Bibliography ACKERMAN,PHILLIPL.,RUTHKANFER,andCHARLESCALDERWOOD."HighSchool AdvancedPlacementAndStudentPerformanceInCollege:STEMMajors, NonSTEMMajors,AndGenderDifferences."TeachersCollegeRecord115.10 (2013):143.AcademicSearchPremier.Web.15Mar.2014. WhileIcouldonlyaccesstheauthorsabstractwithoutpayingoutmoremoneythanIhave available,Ididfindtheabstractveryuseful.Itreferencedstudiesindicatingthatifa highschoolteachertakestimetodirectandencouragestudentstogotocollege, thenthestudentswillperformbettertheteachersclassaswellasincollegewhich theyarealsomorelikelytoattend.Studentswhoreceivedpositiveencouragement fromtheirhighschoolteachesteachersespeciallyAPteachersweremorelikelyto graduatehighschoolandcollegeontime.AfterreadingtheabsttractIam convincedthatthisisoneofthepositivepointsofviewthatIwillneedtohelp supportmyargumentasIcontinuetodevelopeit. Armario,Christine.WakeupCall:U.S.

.Stuendesttrailgloballeadersnbcnews7July 2010,Web.13Mar2014 <www.nbcnews.com/id/40544897/ns/us_newslife/t/wakeupcallusstudentstrailgl oballeaders/#.UyH5sk_nbbU> deBernard,AnnEvans.WhenisSchoolReformnotEnough?.EducationWeek(2014): n.pag.Web8Feb2014 <http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/02/05/20debernard_ep.h33.html?qs=Wh en+is+School+REform+not+Enough?> TheArticlehighlightswhatisnotworkinginthek12educationsystemreform.Themain pointofthearticlebeingthatwecannotjustthrowmoneyattheproblemstomake themdisappear.AccordingtoDr.deBernardtheonlywaytomakechangehappen istostopthrowingmoneyattheschoolsandtellingthemthatisall.Realchange comeswhenpeopleinteractlikepeople,whentherichmeetandunderstandthe situationofthepoor.Whenpeoplestopandinteract.Ithinkthiswillhelpmypaper becausethesereformsaretakingplaceallacrossthecountryandtheyinvolvehigh schoolswhereIfeelthechangeneedstohappen.Idontknowhowwillusethis informationbutithashelpedmeknowwhatishappeninginthecountryandwhat needstohappen. Caumont,Andrea."6Keyfindingsaboutgoingtocollege."PEWResearch(2014):n.pag. Web.25Feb2014.<http://pewrsr.ch/MIrho4>. Thearticleisastatisticalreporthighlightingbenefitsofattendingcollege.Amongthe highlightsistheannualearningpotentialofacollegegraduatebasedondegreein

eachgenertion.Alsointhereportarestatisticsdisplayingthatthosewhoworkfora higherdegreearemorelikelytofindemployment,avoidpoverty,moveoutoftheir parentshome,bemarried,andfindgreatersatisfactioninlife.Alsohighlightedis thatthosewhogaineddegreesintheSTEMfieldsfoundemploymentwhichdirectly correlatedtotheirdegree.Thesestatisticsareincredibleandcanbeusedas motivationforanyonetoattendcollege.SpecificallyformypaperIcanusethese questionsandhighlightthatrealchangewillcomeifthesefactsandfiguresbecome moreavailabletostudentsinhighschools. CanIJointheArmy?Web.11Mar2014.<army.com> ThewebsiteistheArmysonlinereference.Thesiteincludesinformationforallpeople, thosewhoareorhavebeeninthemilitaryaswellasthosewhoarelookingtogetin tothemilitary.Thepageinthesitereferencedaboveisonespecificallyoutlining requirementsforthemilitaryenlistment.AsIlookedthroughthesiteInoticedthat eventhemilitaryisaskingforcollegecreditandIcouldusethisinformationinmy papertohelpbringouttheimportanceofgettinganeducationnomatterwhatsortof lifeplansapersonmighthave. HistoryofGEDWeb11Mar2014.<http://www.edseek.org/GED/8650/> ThewebsiteaboveisasummaryofthehistoryoftheGraduateEquivalencyDegree.From thetimeitwasfirstinstitutedasanalternaivetoaregularhighschooldiplomato whereitistodayasadegreeofnearequivalence.Thesitecouldbegoodto connectthedotsbetweengraduatinghighschoolandgettingintocollege successfully. Ladd,HelenFFiske,EdwardB."ClassMatters.WhyWon'tWeAdmitIt?."NewYork Times11Dec2011,n.pag.Web <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/opinion/theunaddressedlinkbetweenpovert yandeducation.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0>. IntheOpedarticleHelenLadd,aprofessorofpublicpolicyandeconomocsatDuke combinesforceswithEdwardFiske,educationeditorfortheNewYorkTimesto shedlightonwhatlegislationisandisnotworkingtohelpeducation.Muchofthe articlefocusesonhowthemajorityoflegislationignoresresearchindicatingthat mostlowincomestudentscannotjustmagicallyworktheirwayoutofpoverty becausethelegislatorssaytheycan.ThearticlefocusesonPresidentBushsNo ChildLeftBehindActandhowthelegislationisfailingtofacetheissuesoffamily backgroundasitisdemandingextremelevelsofperformancefromstudentswhose familybackgroundpreventssuchperformance.Thearticleisreallygoodathelping toestablishthatittakesmorethanschoolsarecapableoftochangetheeconomic

statusandlevelofstudents.ThearticledirectlytiestomysubjectbutIamunsureof howtouseitbeyonditsquotablepowerphrases. Lopez,MarkHugo.AmongRecenthighSchoolGrads,HIspanicCollegeenrollmentrate surpassesthatofWhitesPEWResearch(2013).n.pagWeb21Feb2014. <http://pewrsr.ch/18Dp5lE>. ThePEWresearchcenterpublishedthearticleoutliningtheaccomplishmentsofmany latinograduatingseniorsbytheircollegeenrolmentrate.Therateofcollege enrollinghispanicpersonshavingjustsurpassedthatofethnicallywhitestudents. MuchofthearticleisstatisticsfromthePEWresearchcenterillustratingthehowthe trendsarepointingtowardamoreeducatedLatinopopulationintheUnitedStates. Includingabetterdropoutrateinhighschool,theratehavingfallenfrom30to15% inthelast10years.Thisarticlecouldbeusedtohelpsupportwhythereisstilla needforcollegeassistanceforthelowincomeandethnicpopulationsofthe country.IdontyetknowhowIwillbeusingthisdataexcepttoillustratethatwith risingenrolmentratesthereisalsoarisingneedforassistanceforenteringCollege Freshmen. Niu,Sunny,andMartaTienda."HighSchoolEconomicCompositionAndCollege Persistence."ResearchInHigherEducation54.1(2013):3062.Academic SearchPremier.Web.25Feb.2014. Obama,Barack.RemarksbythePresidentintheStateoftheUnionAddress Whitehouse.gov.28Jan2014.Web.15Mar2014. <http://www.whitehouse.gov/thepressoffice/2014/01/28/presidentbarackobamas stateunionaddress> .RemarksbythePresidentintheStateoftheUnionAddresswhitehouse.gov12Feb 2013.Web15Mar2014. <http://www.whitehouse.gov/thepressoffice/2013/02/12/remarkspresidentstateu nionaddress> BothsourcesfromPresidentOamaarehisanualaddresstothenationandajointsession ofcongressThespeachisthepresidentsanualaddressTheentiretyofthespeach containsmuchmorethanwhatIhaveroomforinthispaper.Thespeachis designedtospeacktobothsidesoftheaisleincongressandallowforincreased bipartisancollaborationtotakeplaceonthesubjectofwhatishappeningatthetime intheirpoliticalarena.IneachofhisannualaddressesPresidentObamahascalled oncongresstohelpstudentsgetintocollegeandhasrequestedthattheydosowith changesinfunding.InmypaperIfeelthatIcouldaddtomycrediblityasanauthorifI usesomeofthesamewordswhichareusedbyPresidentObama.Especiallyhis

emotionalappealsregardingeducation.IfwefollowwhatPresidentObamahas outlinedashehintedtowardeducationinhisspeachwewouldmakealotof progresstowardclosingtheportionoftheincomeinequalitygapthatisduetopoor education. Schneider,Barbara,JustinaJudy,andChristinaMazuca."BoostingStemInterestinHigh School."PhiDeltaKappan.94.1(2012):6265.Print. TheReportisanexplanationoftheCollegeAmbitionProgram(CAP)whichisgaining popularityinthestateofMichiganduetoitsinpresenceinschools.Thereport outlinesstudentsneedsforhelpincollegepreperationandthenhighlightshowthe programisfulfillingthoseneeds.Specificallywiththeirworkinschoolstutoringin majorSTEMsubjectsthenusingahandsonandstepbystepapproachthe programhelpsstudentsapplyforcollegeandfinancialaid. Utah'sStatewideGEARUPEducationProgram20112018UTAHSGEARUPSTATE GRANThttps://www.uvu.edu/gearup/program/index.htmlweb11Mar2014 ThewebpagediscussesthegoodthatisdonebytheGEARUPprogrambyUtahValley University.Ithighlightssomeofwhatisbeingdoneintheprogramtoaidhighschool studentsinpreparingforcollege.Everythingfromsupplyingtutorstowalking studentsthroughtheapplicationprocessesforbothcollegeandfinancialaid.This sourceisyetanotherexampleofwhatishappeningintheschoolstohelpstudents prepareforasuccessfulcollegecareer.ItfitsperfectlyintotheschemeofwhatIam tryingtobringacrossinmypaper.