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Under increasing pressure to raise graduation rates and ensure that students leave high school college- and career-ready, many school and district leaders may believe that, when students graduate with college acceptances in hand, their work is done. But as Benjamin L. Castleman and Lindsay C. Page show, summer can be a time of significant attrition among collegeintending seniors - especially those from low-income families. Anywhere from 10 to 40 percent of students presumed to be headed to college fail to matriculate at any postsecondary institution in the fall following high school. Summer Melt explores the complex factors that contribute to this trend - the absence of school support, confusion over paperwork, lack of parental guidance, and the teenage tendency to procrastinate. The authors draw on findings from fields such as neuroscience, behavioral economics, and social psychology to contextualize these factors. Drawing on a series of research studies, they show how schools and districts can developeffective, low-cost, scalable responses - including counselor outreach, peer mentoring, and using text messages and social media - to help students stay on track over the summer. Summer Melt offers very practical guidance for schools and districts committed to helping their students make the transition to college.

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By using the strategies discussed in Summer Melt, we have helped many of our students fulfill their aspirations of attending college. All K 12 leaders should read this book! Robert M. Avossa, superintendent, Fulton County Schools, Georgia

"""In an era where a college education has become a critical necessity for economic success and well-being in life, Summer Melt will be appreciated by all those who seek to help our most disadvantaged students have a life that they want and a life better than the one they grew up with.""--Janice A. Dole, Teachers College Record"

Benjamin L. Castleman and Lindsay C. Page take a hard look at the all-important transition from high school graduation to college enrollment, and highlight the critical need for support especially for first-generation college students when navigating the final steps during the summer. Kim Cook, executive director, National College Access Network By using the strategies discussed in Summer Melt, we have helped many of our students fulfill their aspirations of attending college. All K 12 leaders should read this book! Robert M. Avossa, superintendent, Fulton County Schools, Georgia Summer Melt addresses an urgent national issue. These practical strategies for increasing college enrollment among underrepresented students will affect the lives of thousands of young people across the country. Teresa A. Sullivan, president, University of Virginia Summer Melt is an outstanding example of how rigorous academic research can make the world a better place. Benjamin L. Castleman and Lindsay C. Page don t just identify a stunning problem; they come up with and test solutions so that policy makers and education leaders have an evidence-based path to helping more low-income youth succeed in college. The official report for the White House College Opportunity Summit relied heavily on the research described in this book. Gene Sperling, national economic advisor and director of the National Economic Council for President Obama (2011 2014) and President Clinton (1996 2000) In an era where a college education has become a critical necessity for economic success and well-being in life, Summer Melt will be appreciated by all those who seek to help our most disadvantaged students have a life that they want and a life better than the one they grew up with. --Janice A. Dole, Teachers College Record

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Benjamin L. Castleman is an assistant professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia, USA. Lindsay C. Page is an assistant professor of education and a research scientist at the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.

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