Tag: Achievement Gap: Page 15

Community Colleges

The Real Hero in Movie ‘Boyhood’ is Education

This Labor Day I saw the only real must-see movie for educators, the simple but very complex Richard Linklater film, “Boyhood.”

September 1, 2014

Sports

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Determined D.C. Youth Takes Big Step Toward Fulfilling His Dream Move-in day? It’s Funeral Day for Michael Brown Educators Find It Challenging Getting Through to Most Connected Students Nonprofit Helps Steer High School Students Past Obstacles to College Success

August 28, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Some Helicopter Parents Have Evolved Into Snow Plow Parents

From college campuses to workplaces, a number of parents have deeply imposed themselves into their children’s lives even once they reach adulthood.

August 26, 2014

Students

Move-in day? It’s Funeral Day for Michael Brown

As many colleges start anew, Ferguson victim laid to rest.

August 24, 2014

Students

Determined D.C. Youth Takes Big Step Toward Fulfilling His Dream

The other day, 18-year-old Michael Phelps dispelled any notion that he would never set foot on a Penn State campus as a student.

August 24, 2014

Students

Governor Haslam Promotes Free Tuition Plan in Tennessee

Gov. Bill Haslam on Wednesday urged students to take advantage of his program to cover a full ride at two-year colleges for any high school graduate.

August 20, 2014

Students

Author Charged With DUI in Fatal Crash in Virginia

An acclaimed journalist and author was in jail without bond Monday on charges of driving under the influence stemming from a crash that killed a 75-year-old Virginia man.

August 18, 2014

Faculty & Staff

My Good Neighborhood May Not Look Like Your Good Neighborhood

A culturally sensitive lens is needed when discussing housing and education.

August 18, 2014

Students

Students to Give Arkansas Veterans Free Care

University of Arkansas for Medical Science students will provide free treatment to residents in the state’s only veterans home as part of an effort to reduce the facility’s expenses, officials said.

August 14, 2014

Students

Going ‘All In’ for Our Nation’s Students of Color

Only 3 out of 10 African-American students with high potential for success in AP science course work take an AP science course.

August 13, 2014

Latinx

Ebola Survivor in Guinea Shunned by Boyfriend, Medical School

The medical school professors no longer want Kadiatou Fanta in the classroom. Her boyfriend has broken up with her. Each day the 26-year-old eats alone and sleeps alone. Even her own family members are afraid to touch her months after she survived Ebola.

August 12, 2014

Students

Federal Government Awarding $28.4M to Provide AP Exams for Underprivileged

In an effort to boost college readiness and save money for students from families of lesser economic means, the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday announced that it had awarded $28.4 million in grants to states in order to offset the cost of Advanced Placement exams.

August 12, 2014