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Kaplan Survey: Most SAT Takers Want

With college counselors petitioning that students be given the option of taking the three sections of the three-hour…

February 8, 2006

Kaplan Survey: Most SAT Takers Want Test Sections on Different Days

With college counselors petitioning for students to be given the option of taking the three sections of the three-hour…

January 18, 2006

NAACP Says Right Tools Can Help More Minorities Get into College

Better education about financial aid and scholarships and improved SAT preparation will help more minority and low-income students in South Carolina attend college, officials with the state NAACP said…

October 31, 2005

Virginia SAT Scores Rise, But Racial Gap Remains

Virginia’s high school students improved their performance on the verbal and math SAT in 2005, the College Board said this week Story:

August 31, 2005

University of Missouri Researcher: Breast Cancer Messages Need to Be Targeted Toward African-American Women

African-American women are more likely than Caucasian women to be diagnosed with breast cancer at later stages of the disease and are more likely to die from the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute. Story:

August 8, 2005

Survey: Length of New SAT Is Biggest

Survey: Length of New SAT Is Biggest Complaint Among First-Round of Test-TakersNEW YORK In a nationwide survey of test-takers conducted by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, 87 percent of students recently taking the new SAT reported that the three-hour, 45-minute exam was the longest test of their lives, making stamina and extended concentration a greater […]

April 6, 2005

A Useful Study Aid or Jazzed-Up Novelty?

A Useful Study Aid or Jazzed-Up Novelty? Some are calling test-prep software on cell phones a democratizing equalizer, others say it increases the gap between the haves and the have-nots By Lydia LumCarl Washburn wondered how to push his teen-age son into studying for the SAT. After all, it’s well-known that prepared students tend to […]

February 23, 2005

Incorporating the Ideals of Black History Month — In Our Daily Lives

Incorporating the Ideals of Black History Month — In Our Daily Lives By Lydia LumI sat on the back porch of an old white clapboard house interviewing Montgomery, Ala., residents. A colleague had suggested retreating there because the outdoor music and entertainment were drowning out the voices of those I was trying to interview. The […]

February 9, 2005

African-American

Report: High School Rigor Essential for Students of Color

Report: High School Rigor Essential for Students of ColorBy Charles DervaricsA new study on the link between high school coursework and postsecondary success paints a challenging picture for education advocates: African Americans can succeed in rigorous courses, but too few get the opportunity.The report from Achieve Inc., finds that few states set high curricula and […]

January 12, 2005

New SAT or No SAT?

New SAT or No SAT?”The SAT is changing in March 2005,” screams College Board’s Web site, complete with a photo of diverse students in what, presumably, is a preparatory context. “Students shouldn’t worry,” the site goes on to say. “The College Board will help them prepare with information, sample tests, and free and low-cost preparation […]

December 15, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Minority Test Takers Make Significant Gains on SAT

Minority Test Takers Make Significant Gains on SATBut achievement gap between White, minority students persists By Cassie ChewWASHINGTONAmong the record 1.4 million college-bound students in the class of 2004 who took the SAT, another record number of these SAT takers, 37 percent, were minority students, the College Board said in its annual report of SAT […]

September 22, 2004

Rallying Around Education

Rallying Around EducationThe headline, “Minority Test Takers Make Significant Gains on SAT” sounds like pretty positive news. And it is, kind of. However, a closer look at the numbers reveals that African Americans still score the lowest on the standardized test among all racial and ethnic groups. Barely seeing their scores rise from year to […]

September 22, 2004

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