College rankings

The U.S. News College Rankings and Your College Search

Every fall, we can count on the arrival of several things--pumpkin…
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Career tech

Top 10 Reasons Parents Should Learn about Career Tech (Even if Their Child is College-Bound)

Since 2012, At The Core has been proud to bang the drum loudly…
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Making friends in college

Making Friends in College

"Help! I hate it here!" Our momma hearts always break when we…
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6th and 7th

6th and 7th Grade: Baby Steps in Career Thinking and College Planning

Do you spend time with a 6th or 7th grader? In the coming years,…
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Starting a new school year

Kicking Off the School Year with a Plan for Our Teens

The start of another school year is full of excitement. Almost…
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Life skills

10 Life Skills for Your Teen

With all the talk about high school, college, and career planning,…
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Summer tasks

Top 10 Summer Tasks for High School Students (and Families)

Summer flies by every year. It seems to disappear in the blink…
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Test Optional

10 Things You Might Not Have Known About the Test Optional Movement

ACT and SAT testing has been part of the college application…
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Career literacy

Fighting Career Illiteracy

Our kids are illiterate – CAREER illiterate. And it’s very…
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