Tag: Achievement Gap: Page 55

HBCUs

The HBCU Mission: A Fresh Look For a New Congress

For organizations like the United Negro College Fund that are stakeholders in national education policy decisions…

February 21, 2007

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Data on Minority Achievement Gaps Vital for Progress, Say Educators

WASHINGTON, D.C. Chief Justice John Roberts recently wrote, ‘It’s a sordid business, this divvying us up by race.’ The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation convened a group of scholars to debate whether Roberts is right and what his sentiment implies for the No Child Left Behind and other initiatives designed to close the achievement gap.

February 12, 2007

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Oprah Winfrey Opens School in South Africa

Oprah Winfrey opened a school Tuesday for disadvantaged girls, fulfilling a promise she made to former South Africa President Nelson Mandela six years ago and giving more than 150 students a chance for a better future.

January 2, 2007

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New Ed Trust Report Details Achievement Gap

WASHINGTON, D.C. African-Americans and Hispanics have a four-year college graduation rate of 21 percent, according to a new report released Wednesday by The Education Trust. By comparison, the four-year college graduation rate for Asians is 41 percent and 38 percent for Whites.

December 13, 2006

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments For Voluntary Desegregation

During oral arguments Monday before the U.S. Supreme Court, neither the attorneys fighting race-conscious school assignments, nor the justices in their questioning, suggested that racial diversity was an unimportant goal. The primary issue before the court was whether achieving racial diversity in schools is a compelling enough goal to justify government intervention.

December 4, 2006

Sports

Study: Schools in Top Bowl Games Have Disparate Graduation Rates For Black, White Players

ORLANDO, Fla. The disparity between graduation rates for White and Black college football players in this season’s five major bowls was nearly twice as large as those for less successful schools, according to a study released Monday.

December 4, 2006

Students

Graduation Rates Drop As Schools Take On More Low-income Students

Graduation rates drop systematically as the size of an institution’s low-income student population increases, even at selective four-year colleges and universities, according to a recently released report from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics.

November 28, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Nurturing Ph.D.s

When minority doctoral candidates fail, the reason is seldom academic in nature…

November 15, 2006

Latinx

Conference Focuses on Improving Educational Opportunities For the Next Generation of Hispanics

When U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral visits Hispanic elementary school students across the nation…

October 18, 2006

Latinx

UTEP, Maricopa County Community College Recognized for Hispanic Graduation Efforts

The University of Texas at El Paso and Maricopa County Community College in Arizona have the nation’s two best programs…

October 18, 2006

HBCUs

Report Reveals Best and Worst Schools for Graduating Minorities

Top ten lists are increasingly common on issues across the United States…

October 4, 2006

Latinx

Jump Starting Latino Achievement

Lorretta Chavez knows that for poor Mexican American children in Colorado…

September 27, 2006