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Race is on to sign-up seniors for college aid
The California Student Aid Commission and the California Department of Education invite ACSA members to participate in the statewide “ Race to Submit ” campaign to encourage all California high school seniors to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or the California Dream Act Application .
Filing financial aid applications is the first step toward college success and helps eligible students qualify for federal , state and campus-based aid , as well as some private scholarships . The Race to Submit is based on the successful Riverside County initiative that increased FAFSA / CADAA completions countywide by approximately 35 percent over three years .
The Race to Submit is complete with a real-time dashboard located at www . csac . ca . gov that allows local communities to review their progress weekly and compare their high school , district or county progress to that of other communities across the state . The goal of this initiative is to increase financial aid application completions , using a network of support .
During the application period , which runs until the March 2 Cal Grant deadline , each high school , district and county can use the Race to Submit Dashboard to gauge the submission and completion of the FAFSA and CADAA , along with how many Cal Grants have been awarded to their students .
The Race to Submit Leaderboard will display all California high schools by the Top 10 completed application percentages , by six levels determined by the graduating class size . The top five schools at each level will be recognized by the California Student Aid Commission . The Race to Submit campaign will celebrate the progress and success of all schools and districts that make significant strides in FAFSA and CADAA completion . Locations for free Cash for
College Workshops are available at www . cash4college . csac . ca . gov .
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and California Student Aid Commission Executive Director Lupita Cortez Alcalá encourage educators to communicate with students and their families that the Race to Submit is on .
If you have any questions or need any additional information , please contact the California Student Aid Commission by phone at ( 916 ) 464-8271 or the CDE ’ s College Preparation and Postsecondary Programs Office , Career and College Transition Division at ( 916 ) 323-6398 .
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jected through the study ’ s model would be realized through the higher academic and professional performance of students , and reduced car crash rates among adolescents .
Previous estimates show that one additional hour of sleep is , on average , estimated to increase the probability of high school graduation by 13.3 percent and college attendance rate by 9.6 percent . These positive effects impact the jobs that adolescents are able to obtain in the future and , in turn , have a direct effect on how much a particular person contributes toward the economy in future financial earnings .
Data for car crash fatalities reveal that around 20 percent involved a driver impaired by sleepiness , drowsiness or fatigue . The impact of car crashes and young adults dying prematurely has a negative impact on the future labor supply of an economy .
From a health perspective , the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association recommend that middle and high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a . m . to accommodate the known biological shift in adolescent sleep-wake schedules . However , a previous study from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 82 percent of middle and high schools in the U . S . start before 8:30 a . m .
School start times are increasingly becoming a hotly debated topic in school districts across the U . S .
Wendy Troxel , senior behavioral and social scientist at the RAND Corporation , says , “ For years we ’ ve talked about inadequate sleep among teenagers being a public health epidemic , but the economic implications are just as significant . From a policy perspective , the potential implications of the study are hugely important . The significant economic benefits from simply delaying school start times to 8.30 a . m . would be felt in a matter of years , making this a winwin , both in terms of benefiting the public health of adolescents and doing so in a costeffective manner .”
Marco Hafner , a senior economist at RAND Europe , says , “ A small change could
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result in big economic benefits over a short period of time for the U . S . In fact , the level of benefit and period of time it would take to recoup the costs from the policy change is unprecedented in economic terms .”
Even though it is recommended that teenagers need an average of 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night , up to 60 percent of middle and high school students report weeknight sleep of less than seven hours .
Previous evidence has shown that a lack of sleep among adolescents is associated with numerous adverse outcomes , including poor physical and mental health , behavioral problems , suicidal thoughts and attempts , and attention and concentration problems .
“ Throughout the cost-benefit projections , we have taken a conservative approach when establishing the economic gains ,” Hafner said . “ We have not included other effects from insufficient sleep , such as higher suicide rates , increased obesity and mental health issues , which are all difficult to quantify precisely . Therefore , it is likely that the reported economic and health benefits from delaying school start times could be even higher across many U . S . states .”
The study follows a previous piece of research from RAND Europe in November 2016 that showed the U . S . sustains economic losses of up to $ 411 billion a year – 2.28 percent of its GDP – due to insufficient sleep among its workforce .
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search to identify Cabaldon ' s permanent successor . Cabaldon will serve as a consultant during the transition . The Alliance is dedicated to improving California ' s high schools . Visit www . linkedlearning . org for more information .
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