Tag: Achievement Gap: Page 28

Faculty & Staff

2013 Franklin Award Recipients Recall His Legacy

Dr. John T. Casteen III, Dr. Mary Hatwood Futrell and Dr. William Julius Wilson shared the spotlight as winners of the 2013 Dr. John Hope Franklin Awards on Monday night.

March 5, 2013

Students

New Teacher Assessment Tool Making Headway in Education Programs

Several states already have formally adopted the edTPA and more than 160 institutions of higher learning are “field-testing” it.

March 3, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Summit Drills In on America’s Dropout Rate

In the United States, a student drops out of school every 26 seconds and more than 3,000 children leave school every day.

February 26, 2013

Community Colleges

Report: High School Dropouts Cost Economy Billions

High school dropouts are costing some $1.8 billion in lost tax revenue every year, education advocates said in a report released Monday.

February 25, 2013

Sports

One in Four Students Would Delay or Drop Out of School if Federal Financial Aid Were Cut

As yet another budget deadline looms in Congress, the impact of a sequester and automatic budget cuts on individual students has gone largely undiscussed.

February 25, 2013

Students

College Board Finds AP Mean Exam Scores Rise

Roughly 60.1 percent of the 954,070 students who took an AP exam in 2012 achieved a score of 3 or higher on the five-point AP Exam scale.

February 20, 2013

Students

Research Shows Grit Plays Key Role in Black Males’ College Success

Ohio State associate professor finds perseverance and passion to pursue goals are intangibles that push students past academic barriers.

February 19, 2013

Sports

NYC’s Cooper Union May Begin Charging Tuition

New York City’s prestigious Cooper Union school is running a budget deficit of $12 million a year, and may have to end its long tradition of allowing all undergraduate students to attend tuition-free.

February 17, 2013

Sports

Plan Expands College Classes For High Schoolers

Gov. Peter Shumlin has unveiled a plan to get more Vermont students into college and better prepared for jobs by expanding a program that allows them to take college-level courses in high school.

February 14, 2013

Home

Cyberbullying Expert Says School Climate Makes All the Difference

Dr. Sameer Hinduja has been studying cyberbullying since 2002 and says environment is a critical factor to prevent bullying on campus.

February 12, 2013

Leadership & Policy

University Presidents’ Benefits Vary in Virginia

Not all university presidents in Virginia receive the same fringe benefits.

February 10, 2013

Students

Oregon Bill Would Require College Credit in High School

The Oregon Legislature is looking at making college students out of every Oregon high-school student.

February 6, 2013