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NEA Study Reveals Teacher Salaries Remained Stagnant for Last Decade

Despite the rise in school enrollments and the chronic teacher shortage faced by many school districts Story:

July 27, 2005

North Carolina Central University Only Black College In State to Recruit National Achievement Scholars

North Carolina Central University Only Black College In State to Recruit National Achievement Scholars DURHAM, N.C. Information released by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. ranks North Carolina Central University No. 1 among North Carolina historically Black colleges and universities and third in the state in recruiting National Achievement Scholars (NAS).“The National Achievement Program is very […]

February 23, 2005

Get Your Site Noticed Without Spamming

Get Your Site Noticed Without SpammingBy Reid GoldsboroughIf you have a Web site, you want people to find it. If it’s a business site, used to promote or sell products or services, the life of your business may depend on whether your site shows up in the first screen or two when people conduct Web […]

February 9, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Higher Education, College Rankings

Higher Education, College Rankings And Access for Lower-Income StudentsBy Dr. James T. Harris III The 20th century has been called the American Century, and one of its leitmotifs was the great leap forward for millions of Americans from poverty into the middle class. In the 1960s and 1970s, the implementation of the Higher Education Act […]

January 12, 2005

NEA Study Finds Stagnant Resources Jeopardize Public Schools

NEA Study Finds Stagnant Resources Jeopardize Public SchoolsInvestments in public schools are not keeping pace with the needs of our children, according to an education funding report released last month by the National Education Association (NEA).Last fall, nearly 400,000 additional children entered the nation’s classrooms, representing the 19th consecutive rise in school enrollment. Yet, annual […]

June 16, 2004

How to Find the Right Web Host

How to Find the Right Web HostIf you’re in business and online, it’s likely that at some point as your business changes, you’ll want to switch Web hosting companies or consider using one if you don’t already.The greatest benefit to using a “Web hoster” is the greater assurance that it will keep your site up. […]

June 2, 2004

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way

Where There’s a Will, There’s a WayOne of the questions that we can count on getting when we release our Top 100 undergraduate degree producers edition centers on the basic notion that the tabulations are inherently biased and favor the large state universities. Our response has always been not to shoot the messenger but to […]

June 2, 2004

Making Sure Your Web Site Is Found

Making Sure Your Web Site Is FoundWhen looking for information on the Internet, you use a search engine. When trying to attract people to your Web site, whether it’s a business or personal site, you, therefore, need to make sure that people using Internet search engines can find it through them. What are the best […]

November 5, 2003

Lincoln Sprinter Earns No. 1 Ranking Among Division III Athletes

Lincoln Sprinter Earns No. 1 Ranking Among Division III Athletes LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa.Lincoln University sprinter Chazz “Rock” Clemons has earned the No. 1 ranking in the nation this year among NCAA Division III university athletes. Clemons, a junior majoring in criminal justice, ran the 60-meter dash in 6.77 seconds earlier this year at an indoor […]

April 9, 2003

Black-and-Brown Listed?

Black-and-Brown Listed?Colleges’ removal from magazine’s ranking leaves some confused, disappointedBy Pearl Stewart DURHAM, N.C.For North Carolina Central University, the news was gratifying. Known for its ability to transform disadvantaged students into successful professionals, NCCU welcomed the national publicity and recognition. So when Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine placed the institution at No. 49 on its list […]

November 20, 2002

PHI BETA KAPPA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

PHI BETA KAPPA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES— A —Agnes Scott CollegeAlabama, University of Albion College Allegheny CollegeAlma CollegeAmerican University Amherst CollegeArizona, University of Arizona State University Arkansas, University of Auburn University Augustana College Austin College— B —Barnard College (Columbia University)Bates CollegeBaylor UniversityBeloit CollegeBinghamton, SUNYBirmingham-Southern CollegeBoston College Boston University Bowdoin CollegeBowling Green State UniversityBrandeis UniversityBrooklyn CollegeBrown […]

October 9, 2002

NAACP Gives Congress Failing Grades

NAACP Gives Congress Failing GradesMore than half of the U.S. Congress earned failing grades in a new NAACP ranking of lawmakers for their work on civil rights issues.“In this day and age when we are consistently being asked to come together for our country and stand as one, it is difficult, if not impossible, to […]

July 31, 2002

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