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What will colleges expect from me?
"With limited access to traditional extracurriculars such as sports and school clubs, prospective college students are wondering," writes CNBC's Abigail Hess.
Our statement, endorsed by 315 college deans, aims to provide some guidance.
Read MoreEducation Dive summarizes our college admissions statement, highlighting one of our main goals of making the process more equitable.
"The pandemic is highlighting inequities in the college admissions process that existed long before it began," writes Natalie Schwarz.
"The statement also makes clear that no applicant will be penalized for a change in academic circumstances, which includes testing, because of the pandemic," writes Austin Horn in NPR.
Read More"For the high school seniors of the Class of 2021 and their parents, 'uncertainty' has been the theme when it comes to the impending college admissions process," writes Allison Stater Tate in Grown and Flown.
Read More"An experience of searching for and applying to college that was already fraught with anxiety, and loaded with perceived expectation, has been compounded by new feelings of insecurity and uncertainty, " writes Brennan Barnard in Forbes.
Read MoreSo what do admissions officials say they want and don’t want?" College officials have long talked about their holistic admissions practices, but the fact is that test scores have played a large role in many admissions decisions and can even determine where a student decides to apply. For next year, test scores won’t be a factor," writes Valerie Strauss in The Washington Post.
Read MoreJames Vaznis writes in The Boston Globe about the new collective statement from college admissions deans.
Read MoreScott Jaschik writes in Inside Higher Ed about our new statement that we issued with more than 300 admissions deans. The statement focuses on valuing self-care and family care -- and urging students to share their context so that colleges can understand their situations.
Read MoreGood Morning America highlights Making Caring Common's collective statement signed by more than 300 college admissions deans. The statement places an emphasis on things such as self-care along with academics amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreWe can't predict the future. "That doesn’t mean, however, that we should stop working towards our goals," writes Brennan Barnard in Thrive Global. Our new statement discusses what colleges value and "reflects an ongoing commitment to a more hopeful future."
Read MoreHarvard Graduate School of Education News covers our new collective statement, “Care Counts in Crisis: College Admissions Deans Respond to COVID-19” that provides guidance on self-care, academic work, service to others, family contributions, and extracurricular and summer activities.
Read MoreA new collective statement from more than 315 college admissions deans released today by the Making Caring Common project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education seeks to send clear messages about what college admissions deans value in students during this time. It also aims to relieve stresses on students and their caregivers. Care Counts in Crisis: College Admissions Deans Respond to COVID-19 provides guidance on self-care, academic work, service to others, family contributions, and extracurricular and summer activities.
Read MoreThere's a silver lining amid the considerable challenges many families are facing right now, writes Brennan Barnard in Thrive Global. In this personal reflection, he references our report about fathers during the pandemic.
Read MoreRick Weissbourd tells Scripps National that not only is it respectful to give our kids space to speak, it also enables us to learn a lot about them and deepens our relationships with them.
Read MoreRichard Weissbourd and Eric Torres, co-authors of our report on school integration, spoke with WUWM's Lake Effect about school choice in Wisconsin. Even though parents say they want diverse schools, they often don’t make it a priority.
Read MoreMaking Caring Common’s research about fathers during the pandemic was featured in Dad 2.0 Podcast. They spoke about how a majority of fathers in the United States report feeling closer to their children.
Read MoreHave you gotten to know your kids better during the pandemic?
"I think we're all better parents when we know our kids better," says Making Caring Common's Rick Weissbourd. Jennifer Passmore from Moms writes about our report on fathers during the pandemic.
Read MoreChristina Caron cites Making Caring Common’s research on fathering during the pandemic in The New York Times. Photos by Rosem Morton.
Read MoreFathers spending more time with their children could be a silver lining of the pandemic, writes Allison Slater Tate in Grown and Flown. She discusses our new report and highlights different families' experiences during COVID-19.
Read More“We're asking for change so that our kids can feel as close to dad next Father's Day as they do today," writes Heather Marcoux in Motherly Media. She also cites our new report How the Pandemic is Strengthening Fathers' Relationships with Their Children.
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