Tag: Achievement Gap: Page 54

African-American

Educational gains by minority students threatened – affirmative action programs

Washington — The nation’s students of color made significant gains in college enrollment and the number of degrees they earned in recent years, but the gap between them and their white counterparts on all educational levels is glaring, says a report released this month by the American Council on Education (ACE).

June 18, 2007

Sports

Holding on to what they’ve got – analysis of programs implemented by six institutions to keep college students in school

A generation ago, when there were more college-age students than there were desks in America’s public and private colleges and universities, making sure that students stayed in school was hardly a priority. Even less exclusive institutions could be selective about which students they admitted and cavalier about those they lost.

June 16, 2007

Students

Getting to the ‘real information.’ – the Student-Right-to-Know Act and colleges and universities academic profile – Recruitment & Retention

Five years after the Student-Right-to-Know Act went into effect, there are still concerns about reporting requirements and how they should be compared.

June 15, 2007

Students

‘Helping Smart Kids Get Smarter’

Increasingly educators are addressing ways to motivate high-potential students.

June 13, 2007

Community Colleges

Conference: Community Colleges May Be Best Hope to Close Achievement Gap

Minority, low-income students continue to be left behind academically.

June 13, 2007

Community Colleges

Community Colleges May Be Best Hope to Close Achievement Gap, Says ETS

PRINCETON, N.J. Community colleges are the “last, best hope” for closing the achievement gap for racially, ethnically and economically disadvantaged students, said the president of the Educational Testing Service during a two-day conference in Princeton, N.J. But community colleges will need help to meet the challenge.

May 31, 2007

Sports

Appreciation: A Tribute to Coach Eddie Robinson

There are many ways to speak of Coach Eddie Robinson. One could converse about the coach, the teacher, the father, the husband or simply Eddie Robinson the American hero. I have chosen to honor Coach Rob in the best way I know how; as Eddie Robinson, the football coach.

April 10, 2007

Students

FAMU Among Florida Colleges Targeted by Report For Massive Changes

State commission considers having the HBCU drop its graduate programs.

April 4, 2007

Sports

Just the Stats: The Graduation Success Rates of The Final Four

Each of the Final Four men’s basketball teams competing this weekend for the NCAA championship has a 100 percent graduation rate — but only for their White players. The news is not so good for Black players.

March 28, 2007

Sports

Study: Just 10 Percent of Ohio State Basketball Players Received Degrees

Just 10 percent of The Ohio State University’s men’s basketball players received degrees at the school, according to a study that examined the freshman classes entering from 1996-1999.

March 13, 2007

Home

Leaders Seek to Close the Achievement Gap for Black Males

Black male education and employment success was the agenda for a gathering of senior-level public and private-sector leaders and decision makers at the National Press Club in Washington on Friday.

March 11, 2007

Home

Healing Gallaudet

Dr. Robert R. Davila became interim president of Gallaudet University on Jan. 1, after a prolonged campus protest resulted…

February 21, 2007