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  • A male college counselor stands and speaks to a group of seated students and adults for an event for college counseling for families

    Why Do Colleges Need My Tax Forms? Guiding Families Through the College Application Process

    Our Directors of College Counseling (DCCs) and other college access staff offer practical advice to help caregivers support their children’s aspirations for college and beyond.

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  • Blue Ribbon graphic with April Blount Blue Ribbon Awards in the center of the ribbon, plus six teachers' photos set inside individual frames on the right

    Teaching That Transforms: Meet the 2025-2026 April Blount Blue Ribbon Award Recipients

  • Three young women pose and smile outdoors in front of a college building during a summer program for first-gen students and other rising seniors in high school

    Finding My Way: Navigating College as a First-Gen Student

College Access & Success

  • A student stands in a medical room, speaking; text on screen reads Students raising awareness to organ donation organization Live On New York.

    WPIX 11 Features Students Raising Awareness About Organ Donations

  • A student in black athletic clothing stands in a gym near a volleyball net, posing for a sports scholarship news feature

    NY1 Scholar Athlete Ben B.: A Passion for Sports

  • Six people sit and stand around a couch inside a cabin with large windows showing a snowy landscape and lake outside for the Paul Smith College trip

    Finding the Right Fit: How One Visit to Paul Smith’s College Opened Doors to Different College Possibilities

Girls’+ Education

  • Blue Ribbon graphic with April Blount Blue Ribbon Awards in the center of the ribbon, plus six teachers' photos set inside individual frames on the right

    Teaching That Transforms: Meet the 2025-2026 April Blount Blue Ribbon Award Recipients

  • A softball pitcher in a navy and yellow uniform is mid-throw on a field, with spectators and a chain-link backstop in the background. A “Spectrum News 1” logo appears in the corner.

    NY1 Scholar Athlete Ruby K.: Turning a Second Chance into Softball Success

  • A teacher in a maroon t-shirt stands by a whiteboard filled with AP Calculus integrals and equations, holding a blue marker. Colorful paper cubes are displayed above the board at TYWLS Brooklyn.

    TYWLS Brooklyn Teacher Shares Value of AP Calculus on Podcast

Network Leaders

  • A student stands against a purple wall, holding a large ceremonial college scholarship check for $1,000 from the National Council of Negro Women DSU.

    How to Find and Win Scholarships for College

  • A group of students cheer in a hallway as one student holding a college poster raises her arm in celebration, wearing a Lehigh t-shirt.

    RBC Capital Markets Podcast: Empowering Higher Education Achievement

  • Two women stand in front of a wall with the sign Student Leadership Network

    Student Leadership Network Welcomes Talia Scott and Cerie Tisch Stone to Its Board of Directors