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Along with Increased Test-taking, SAT Sees Drop in Average Scores

The nation’s average SAT scores dropped significantly in 2011 from last year, according to results released Wednesday by the College Board, but experts offered different perspectives on the reasons why.

September 14, 2011

Faculty & Staff

New York Public Policy Think Tank Zeroes In on Debate Over Dwindling Resources in Higher Education

Just as the debate over resources has simmered down with a debt deal in Washington, policy analysts heated things up at a forum in New York City over the precious resources in higher education.

August 3, 2011

Students

College Mentoring for Access and Persistence Program Gives Graduating High School Seniors a Boost

What started as a group of high school students who stopped by for pizza and soft drinks at a monthly meeting with mentors from the Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young has turned into the College MAP program’s first cohort of polished college-bound seniors.

June 15, 2011

Health

Grant helps attract underprivileged students to nursing careers

High school students in Washington State’s poorest legislative district get introduced to nursing careers, thanks to a new diversity grant from the federal Health Resources Service Administration.

April 17, 2011

Students

Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Faces Deep Cuts

College costs and enrollment are rising in the state, and the governor is proposing to cut back on the first-in-the-nation HOPE scholarship, reserving the free ride for those with at least a 3.7 GPA, up from 3.0, and a 1200 on the SAT.

February 24, 2011

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Kansas Regents Approve Tougher University Admissions

The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday approved tougher admission standards, particularly in math and critical reading. The requirements take effect in four years at higher education institutions, but will affect high school freshmen next fall.

December 16, 2010

Community Colleges

SAT Takers Grow More Diverse, Scores Stagnate

More students from diverse backgrounds are taking the SAT, a College Board report released Monday shows, but critics warn that their performance on the college entrance exam raises concerns about the current quality of K-12 U.S. education.

September 13, 2010

African-American

ACT Scores Dip, But More Students College-ready

Average scores on the ACT college entrance exam inched downward this year, yet slightly more students who took the test proved to be prepared for college, according to a report released Wednesday.

August 18, 2010

Students

Appeals Court to Consider Use of Race in UT’s Admissions Policies

Today, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will consider whether the University of Texas at Austin’s use of race and ethnicity in its admissions policy violates the law.

August 2, 2010

Students

Student Immigrants Use Civil Rights-era Strategies

Students fighting laws that target undocumented immigrants are taking a page from the civil rights era, adopting tactics and gathering praise from the generation of demonstrators who marched in the streets and sat at segregated lunch counters.

June 2, 2010

Students

States With ACT Mandate See Minority Performance on the Rise

Using six states as a base, academics are trying to assess how using the ACT exam affects students and schools. Data is incomplete, but trends include improved performance by African-American or Hispanic students.

May 3, 2010

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Obama Says Music Fueled Civil Rights Movement

Crediting civil rights-era protest songs and their spiritual predecessors for his election, President Barack Obama on Tuesday sat in the East Room of his White House and listened to an all-star lineup of performers pay tribute to the music that he said fueled freedom marches and civil disobedience.

February 10, 2010