Tag: Advanced Placement: Page 53

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Parent Complain That Pep Talks Singled Out Latinos, Blacks

Parents of black and Latino students at Camden County’s Eastern Regional High School complained to the school board last week that the school may have been discriminating by scheduling pep talks just for minority students.

January 27, 2009

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Inauguration Is Lesson Plan at Obama Elementary

Some schoolchildren stood and recited the oath along with the new president. Others shouted “Amen” at the end of the invocation.

January 22, 2009

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Hispanic Student Heads to Washington to Be Congressional Page

When Glance High School student Jose Echevarria arrived in Oregon at age 9 he spoke no English and had no political favors to call in.

January 20, 2009

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Expanding the Scope of Advanced Placement Classes

Hispanic educators launch an effort to create an AP Latin American History course.

September 17, 2008

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At Inner-city Los Angeles High, Nearly 6 in 10 Drop Out

Amid the verdant lawn and leafy trees of the tidy Jefferson Senior High School campus, a police officer patrols the grounds and a sign warns that guns are illegal.

August 18, 2008

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Federal Officials Reviewing Inequity Complaints in a Mississippi School District

The U.S. Justice Department is looking into complaints of racial disparities within the Cleveland Public School District.

May 21, 2008

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Getting to Know Reulan Levin

Dr. Reulan Levin remembers growing up on the South Side of Chicago where many of the students her age were falling to the perils of the streets.

April 16, 2008

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AP Course Access and Scores Improve for Hispanics in Some States

Although Hispanic students have continued to close the “equity and excellence gap” in 15 states in the Advanced Placement courses, gaps persist in California and Texas, two of the biggest states with a high percentage of Hispanics in their population, the College Board reveals in its annual AP Report to the Nation.

February 19, 2008

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In Some States AP Course Access and Scores Improve for Hispanics, But Not Blacks

Despite the strides made by educators and school districts to provide underrepresented students access to Advanced Placement courses, known predictors of college success, African-Americans lag behind their White counterparts in AP course enrollment and success, the College Board reveals in its annual AP Report to the Nation.

February 13, 2008

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Holistic Admissions Review Not Being Utilized in California

Despite the official adoption of a holistic review of applicants to blunt the impact of the 1996 affirmative action ban in admissions, University of California schools are still relying on traditional indicators of merit and Black student enrollment has continued to suffer as a result, according to a UCLA study released Tuesday.

February 4, 2008

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UN Report: Attacks on Students, Teachers and Educational Facilities Are Increasing

UNITED NATIONS The number of reported attacks against students, teachers and educational facilities for political or military reasons has increased dramatically in the past three years, according to a recent U.N. study.

November 8, 2007

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NYC Students To Get Cash Rewards for Top Scores on AP Exams

NEW YORK Students who do well on Advanced Placement exams will be rewarded with cash under a new plan financed with $1 million in private funds.

October 15, 2007