Survey: Parents Lack Awareness of Postsecondary Options

Survey: Parents Lack Awareness of Postsecondary Options

A majority of high school students don’t feel ready for postsecondary education and aren’t familiar with the options available to them, according to survey results released this week at Jobs for the Future’s annual conference in New Orleans. About 90 percent of the 1,300 students surveyed by JFF, Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation say they rely on their parents and teachers to give them information about their options after graduation. But …