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		<title>Congratulations to AdmissionsQuest!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Sarah Brachman, Manager of Communications, IECA

We congratulate AdmissionsQuest on their 500th onBoarding Schools blog post! For their 500th post, IECA Executive Director Mark Sklarow wrote his reflections of onBoarding Schools&#8216; contributions to families and the boarding school communities.



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		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/03/12/congratulations-to-admissionsquest/</link>
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		<title>What Makes the IECA Conference Unique?  &#8220;No Where Else&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/03/10/what-makes-the-ieca-conference-unique-no-where-else/</link>
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		<title>National Survey Suggests Students Gain Little Help from High School Counselors in College Search</title>
		<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>
		<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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		<title>Canadian Women Take Hockey Gold: The IECA Connection</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/26/canadian-women-take-hockey-gold-the-ieca-connection/</link>
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		<title>Speed Meetings are Back at IECA Spring Conference</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/23/speed-meetings-are-back-at-ieca-spring-conference/</link>
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		<title>This is Early Bird Registration Week for IECA</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/22/this-is-early-bird-registration-week-for-ieca/</link>
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		<title>IECA Launches New Initiative to Reach Out to Learning Specialists</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/18/ieca-launches-new-initiative-to-reach-out-to-learning-specialists/</link>
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		<title>Students Use of Rankings in the College Search Process: Less or More Than We Thought?</title>
		<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>
		<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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		<title>As Schools Rush to Add AP Courses, the Failure Rate Soars</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/05/as-schools-rush-to-add-ap-courses-the-failure-rate-soars/</link>
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		<title>The Electronic Generation</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/02/the-electronic-generation/</link>
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