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Advice for College Freshmen: 10 Tips to Prepare for Remote Learning

College freshmen in 2020 will undoubtedly experience one of the most unique college beginnings in history. ...

These High School Students Had Paid Internships This Summer. Here’s How.

Skyler Hilton has the perfect summer internship. He’s working in a busy, cutting-edge tech office, learni...

How to Find Internships in High School (Advice From a College Intern)

Internships are often the first-time many students experience the professional world. Entering this period ...

How design thinking in high school set this student up for college success

At XQ, high school is all about providing students with the skills they’ll need to be prepared for colleg...

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Advice for College Freshmen: 10 Tips to Prepare for Remote Learning

College freshmen in 2020 will undoubtedly experience one of the most unique college beginnings in history. ...

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These High School Students Had Paid Internships This Summer. Here’s How.

Skyler Hilton has the perfect summer internship. He’s working in a busy, cutting-edge tech office, learni...

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How to Find Internships in High School (Advice From a College Intern)

Internships are often the first-time many students experience the professional world. Entering this period ...

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How design thinking in high school set this student up for college success

At XQ, high school is all about providing students with the skills they’ll need to be prepared for colleg...

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Student Success in College Starts in High School

For high school students across the country, the future and all it entails looms large on the horizon. What...

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Tips on How to Choose a High School From a Former Principal

High school is a crucial time that will set the stage for your child’s future. So, how do you know if the...

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I Can Do That: What Does an Industrial Designer Do?

In a way, you could say industrial designers are responsible for the look and feel of, well, just about eve...

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I Can Do That! The Computer Science Edition

Computer science is everywhere. It’s in our hands in the form of our smartphones. It’s on the GPS in ou...

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Tips on Writing a College Application Essay

As a high school student considering college, I never really had to think about writing a college essay. By...

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Path to College

How schools can clear the path to college

The road to college can be complicated and filled with U-turns for some high school students, especially th...

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FAFSA: Everything you need to know to apply for federal student financial aid

October 1st marks the first day students can apply for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (aka th...

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From the classroom to the ‘real world’

How to get the most out of student internships

Tips from XQ educators on creating the perfect internship program By Wren Maletsky, Executive Director, and...

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Nervous about student loans? You’re not the only one

Student loan debt isn’t just a school problem, it’s a national economic crisis that affects more than 4...

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Student loan debt is a national crisis: Is there anything we can do about it?

We asked readers on social media what they wanted to know about college loans, and we were inundated with q...

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What do students want? Ask them.

What do students want? Ask them.

High school students tell us what’s working at their schools and what we can do to better prepare them fo...

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Why High School?

At XQ, we believe deeply in the power of public education. As the world becomes more uncertain and complex ...

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Envisioning the Graduate of the Future

Envisioning the Graduate of the Future

Free online course from MITx offers educators the chance to embark on a design process to reflect on the pu...

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Students are encouraged to fail in this brilliant business program for kids.

In these schools, if you can dream it, you really can be it. “Dream big” and “you can be anything you...

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How an “Our Kids, Our Goals” Approach Works to Support Students

A poster hanging in the hallway between the teacher’s lounge and leadership office at Washington Lead...

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Changing the world, one computer at a time

Changing the world, one computer at a time

At Washington Leadership Academy, computer science is more than punching 0s and 1s onto a keyboard. It̵...

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Beyond the Diploma

Beyond the Diploma

How Iowa Big alumni take project-based learning into college and career. When she was in high school, Eliza...

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