Black IssuesStudentsSorority Launches Science, Technology Radio ShowSorority Launches Science, Technology Radio Show WASHINGTON Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., has teamed up with a Washington-based talk radio station to bring science and technology information into African American homes. The Science and Everyday Experiences (SEE) radio program is part of the sorority’s ongoing efforts to get young African Americans and their families involved […]June 4, 2003Leadership & PolicyHomeland Security Tops List of Critical Higher Education Policy IssuesHomeland Security Tops List of Critical Higher Education Policy IssuesWASHINGTON Homeland security and affirmative action are at the top of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges’ (AGB) list of 10 public-policy issues that higher education leaders will need to address in the next two years. Published biennially, “Ten Public Policy Issues for […]June 4, 2003Community CollegesNational Groups Join Forces to Improve College AccessNational Groups Join Forces to Improve College Access WASHINGTON Two national associations representing the majority of U.S. public colleges and close to 10 million students are now partnering to help more students continue their education and earn a bachelor’s degree. While a college degree is widely deemed essential to career and financial success in today’s […]June 4, 2003HomeNew Study Uncovers Hidden Dropout CrisisNew Study Uncovers Hidden Dropout Crisis WASHINGTON A new study shows that the nation’s high school dropout rate may be as high as 30 percent, almost three times higher than government estimates. The study commissioned by The Business Roundtable (BRT) and conducted by the Center for Labor Market Studies (CLMS) at Northeastern University, revealed that […]June 4, 2003HomeScholars, Policy-Makers Urge Choice as the Way to Education ReformScholars, Policy-Makers Urge Choice as the Way to Education Reform By Ronald Roach WASHINGTON While not endorsing school vouchers as the sole answer to education reform in failing urban school systems, educators and policy-makers at a libertarian think tank forum on the Brown v. Board decision said vouchers should represent a key component of such […]June 4, 2003Faculty & StaffUC Regents Turn the Tables on Ward ConnerlyUC Regents Turn the Tables on Ward Connerly Regents oppose initiative to outlaw collection of racial data even as Connerly predicts victory at the ballot boxBy Pamela Burdman SAN FRANCISCO The University of California Board of Regents went on the offensive recently against fellow regent Ward Connerly, formally opposing his campaign to outlaw the collection […]June 4, 2003HomePoll Finds Hardening of Positions, Less Support for VouchersPoll Finds Hardening of Positions, Less Support for VouchersFirst-time polling of Hispanics finds greater optimism about public schools and interest in non-public schoolingBy Ben Hammer WASHINGTON Black, Hispanic and White support has hardened in an unfavorable way to publicly funded vouchers for private school, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies found in a […]June 4, 2003HomeLawmakers Link Affirmative Action, K-12 Funding Issues Race-conscious admissions help ‘right’ inequities in local school financing, coalition saysLawmakers Link Affirmative Action, K-12 Funding Issues Race-conscious admissions help ‘right’ inequities in local school financing, coalition says By Charles Dervarics A congressional coalition is seeking to link two of the most contentious issues in education today — unequal K-12 funding and affirmative action in higher education. U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., who is leading […]June 4, 2003StudentsLegislation Seeks to Broaden Access to HOPE ScholarshipLegislation Seeks to Broaden Access to HOPE ScholarshipBy Charles Dervarics A congressional coalition is seeking to link two of the most contentious issues in education today — unequal K-12 funding and affirmative action in higher education. U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., who is leading the coalition, says unequal funding and affirmative action are directly related. […]June 4, 2003LatinxTopping the ChartsTopping the Charts It’s that time of year again, when we recognize the colleges and universities that graduate the most students of color at the undergraduate level. In 2001, we celebrated the fact that the number of African American students receiving bachelor’s degrees topped 100,000 for the first time. It is good to see that […]June 4, 2003Previous PagePage 147 of 431Next Page