On to College: What high school students and their families need to know about college selection, application and admissions. A college education is likely to be one of the most important and expensive investments you will make in a lifetime, yet most students often lack the knowledge they need to choose and apply to the programs that will best suit their needs and interests. With many years of insider experience in college counseling and teaching, authors Kost and Don reveal for the first time proven strategies to be a savvy applicant, cut costs, and evaluate the hidden quality of a...

Independent schools are in peril: enrollment is down, tuition is up, and a constellation of challenges threaten. At the same time, dramatic societal changes and disruptive technologies provide our schools with an extraordinary opportunity to be leaders at the forefront of the paradigm shift. Engage sets the course for independent schools intrepid enough to depart from the known world and explore the new with student-centered pedagogy, distinctive programs, and research-based innovation that prepare our students for the 21st century.