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		<title>What Makes the IECA Conference Unique?  &#8220;No Where Else&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/03/10/what-makes-the-ieca-conference-unique-no-where-else/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association
Sixteen years ago, my first day with IECA was at the start of the spring conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. I believe there were fewer than 250 attendees, including some 80 IECA members. There was no NATSAP back then, Small Boarding School Conferences were intimate events, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Survey Suggests Students Gain Little Help from High School Counselors in College Search</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/03/04/national-survey-suggests-students-gain-little-help-from-high-schools-counselors-in-college-search/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new national survey released yesterday by the non-profit research organization Public Agenda, and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, paints a depressing picture of college advising. In their survey of young adults who graduated from college, the researchers explored how helpful the respondents' school-based counselor was in meeting their college search, application, and financial aid advisory needs. The respondents found little to cheer.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Women Take Hockey Gold: The IECA Connection</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/26/canadian-women-take-hockey-gold-the-ieca-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association
Last night came the inevitable battle between the two world powerhouses in women&#8217;s hockey: USA vs. Canada. The two teams have dominated the sport for many years, and the impending contest at the Olympics resulted in a pressure cooker building for years leading up to the contest. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speed Meetings are Back at IECA Spring Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/23/speed-meetings-are-back-at-ieca-spring-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/23/speed-meetings-are-back-at-ieca-spring-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association
Based on overwhelmingly positive feedback from consultants and school representatives, we are pleased to announce that the Speed Meetings test-run in 2009 will return as part of IECA’s upcoming Spring Conference, although a few key changes will make them even more valuable. Two sets of Speed Meetings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is Early Bird Registration Week for IECA</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/22/this-is-early-bird-registration-week-for-ieca/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/22/this-is-early-bird-registration-week-for-ieca/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association
Our spring conference registration opened less than a week ago, and registration is already approaching 250. Early bird discounts end THIS FRIDAY (February 26), so if you are planning to attend our gathering in Toronto (May 12-15), get your registration completed right away. Full details on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IECA Launches New Initiative to Reach Out to Learning Specialists</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/18/ieca-launches-new-initiative-to-reach-out-to-learning-specialists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/18/ieca-launches-new-initiative-to-reach-out-to-learning-specialists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA
From the LDA Conference in Baltimore, MD
Led by IECA &#8217;s Learning Disabilities Committee, the Independent Educational Consultants Association has launched a new, sustained initiative to educate learning specialists, psychologists, parent advocates and state and regional LDA officials about the role IECA members play in advising on school and college search [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students Use of Rankings in the College Search Process: Less or More Than We Thought?</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/16/students-use-of-rankings-in-the-college-search-process-less-or-more-than-we-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Snyder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Rankings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Emily Snyder, IECA Member (Virginia) and Chair, IECA College Committee
In “Inside the College Rankings” in Friday&#8217;s US News and World Report, Bob Morse (of the Morse Code), cites the recently released &#8220;UCLA Freshman Survey: Fall 2009&#8243; as evidence that students are using a variety of factors—not just national rankings—when making a decision about where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Schools Rush to Add AP Courses, the Failure Rate Soars</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/05/as-schools-rush-to-add-ap-courses-the-failure-rate-soars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/05/as-schools-rush-to-add-ap-courses-the-failure-rate-soars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Placement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA
As the competitiveness in college admission continues to grow, and with it parent anxieties, school systems across the country seem to be in a frenzy to grow their Advanced Placement (AP) offerings. In doing so, many schools place increased pressure on students to take AP courses in a desire to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Electronic Generation</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/02/the-electronic-generation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Networking Technology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA
The typical student in the United States is awake for about 16 hours a day. School, including getting there and back, and the occasional after school activity, accounts for nearly half of those hours. The balance is meant for family, meals, volunteer commitments, part-time jobs, community sports leagues, church or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legislative Update: Therapeutic Programs &amp; Miller Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/01/legislative-update-therapeutic-programs-miller-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/01/legislative-update-therapeutic-programs-miller-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA
From the NATSAP Conference in San Diego
On Thursday morning we received a briefing by NATSAP&#8217;s government relations representative, Kristina Pisanelli. She both provided an update on the Miller bill as well as set the scene for the legislative landscape in DC.
Back in 2007 when the Miller bill was proposed, [...]]]></description>
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