Tag: Achievement Gap: Page 42

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Sustainability Officer

Robert Rodriguez, of the University of Texas in San Antonio, sets the standards for green policies at the South Texas institution as the “sustainability officer.” The energy manager gives a tour on what UTSA is doing to save energy.

September 29, 2009

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Policy Perspectives on Increasing U.S. High School Graduation Rates Offered at Black Congressional Conference

One strategy to reduce high school dropout rates among African-American and Latino teenagers is to better align counselors and high-quality teachers with the most vulnerable students as they move from elementary to their high school freshman year, a Johns Hopkins University senior researcher told attendees Thursday during the Education Braintrust session at the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Annual Legislative Conference.

September 24, 2009

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MARYLAND NEWS NUGGETS

The Old Line State has variety of institutions from Asian-serving and historically Black universities to a military academy and a plethora of community colleges.

September 2, 2009

Students

Unprecedented Federal Support Predicted for HBCUs

At the conclusion of the 2009 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week Conference, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a gathering of Black college leaders Wednesday that he predicts HBCUs will receive “unprecedented” levels of financial support under the Obama administration.

September 2, 2009

Students

Maryland News Nuggets

The Old Line State has variety of institutions from Asian-serving and historically Black universities to a military academy and a plethora of community colleges.

September 2, 2009

Students

Toward A New Beginning

The global recession has highlighted the vital nature of college completion and affordability.

September 2, 2009

HBCUs

HBCU Leaders Gather for ‘Seizing Capacity to Thrive’ HBCU Conference

Organizers of the 2009 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Conference taking place now through Wednesday hope attendees will come away with the confidence that the Obama administration cares about Black colleges, and with the optimism that the relationship between the U.S. government and Black colleges will improve.

August 30, 2009

Students

Toward A New Beginning

The global recession has highlighted the vital nature of college completion and affordability.

August 30, 2009

Students

More Diversity Among 2009 SAT Test-Takers, Scores Slightly Down

Although college-bound high school seniors from the class of 2009 rank as the most racially and ethnically diverse group ever to take the SAT, average scores fell slightly from 2008, according to the College Board.

August 25, 2009

Latinx

PRIDE AND PERIL

Once a beacon of hope for thousands of Black students denied access to higher education by predominantly White institutions, historically Black colleges and universities have educated generations of Black scientists, doctors,

August 19, 2009

Students

Native Sons

Veteran educators return to lead their embattled alma mater, Central State University.

August 19, 2009

Community Colleges

A $4 Billion Push for Better Schools

President Barack Obama is leaning hard on the nation’s schools, using the promise of more than $4 billion in federal aid — and the threat of withholding it — to strong-arm the education establishment to accept more charter schools and performance pay for teachers, according to The Washington Post. Today, Obama will officially announce the […]

July 23, 2009