Black IssuesHomeFlorida Court Says NAACP Can Challenge Anti-Affirmative Action MeasuresFlorida Court Says NAACP Can Challenge Anti-Affirmative Action MeasuresTALLAHASSEE, Fla.The Florida Supreme Court ruled last month that the NAACP can challenge the governor’s elimination of racial and gender preferences in state university admissions. The 4-3 ruling overturned a 2002 decision by the 1st District Court of Appeal that dismissed the civil rights group’s challenge to […]December 17, 2003StudentsReport, Educators Call for More Study Abroad ProgramsReport, Educators Call for More Study Abroad Programs Lack of global knowledge threatens the nation’s security, future, experts sayWASHINGTONAmericans don’t know enough about the world in which they live, according to a new report by an international-education task force, which calls for a “national effort” to reverse the trend. The report says higher education is […]December 17, 2003HomeDean Announces Plan to Bolster K-12 Education, Reform No Child Left Behind ActDean Announces Plan to Bolster K-12 Education, Reform No Child Left Behind ActLeading Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean visited a school in Iowa last month to announce a plan to strengthen K-12 education that was long on promises but short on specifics.Dean unveiled his plan in Davenport, Iowa, before a group of more than 100 […]December 17, 2003HBCUsFederally Funded Grants, Loans Send More D.C. Residents to CollegeFederally Funded Grants, Loans Send More D.C. Residents to CollegeMore residents from the District of Columbia are attending colleges far from home, taking advantage of a federally funded grant program that pays for up to $10,000 of out-of-state tuition, and an expanded feature this year that offers $2,500 for students who attend any historically Black […]December 17, 2003StudentsETS Identifies Factors Affecting Student AchievementETS Identifies Factors Affecting Student AchievementThe Educational Testing Service (ETS) released a report last month detailing more than a dozen factors related to student achievement. “The gaps in student achievement mirror inequalities in those aspects of school, early life and home circumstances that research has linked to achievement,” says Paul Barton, author of the study, […]December 17, 2003Community CollegesCollege Students Spending More Time In Remedial Courses, Report SaysCollege Students Spending More Time In Remedial Courses, Report SaysMore than a third of students at two-year and four-year colleges spent an average of a year in remedial courses, and those that did spent more time in those courses in 2000 than they did in 1995, a new report says.More than 40 percent of entering […]December 17, 2003StudentsHouse Bill Could Return $340 Million To Pell Grant ProgramHouse Bill Could Return $340 Million To Pell Grant ProgramHouse Republicans introduced a bill last month to reduce fraud in the Pell Grant program, a move they say could free up as much as $340 million for the higher education program.The lawmakers say they would use the additional funds to provide the grants to more […]December 17, 2003HomeHouse, Senate Negotiators Agree On D.C. School Voucher PlanHouse, Senate Negotiators Agree On D.C. School Voucher PlanCongressional negotiators agreed last month on a private-school voucher plan for the District of Columbia that would be the first federally funded voucher program.The deal, part of an emerging spending package for the nation’s capital and several federal government agencies, is subject to approval by the House […]December 17, 2003African-AmericanHouse Passes Bill to Create Black History, Culture MuseumHouse Passes Bill to Create Black History, Culture MuseumThe House voted overwhelmingly last month to establish a national museum of Black history and culture, pushing the plan a step closer to reality after 15 years of efforts by veteran civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. Lewis has introduced legislation every year in Congress since […]December 17, 2003HomeDemocrats’ Bill Would Penalize States That Slash Higher EducationDemocrats’ Bill Would Penalize States That Slash Higher EducationThe best way to keep tuition costs from climbing is to lean on states that cut college budgets. At least that is the thinking behind a new bill proposed by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrats say their initiative makes more sense than the competing […]December 17, 2003Previous PagePage 108 of 431Next Page
