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Community Colleges

Accountability Plan for Higher Education Would Be a Mistake, Report Says

Accountability Plan for Higher Education Would Be a Mistake, Report SaysThe Bush administration’s plan for imposing accountability measures — similar to those in the No Child Left Behind Act — on higher education is wrongheaded, according to a new report by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).Lawrence N. Gold, the AFT’s higher education director, said […]

April 7, 2004

Students

Academics, Athletics and Life Skills

Academics, Athletics and Life SkillsAvid Black Issues’ readers know that in early April we honor outstanding students of color who have excelled both in the classroom and on the court, track or field with our annual Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Awards. The Arthur Ashe edition is a favorite of many scholar-athletes, parents, coaches and […]

April 7, 2004

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Minorities Have ‘50-50’ Chance of Graduating High School, Study Finds

Minorities Have ‘50-50′ Chance of Graduating High School, Study FindsWASHINGTONHalf or more of Black, Hispanic and American Indian youth in the United States are getting left behind before high-school graduation, according to a new study.The result is a “hidden crisis” that is obscured by regulations issued under the No Child Left Behind Act that “allow […]

March 24, 2004

Native Americans

Losing Ground

Losing GroundProportional declines mar engineering education picture for underrepresented minorities.BY RONALD ROACHAfter more than a decade of steady enrollments and degree completion rates by underrepresented minorities, public schools, colleges, advocacy groups and government agencies still face a daunting task in helping bring Blacks, Latinos and American Indians into the engineering profession in numbers reflecting their […]

March 10, 2004

Students

Sen. Clinton Unveils Plan to Help Nontraditional Students

Sen. Clinton Unveils Plan to Help Nontraditional StudentsNontraditional students trying to get their college degrees tend to get short shrift, according to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., who recently proposed legislation to help improve graduation rates among these students and tear down some of the barriers they face.Clinton announced the measure, known as the Non-Traditional […]

March 10, 2004

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Survey: High-School Graduation Rates Are Highest in West, Midwest

Survey: High-School Graduation Rates Are Highest in West, Midwest Mostly rural states in the West and Midwest have the highest percentage of residents with high-school diplomas, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released in December. Wyoming leads the nation with 90.2 percent of residents 25 and older having graduated from high school, followed by Utah […]

December 31, 2003

Sports

Shifting in Division I-A Conference Influences Graduation Rates

Shifting in Division I-A Conference Influences Graduation RatesORLANDO, Fla.Recent changes in the Division I-A conference has not only influenced the game of football but conference graduation rates as well, according to a new study. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida last month released “The Classroom Counts,” a […]

December 3, 2003

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Lieberman, Dean Announce Higher Education Plans

Lieberman, Dean Announce Higher Education Plans Tuition assistance, increased funding at center of both proposalsBy Ben Hammer and news wiresDemocratic Presidential candidates Joe Lieberman and Howard Dean announced higher education plans last month aimed at increasing college access and funding resources. The Connecticut senator’s plan sets a goal that by the year 2020, at least […]

December 3, 2003

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First in Her Family

First in Her FamilyA Stanford University freshman, Hada Flores always knew she would go to college. She just didn’t know the road would be so steep. The daughter of poor Salvadoran immigrants, Flores attended a Houston charter school that kept its low-income, mostly Hispanic student body in class 65 percent longer than other public schools […]

September 24, 2003

Leadership & Policy

An Overlooked Oasis?

An Overlooked Oasis? Education advocates say two-year institutions should not be considered an afterthought, but rather belong at the centerpiece of the nation’s higher education agendaBy Kendra HamiltonWhile the decision reached by the U.S. Supreme Court in June regarding the University of Michigan’s admissions policies is being rightly hailed by defenders of affirmative action and […]

August 27, 2003

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New Study Uncovers Hidden Dropout Crisis

New Study Uncovers Hidden Dropout Crisis WASHINGTON A new study shows that the nation’s high school dropout rate may be as high as 30 percent, almost three times higher than government estimates. The study commissioned by The Business Roundtable (BRT) and conducted by the Center for Labor Market Studies (CLMS) at Northeastern University, revealed that […]

June 4, 2003

Recruitment & Retention

Minority Enrollment Low at Pennsylvania Universities, Report Says

Minority Enrollment Low at Pennsylvania Universities, Report Says HARRISBURG, Pa.The student population of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities is overwhelmingly White, and minority enrollment has stayed essentially flat over a five-year period, according to statistics presented to the system’s governing board last month. The five-year diversity report said that the number of minority students enrolled in […]

May 7, 2003