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A Question of Merit

A Question of Merit By Dee Anne FinkenATLANTATen years ago, the state best known for its peaches launched a revolution that still reverberates in the halls of colleges and universities across the country. Faced with a plethora of poorly performing high-school students and a growing number of graduates fleeing the state for postsecondary study, Georgia unveiled […]

January 28, 2004

Merit Scholarship Programs Have Potential Flaws, Researchers Say

Merit Scholarship Programs Have Potential Flaws, Researchers SayUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.Broad-based merit scholarship programs designed to create incentives for underperforming high-school students have two potential flaws, according to Penn State researchers. “Our studies indicate that in the first year after a merit scholarship program is initiated, student test scores increase but they subsequently hit a ceiling, […]

January 14, 2004

Caltech to Host Summer Science Program for High-School Students

VIENNA, Va.The Virginia-based Center for Excellence in Education (CEE), furthering its mission of nurturing careers of leadership and excellence in science and technology, is teaming up with the California Institute of Technology to host the Research Science Institute (RSI), a six-week summer program for academically talented high-school science students. Beginning in 2004 from June 27 […]

December 3, 2003

Former President Launches College Prep Program

Former President Launches College Prep ProgramLITTLE ROCK, Ark.Former President Bill Clinton unveiled a new program under his presidential foundation last month that will help students prepare for college entrance exams. Clinton appeared at Dunbar Magnet Middle School in Little Rock to publicize the new partnership with Ember Media and the Princeton Review to provide free […]

October 22, 2003

Retiring UC President Criticizes Dropping Affirmative Action

Retiring UC President Criticizes Dropping Affirmative Action SAN FRANCISCOUniversity of California President Richard C. Atkinson is leaving his post the same way he came in, firmly opposed to banning race and gender from the admissions process. “I continue to believe those were the wrong decisions,” Atkinson said last month in a written farewell presented to […]

October 8, 2003

College Testing Groups Release 2003 Scores

College Testing Groups Release 2003 ScoresSAT math scores hit 35-year high, but college-readiness benchmark still low for Black students WASHINGTONOfficials from the nation’s two largest college admissions testing organizations had positive news to report last month about the high school class of 2003, but seemed to differ on how to interpret that news in relation […]

September 10, 2003

Testing’s Pains & Gains

Testing’s Pains & Gains Southern states see increase in the number of students taking SAT, ACT, as well as in test scores, but some states get it and some don’tBy Kendra Hamilton View Related Charts Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the above listed chart(s). If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed […]

June 4, 2003

More Colleges Will Require Writing Tests of Future Freshmen

More Colleges Will Require Writing Tests of Future FreshmenSTATE COLLEGE, Pa.A growing number of colleges will require future applicants to take a standardized writing test, even though some admissions officials question the value of such tests. Penn State University, which receives 50,000 undergraduate applications each year, announced last month that it would require students applying […]

June 4, 2003

Southern States Improve College Entrance Exam Scores, But Still Lag Nationally

Southern States Improve College Entrance Exam Scores, But Still Lag NationallyCHARLESTON, W.Va.Scores on college entrance exams in the South improved over the last decade, but a dozen states in the region remain among the bottom 15 in the nation, according to a study released last month. The study by the Atlanta-based Southern Regional Education Board […]

May 21, 2003

Yale Researchers’ New SAT Test Could Better Predict College Success

Yale Researchers’ New SAT Test Could Better Predict College Success NEW HAVEN, Conn.A revised college admissions test that measures creative and practical skills as well as memory and analytical ability has succeeded in its first round of testing with college students, according to the lead investigator at Yale University.“We did better at predicting college success […]

March 12, 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

Civil Rights Group Files Complaint Over Florida Scholarship Program

Civil Rights Group Files Complaint Over Florida Scholarship ProgramMIAMIA Latino civil rights organization filed a federal complaint against the state’s Bright Futures scholarship program last month, charging the program’s use of college admissions tests discriminates against Latinos and Blacks.The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund filed the complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s […]

September 25, 2002

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