cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Faculty & StaffU.S. Colleges Cutting Courses to Curtail Campus CostsReducing or streamlining curriculum has been a difficult yet unavoidable measure at many schools during the recession.October 20, 2010African-AmericanACE Report: Colleges More Diverse, but Racial Gaps PersistWhile U.S. colleges have grown more racially diverse in recent years, minority students still lag behind on key measures of academic progress, a new American Council on Education report says.October 19, 2010LatinxObama Signs Hispanic Education Executive OrderPresident Obama signed an executive order Tuesday intended to boost Hispanic education achievement, a priority for a key voting bloc two weeks ahead of critical midterm elections.October 19, 2010Faculty & StaffEvaluating Teacher Performance Should Be A National Initiative, Report FindsAlthough more than 30 states embrace the need to evaluate the nation’s elementary and secondary school students’ academic progress and achievement based on common-core standards, a similar consensus has not yet been built around a national set of standards and assessments for teacher performance.October 19, 2010Community CollegesObama: Future Depends on Science, Math EducationDuring White House science fair, President Obama said the U.S. is being outpaced by other countries and he wants American students to move from the middle to the top in science and math over the decade.October 18, 2010African-AmericanPurdue Naming Library After Black AlumnusPurdue University is renovating a library that will become the first major campus facility to be named for a Black alumnus.October 18, 2010LatinxWhite House Initiative Spearheads Summit on Latino Academic ExcellenceEducation leaders gathered in Washington on Monday to share best practices and strategize about ways to increase education access for Hispanic-Americans and help reach President Barack Obama’s goal to significantly increase college graduation rates by 2020.October 18, 2010African-AmericanETS Achievement Gap Conference Focuses on Families and Academic DevelopmentAt a time when a national debate rages over whether charter schools are better than traditional public schools in abating the achievement gap, a Washington conference sought to refocus attention on strengthening the family.October 18, 2010Native AmericansNavajo Closer Than Ever To Electing Woman LeaderSome people clearly don’t want to see Lynda Lovejoy at the helm of the country’s largest American Indian reservation, the Navajo Nation. “Women belong in the kitchen,” said one spectator.October 17, 2010StudentsWith Record Gift to Saint Leo University, Latino Businessman Gives New Meaning to Online DonationOnline alumnus’ $4 million donation calls attention to the need for colleges and universities to tailor giving messages for online graduates who have a different experience and sense of engagement than traditional students.October 17, 2010Previous PagePage 1812 of 3224Next Page