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Coalition Urges Fixes for Dropout Crisis

Education policies that hold high schools accountable and give schools the resources to adequately prepare students for college and the modern workforce are necessary to improve graduation rates, reverse dropout trends, and strengthen the economy, according to a coalition of educational reform and civil rights groups.

December 9, 2008

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Obama Administration Could Mean More Money, Scrutiny

Youth expect Obama to deliver on college affordability, but that may mean more oversight of colleges.

November 26, 2008

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Education Policymakers, Researchers Call for Amending Education Law

The No Child Left Behind Act has been ineffective in bolstering the achievement of low-income and immigrant students because it has failed to address the needs of the whole child, and President-elect Barack Obama must redirect the focus of this federal policy accordingly in the law’s reauthorization, policymakers and scholars said.

November 16, 2008

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Obama Administration could mean more money, scrutiny

With the Obama era fast approaching in the nation’s capital, postsecondary education advocates are preparing for an onslaught of new legislation while also making plans to deal with new leadership at the U.S. Education Department.

November 6, 2008

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Today’s High School Students Less Likely to Graduate Than Their Parents

Young people in the United States are less likely than their parents to earn a high school diploma, and states are not doing enough to reverse this trend, according to a new report released Thursday.

October 23, 2008

Latinx

GW Wins $10 Million Contract for Language Clearinghouse

A $10 million, five-year contract has been awarded to George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition, GW has announced.

October 21, 2008

Students

Opinion: Righting the Ship for Students With Limited English Skills

In 1974, Lau v. Nichols, set a new precedent in bilingual education when it required school districts to assist all students without regard to English language deficiencies. All school programs conducted exclusively in English were deemed unconstitutional because they denied equal access to education to English learners.

October 7, 2008

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At-Risk Youth Group Urges Federal Support for Tested Interventions

Officials with a national advocacy organization for at-risk teenage students urged Washington, D.C., policymakers on Tuesday to enact federally supported initiatives that would provide youths at risk for dropping out of high school educational and social support to help them earn diplomas, postsecondary education opportunities and job training.

September 23, 2008

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Obama Opens Schools Debate With McCain

Democrat Barack Obama reached for middle ground on education this week, opening a debate with John McCain over who would do more to put good teachers in classrooms and help parents find alternatives to bad schools.

September 10, 2008

Native Americans

WSU Research to Help Native American Students

Accepting a challenge from the state’s lawmakers, four Washington State University researchers will report on the best ways to help Native American students succeed, the university announced.

September 9, 2008

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Association Calls Summit on Education

The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) will convene its fourth annual summit on the state of education for Latino students, September 22-24, the NALEO Educational Fund has announced.

August 19, 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