollegeaccess.org.
Michigan College Access Network's mission is to increase college readiness, participation, and completion in Michigan, particularly among
low-income students, first-generation college going students and students of color.
www.micollegeaccess.org
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Our Goal
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60% college attainment by 2025
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