High schools across the country are offering an elective class that advocates say gives middle-of-the-road students extra support as they prepare for college. AVID, which stands for Advancement Via ...

Erin O’Neill is passionate about getting kids ready for life — especially junior high and high school students. So, as Peninsula School District’s Director of College, Career and Life Readiness, ...

The AVID experience suggests that patience and persistence are vital. Sustainable improvement relies as much on cultural and systems change within schools as it does on instruction and leadership. It ...

MURRIETA — Christine Wood can list the students who nearlydidn’t make it. One girl had parents who promised to help her apply to college,but rarely followed through. Another girl’s dad was deployed ...