College, college, college

Last Friday, I visited the College Board's annual conference in New York to find out more about national trends in college access. It was heartening to learn about the various ways in which higher education institutions were working to reach underserved populations.

We continue to help students with college, standardized testing, and scholarship applications. Given that paying for college is a major concern for many students, we will be having a workshop on financial aid on Monday, November 5.

We will also be going to the Philadelphia National College Fair on Sunday at the PA Convention Center. We went last year and it was fun. This year, many students have already signed up. We look forward to getting lots of information and having a good time.