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A Useful Study Aid or Jazzed-Up Novelty?

A Useful Study Aid or Jazzed-Up Novelty? Some are calling test-prep software on cell phones a democratizing equalizer, others say it increases the gap between the haves and the have-nots By Lydia LumCarl Washburn wondered how to push his teen-age son into studying for the SAT. After all, it’s well-known that prepared students tend to […]

February 23, 2005

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New SAT or No SAT?

New SAT or No SAT?”The SAT is changing in March 2005,” screams College Board’s Web site, complete with a photo of diverse students in what, presumably, is a preparatory context. “Students shouldn’t worry,” the site goes on to say. “The College Board will help them prepare with information, sample tests, and free and low-cost preparation […]

December 15, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Minority Test Takers Make Significant Gains on SAT

Minority Test Takers Make Significant Gains on SATBut achievement gap between White, minority students persists By Cassie ChewWASHINGTONAmong the record 1.4 million college-bound students in the class of 2004 who took the SAT, another record number of these SAT takers, 37 percent, were minority students, the College Board said in its annual report of SAT […]

September 22, 2004

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Rallying Around Education

Rallying Around EducationThe headline, “Minority Test Takers Make Significant Gains on SAT” sounds like pretty positive news. And it is, kind of. However, a closer look at the numbers reveals that African Americans still score the lowest on the standardized test among all racial and ethnic groups. Barely seeing their scores rise from year to […]

September 22, 2004

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University of California System More Diverse Than Originally Thought

University of California System More Diverse Than Originally ThoughtResearch shows more than half of undergrads are immigrants or children of immigrants By Pamela Burdman      SACRAMENTO, Calif. The University of California has long been recognized as a diverse institution, but a new report reveals another dimension of that diversity: More than half of UC’s undergraduates are […]

August 25, 2004

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Knowledge Is Power

Knowledge Is PowerDouble the Numbers: Increasing Postsecondary Credentials for Underrepresented YouthEdited by Richard Kazis, Joel Vargas and Nancy HoffmanHarvard Education Press, 2004, 280 pp., $54.95 library, ISBN 1-891792-23-7; $28.95 paperback ISBN 1-891792-22-9Only 25 percent of U.S. high school students complete any college degree. Among African American youth, only 18 percent earn a baccalaureate by age […]

July 28, 2004

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50 Years Later:

50 Years Later:Can current education policy finish the work started with Brown?By Karin ChenowethBlack Issues In Higher Education first started publishing a year after the 1983 “A Nation at Risk” report shocked many into taking seriously the sorry nature of elementary and secondary education in this country. The report’s dire warnings of a “rising tide […]

June 16, 2004

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New Report Finds Berkeley Admitting More Minorities Than Predicted

New Report Finds Berkeley Admitting More Minorities Than PredictedFindings provide new platform for debate over affirmative action, ‘comprehensive review’ policySAN FRANCISCOIn an announcement aimed at blunting attacks from its board chairman, the University of California released a study conceding that more Black and Latino students are being admitted to some UC campuses than a statistical […]

April 7, 2004

Faculty & Staff

Still Having Her Say

Still Having Her Say More than a decade after becoming a household name, Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier holds true to her beliefs, principles. By Ronald RoachThat Lani Guinier is one of the most publicly visible and outspoken scholars in the American academy should not come as a surprise to anyone who has followed her […]

March 24, 2004

Faculty & Staff

Howard University Engineers Success

Howard University Engineers SuccessInterdisciplinary study keeps the university on the cutting edgeBY CASSIE M. CHEWLess than three months before graduation, Howard University engineering student Artis Johnson is displaying signs of “senoritis.” As he completes the coursework toward his bachelor’s degree in systems and computer science, he can’t keep his thoughts off of graduation day or that […]

March 10, 2004

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So, Your Children Are College Bound …

So, Your Children Are College Bound … But Are They SAT Ready?Parents play a key role in preparing students for standardized tests, experts agreeParents are an essential component in their children’s SAT success, says Starlett Craig, director of outreach and enrichment programs at Clemson University in South Carolina. Clemson is home to a successful two-week […]

February 25, 2004

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In the Know

In the Know So your child is considering an honors program or college. What are the things you need to know? •Get a reputable guide and look at the overall institution — not just the honors component. Ask yourself if the institution as a whole has the type of programs the student is interested in […]

February 25, 2004