Tag: Achievement Gap: Page 31

African-American

Survey: New Grads Can Expect Modest Rise in Hiring

Modest good news for college students: An annual survey predicts employers will increase hiring of new four-year college graduates about 5 percent in the coming year.

November 15, 2012

Students

Summit Looks at Diversity of Advanced Placement Enrollees

District leaders in Polk County, Fla. started an annual “AP Summit” in 2006 in an effort to match demographics of students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses with those of the broader student population.

November 15, 2012

Community Colleges

Alabama Governor Prepares Workforce Development Group

Gov. Robert Bentley says he plans to appoint a task force to help provide seamless workforce development training from the middle school through college.

November 14, 2012

Students

Post-Election Backlash Strikes at Hampden-Sydney

Small Virginia school’s investigation of incident involving racial slurs and bottle throwing occurs in the wake of a similar disturbance at the University of Mississippi following President Obama’s re-election.

November 8, 2012

Students

Dr. Edmund W. Gordon Battles to Eradicate Achievement Gap

Before most knew what an achievement gap was, Dr. Edmund W. Gordon was working to eliminate it. He is regarded as one of the foremost scholars on divergent learning styles and championed supplemental education long before it was popular. In fact, Gordon popularized the term. He was also an architect of the nation’s Head Start program in the 1960s. Today, however, at 91, Gordon is still beating the drum of education reform as loud as he did half a century ago with a historic commission to get to the bottom of assessment.

November 7, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Expert: Funds Not Enough to Meet Standards

One of the state’s top experts on Texas school finance has testified that funding is inadequate to meet tougher standards set by lawmakers last year.

October 30, 2012

Students

Education Leaders Say System Needs Overhaul From Kindergarten Through College

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says containing college costs, increasing the number of students who earn degrees and limiting time for students receiving government aid are areas of focus.

October 23, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Educational Debt, Disenfranchisement Factors in African-American Male Achievement Gap

Experts say academic support is just the beginning of preparation for making the most of opportunities provided by higher education.

October 23, 2012

Students

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Administrator Tapped for Ambassadorship

Dr. Joan Prince, vice chancellor for global inclusion and engagement at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, to join State Department.

October 16, 2012

Students

Obama, Romney Advisers Trade Barbs on Education

On topics from financial aid to No Child Left Behind, advisers for President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney offered sharply different views on the federal role in education at a joint appearance before a Washington, D.C., audience Tuesday.

October 16, 2012

Home

Thousands of Illegal Immigrants Paying In-State Tuition Rates Also Get Texas Financial Aid

Illegal immigrants in Texas can now apply for financial aid. Tell us your opinion on this matter.

October 16, 2012

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Four College Savings Plans Get Top Morningstar Honors

College savings plans offered through the states of Alaska, Maryland, Nevada and Utah earned top marks from Morningstar Inc. in the company’s annual update to ratings of so-called 529 plans.

October 15, 2012