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The High School Counselor Shortage Problem

The High School Counselor Shortage Problem

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a ratio of 250 students to 1 counselor. Crazy, right? Consider what counselors do. Counselors provide academic counseling, social/emotional counseling, and college counseling. And they’re not dealing with robots. Each student is a unique individual with different needs and goals so this attention needs to be personalized. Imagine…