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Campaign 2000

WASHINGTON — The presidential race is heating up, but so far most candidates are not spending much time on higher education issues.Democrats Al Gore and Bill Bradley and Republicans George W. Bush and John McCain have been locked in heated primary debates, yet education issues are not often on the front burner. The problem is […]

March 15, 2000

Credentialing Loopholes Common in K-12 Teaching

Credentialing Loopholes Common in K-12 TeachingAs states wrestle against teacher shortageWASHINGTON — The quality of classroom learning was once again highlighted last month with the release of a report that documents the failure of states to ensure that all teachers have the knowledge and skills required for student instruction.Education Week’s study, “Quality Counts 2000,” found […]

February 2, 2000

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Washington Briefs

Though Poorer, Hispanics Less Likely to Get Financial Aid than WhitesWASHINGTON — Hispanic college students are less likely to get financial aid than Whites — though Hispanics are three times likelier to be poor, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau study. The study found that 59 percent of 6.8 million White full-time college students […]

January 19, 2000

Leadership & Policy

Thinking K-16

Thinking K-16Once again, higher education and K-12 officials try to align standards.WASHINGTON — A group of 18 higher education leaders, most of whom are university system chancellors and presidents, joined with 10 state school superintendents last month to pledge that they will each do their part to ensure that all high school students are prepared […]

January 5, 2000

Cuts Threaten Education Programs

Cuts Threaten Education ProgramsWASHINGTON — Across-the-board cuts in federal programs may hamper vital college programs, including the U.S. Department of Education’s ability to process student-aid applications for grants and loans, the Clinton administration warns.In the latest salvo over the 2000 federal budget, Democrats and agency officials complain that a 1 percent, across-the-board cut endorsed by […]

November 24, 1999

Summit Focus: Better Teachers, Fast

Summit Focus: Better Teachers, FastWASHINGTON — Colleges set on producing quality teachers must give students more practice time in K-12 classrooms, members of Congress told college officials during a summit held here last month on how to produce better teachers.“Too often the experience of a student in college is a few weeks of poorly supervised […]

October 13, 1999

Educated Fools — or Foolish Educators?

Educated Fools — or Foolish Educators?One of my great-aunts, Annie Mae Randall, is as devoted to higher education as any Southern sister. She used to take the bus from Mississippi to Los Angeles every summer to accumulate three to six credits toward her master’s degree, slowly and painstakingly adding a few dollars each year to […]

September 29, 1999

Budget Surplus, Tax Cuts Could Drain Education Funding

Budget Surplus, Tax Cuts Could Drain Education FundingWASHINGTON — Congress and President Clinton, with rhetoric and threats flying back and forth between them, have set the stage for a budget showdown again this year, one education advocates fear could hurt millions of college students if lawmakers fail to produce a bipartisan budget before Oct. 1.Several […]

September 29, 1999

President Asks Legal Profession to ‘Recommit’ to Diversity

President Asks Legal Profession to ‘Recommit’ to DiversityPresident Bill Clinton spoke to more than 200 guests in the White House’s East Room last month, calling on them to continue to support diversity in the legal community.“I ask you to recommit yourselves … to fighting discrimination, to revitalizing our poorest communities, and to giving people an […]

August 18, 1999

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