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An Unappealing Decision

An Unappealing DecisionExperts view U.S. Circuit Court panel’s reversal of Cureton v. NCAA as maintaining a ‘discriminatory status quo’ in collegiate sportsBy Eric St. JohnWASHINGTON — The NCAA “is free to discriminate.” That is how some experts are interpreting the decision of a three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that ruled […]

February 2, 2000

Washington Briefs

OCR Questions Legality Of Test Overreliance WASHINGTON — The Clinton administration has tinkered further with its guidelines on standardized testing, but the overall message is still clear: Excessive use of tests could prompt legal challenges against colleges.The Education Department in mid-December released its latest version of draft guidance on standardized measures such as the Scholastic […]

January 5, 2000

ETS Research Focuses Computer Testing

ETS Research Focuses Computer TestingWASHINGTON —— Educational Testing Service officials announced earlier this month that the organization is launching a three-year, multimillion dollar research project to improve the quality of its tests based on data gleaned from the use of computer adaptive tests. Since 1993, ETS, the nation’s largest private, nonprofit organization devoted to educational measurement […]

November 24, 1999

The One Florida Plan Executive Summary

The One Florida Plan Executive SummaryAll students in Florida, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, economic circumstances or Zip code should have the opportunity to fully reach their highest educational aspirations. But today, that is not the case. Some schools are more equal than others. Generally, high-performing schools offer tougher curriculums, more experienced teachers and better […]

November 24, 1999

BI News Briefs

Less Segregation on Campus Today, Study SaysPONTIAC, Mich. — College students today are less likely to segregate themselves by race than they once were, according to a Ford Foundation report.Increased campus diversity and special programs have made students comfortable enough to cross racial and ethnic barriers in academic, political, organizational and social situations, according to […]

November 24, 1999

For Hispanics, Demographic Imperative Drives Educational Mandate

For Hispanics, Demographic Imperative Drives Educational MandateLike most Americans, the number of Hispanic workers who have college degrees has increased since 1973. But while Hispanics have made gains, they still continue to be significantly underrepresented on the nation’s college campuses, according to a new report by the Educational Testing Service and the Hispanic Association of […]

October 13, 1999

African-American

Raising the Bar for Middle-Class Blacks

Raising the Bar for Middle-Class BlacksNext month, Jenna Bond-Louden will board a plane for North Carolina where she and other college seniors will spend all day learning to write a college essay that will wow admissions officers. Her parents have already shelled out hundreds of dollars for the Baltimore senior to take SAT prep classes.There […]

October 13, 1999

Admissions Models for Inclusion

Admissions Models for Inclusion Two New Admissions Strategies Could Reopen Doors the Anti-Affirmative Action Initiatives have closed — at least for the most disadvantaged students of colorThey’re not complete substitutes for affirmative action, their creators admit bluntly. But in states where affirmative action has been banned or is threatened, two new approaches to the college […]

October 13, 1999

Black Students Losing Hope

Black Students Losing HopeRecord Numbers of African American Students Forced From State-Funded Tuition Program Before They Can Reap Full BenefitsATLANTA — Georgia’s 6-year-old Hope scholarship program has brought thousands of African American students into the state’s higher education fold who otherwise would not have been able to afford a college education.But a disturbing analysis released […]

October 13, 1999

A Test-Taking Frenzy

A Test-Taking FrenzyCollege Board Says Minorities Taking SAT and AP Courses in Record NumbersWASHINGTON — Record numbers of high school students are taking college entrance exams, their scores are improving — if only slightly — and the agencies that administer the tests are calling the 1990s a “decade of promise.”And keeping pace with the overall […]

September 15, 1999

Noteworthy Briefs

Former Arizona Africana Studies Professor Charges Discrimination TUCSON, Ariz. — A former associate professor in the University of Arizona’s Africana Studies department is suing the institution claiming she was a victim of discrimination, according to a story in the Arizona Daily Wildcat.Tolagbe Ogunleye is currently awaiting a ruling from U.S. 9th District Court Judge John […]

July 7, 1999

The Power of Partnerships

The Power of PartnershipsBy Michele N-K CollisonDr. Calvin Mackie almost didn’t become an engineer. Although he had a 3.9 grade point average when he graduated from New Orleans’ John McDonough Senior High School, he only scored 900 on the SAT—- not nearly enough to be admitted to many of the nation’s engineering schools. When he […]

July 7, 1999

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