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Tuition for D.C. Students to Remain Unchanged Despite Budget Deadlock

Tuition for D.C. Students to Remain Unchanged Despite Budget DeadlockBy Charles Dervarics Despite budget stalemates on other budget issues, tuition breaks for District of Columbia high school graduates should remain unchanged in 2003. House and Senate panels have approved bills providing $17 million for these tuition credits, which allow D.C. graduates to pay in-state tuition […]

November 6, 2002

HBCUs Have Key Role to Play in School Reform Efforts

HBCUs Have Key Role to Play in School Reform EffortsBlack colleges have significant roles to play in implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, the new federal reform plan for K-12 education, administration officials told HBCU leaders in September.“HBCUs are a top priority for this administration,” said Wilbert Bryant, deputy assistant secretary for postsecondary […]

October 9, 2002

Faculty & Staff

Taking it to the Next Level

Taking it to the Next LevelAs the Hispanic population in America booms, Hispanic representation on American college campuses has so far been a bust. But educators say community colleges are uniquely positioned to bridge the gap.By Kristina LaneTwo Hispanic men in Claremont, Calif., were chatting recently about their children. One beamed with pride as he talked […]

September 25, 2002

Budget Increases for HBCUs, HSIs, May Fall Short of Goals

Budget Increases for HBCUs, HSIs, May Fall Short of GoalsAdvocates for minority-serving institutions sought double-digit increases for 2003 budgetFor Hispanic and African American leaders, the 2003 federal budget debate is proving more frustrating than gratifying as Congress tries to finish work this fall.Both are seeking major funding increases for minority-serving colleges as well as a […]

September 25, 2002

Senate Rejects National Science Foundation Cutbacks

Senate Rejects National Science Foundation CutbacksProposal calls for increased funding for minority-serving programsA new Senate plan rejects the Bush administration’s proposed cuts in minority-serving programs at the National Science Foundation.Instead of making cuts, the Senate would increase spending for the HBCU-Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) and the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Program. Each program would […]

September 11, 2002

K-12 Plan Draws Concern on Race Data

K-12 Plan Draws Concern on Race DataPresident Bush’s new K-12 education reform law places more attention than ever before on differences between racial and ethnic groups, an education and affirmative action expert says. Yet the Education Department’s first steps toward implementation “already raises some concerns,” according to Christopher Edley.Appearing before a House of Representatives’ panel […]

August 28, 2002

SECME Selects Teams

SECME Selects TeamsTo Help Develop Early College High SchoolsWASHINGTONSECME, a strategic alliance of school systems and engineering universities in 17 states, has identified local teams to help plan and establish eight new “Early College High Schools” across the Southeastern United States.The planning teams, which come from K-12 and higher education, will work with SECME to […]

August 14, 2002

Addressing HIV/AIDS in the Classroom

Addressing HIV/AIDS in the ClassroomEducators encouraged to teach the ‘whole child’By Phaedra BrothertonWASHINGTONA 20-member panel of scholars, practitioners and teacher education experts came together last month to determine the core information K-12 educators need to know in order to address HIV/AIDS in their classrooms and, ultimately, to help prevent the spread of the disease. Funded […]

July 17, 2002

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Faculty & Staff

Supercomputing Conference Seeks Faculty Participation

Supercomputing Conference Seeks Faculty ParticipationBALTIMOREAn upcoming supercomputing conference in Baltimore is seeking the participation of teams of undergraduate faculty and K-12 teachers to spend four days in hands-on workshops learning about high-performance computing and communications tools and resources appropriate for their classroom. Entitled this year as SC2002, the annual conference features high-performance computing and communications […]

April 10, 2002

‘Wartime’ Budget Has Few Higher Education Increases

‘Wartime’ Budget Has Few Higher Education IncreasesHistorically Black colleges are among the projected winners.The Bush administration’s self-described “wartime budget” for 2003 would hold the line on higher education spending, with most programs receiving level funding or small cutbacks next year.The maximum Pell Grant would remain at $4,000, while college work-study, supplemental education grants and TRIO […]

February 27, 2002

Education Bill Creates Federal Reading Program, Annual Testing

Education Bill Creates Federal Reading Program, Annual TestingPresident Bush signed into law a major K-12 education reform bill with new school/college links and an array of new testing requirements for elementary and middle school students.Bush signed the Leave No Child Behind Act after the House and Senate bridged differences on competing proposals just before Christmas. […]

January 30, 2002

Congress Approves $4,000 Maximum Pell Grant

Congress Approves $4,000 Maximum Pell GrantThe House and Senate in late December found a way to increase the maximum Pell Grant for next year despite a slowing economy that is putting major pressure on the government’s main student-aid program.Following weeks of negotiations, Congress finally approved a record $4,000 maximum Pell Grant for the neediest college […]

January 16, 2002

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