{"id":1854,"date":"2018-02-13T14:26:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T19:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=1854"},"modified":"2018-02-13T14:26:54","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T19:26:54","slug":"nacacreads-join-our-next-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/02\/13\/nacacreads-join-our-next-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"#NACACreads: Join Our Next Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/160CharacterSolution.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1855\" src=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/160CharacterSolution-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/160CharacterSolution-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/160CharacterSolution.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a>From identifying right-fit schools to securing financial aid and selecting classes \u2014 success in higher education is intrinsically linked to a student\u2019s ability to make informed decisions about their future and follow through on their plans.<\/p>\n<p>Discuss new ways to help students navigate this critical process during an April 18 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nacacnet.org\/news--publications\/publications\/NACACreads\/\">#NACACreads<\/a> chat with Benjamin Castleman, author of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu\/content\/160-character-solution\">The 160-Character Solution: How Text Messages and Other Behavioral Strategies Can Improve Education<\/a><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nCastleman\u2019s research shows that counselors and others can help more students succeed by leveraging the science of decision-making and using technological \u201cnudges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApplying behavioral insights need not be the sole province of researchers and policy makers,\u201d writes Castleman, who was tapped to help the Obama White House create\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bettermakeroom.org\/up-next\/\">Up Next<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 a mobile messaging campaign aimed at boosting college access. \u201cMy hope is that schools, community-based organizations, and state\/federal educational agencies can draw on the lessons from this book to guide how they communicate with and support the students and families with whom they work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu\/content\/160-character-solution\">Learn more about the book<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From identifying right-fit schools to securing financial aid and selecting classes \u2014 success in higher education is intrinsically linked to a student\u2019s ability to make informed decisions about their future and follow through on their plans. Discuss new ways to help students navigate this critical process during an April 18 #NACACreads chat with Benjamin Castleman, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/02\/13\/nacacreads-join-our-next-discussion\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#NACACreads: Join Our Next Discussion<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,10,6],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-1854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-access","category-college-admission","category-nacac-news","tag-nacacreads"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Mary Stegmeir","author_link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/mstegmeir\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peWmJq-tU","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1854\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}