This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here November 3, 2022 To view email in web browser, click here. .NYSSCA UPDATE College Scorecard Feedback U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard Feedback: The U.S. Department of Education is seeking feedback from school counselors who advise potential students on postsecondary education options. The topic is the College Scorecard and how school counselors help students plan for postsecondary education. You do not need to have experience using the College Scorecard to participate. If you are willing to provide feedback on the College Scorecard and your experiences with students planning for postsecondary education, please complete this survey. Responses are due by Nov. 15, 2022. Register NOW-NYSSCA Annual Conference-Nov. 17-19, 2022 NYSSCA Register NOW. Click HERE. 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Erratic sleep linked with nighttime eating among teens Nebraska Today Researchers have taken to studying how eating in the evening — especially just before putting head to pillow — might modify hormone-related hunger cues, the amount of food people consume, and the digestion of that food. Those changes, in turn, could potentially contribute to greater risks of inflammation and weight gain, among other outcomes. READ MORE   NYSSCA Today Connect with NYSSCA Hailey Golden, Director of Publishing, Multiview, 469-420-2630 | Download media kit Kayla Boehler, Content Editor, MultiView, 972-402-7024 | Contribute News New York State School Counselor Association P.O. Box 217  |  Leicester, NY 14481  937-969-7722  |  Contact Us  |  www.nyssca.org Click here to unsubscribe.  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE PAST ISSUES   7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063