Black IssuesHomeMaking The Case For Public EducationMaking The Case For Public EducationFounded in 1857 “to elevate the character and advance the interests of the profession of teaching and to promote the cause of education in the United States,” the National Education Association has a long history of fighting for the rights of educators across the nation. That type of activism continues […]January 28, 2004HomeStudy Urges Treatment of Parents of ADHD ChildrenStudy Urges Treatment of Parents of ADHD ChildrenCOLLEGE PARK, Md.Treatment for many young children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) should also include treatment for their parents, according to new research from the University of Maryland’s ADHD Program.In conducting one of the first systematic studies of pre-school children with ADHD, the research team found that parents […]January 28, 2004HomeSpelman College Establishes Center for Leadership, Civic EngagementSpelman College Establishes Center for Leadership, Civic EngagementATLANTAWomen of color are the fastest growing segment of the work force, according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics. With women making up 48 percent of the work force by the year 2008, they must be poised to assume the leadership opportunities of the 21st century. To meet […]January 28, 2004HomeStudy: Nonminority Psychologists Can Adapt to Cultural TrainingStudy: Nonminority Psychologists Can Adapt to Cultural TrainingGAINESVILLE, Fla.Traditional thinking holds that psychologists with ethnic or racial backgrounds like those of their minority patients may be better suited to counsel them.University of Florida researchers have determined that often is the case, but a new study has found that nonminority counselors who receive multicultural training can […]January 28, 2004HomeTexas A&M Ends Legacy ProgramTexas A&M Ends Legacy ProgramCOLLEGE STATION, TexasTexas A&M University’s president said earlier this month that the school will no longer give preference to applicants whose parents or grandparents were graduates. A group of state lawmakers had criticized the legacy program, and representatives of state civil rights groups indicated they would file suit against the school […]January 28, 2004HomeProcter & Gamble Boosts Annual UNCF Contribution To $1.1 MillionProcter & Gamble Boosts Annual UNCF Contribution To $1.1 MillionFAIRFAX, Va. In order to expand educational opportunities for the more than 65,000 students the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) currently supports, Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble has developed programs in an effort to increase its annual contribution to $1.1 million. “We, at Procter & Gamble, are […]January 28, 2004Community CollegesLanguage, Literature Jobs Decline for Third Consecutive YearLanguage, Literature Jobs Decline for Third Consecutive YearNEW YORKThe decline in the hiring of tenure-track language and literature professors continues, according to the latest report by the Modern Language Association (MLA). Based on statistics compiled from the MLA’s Job Information List (JIL) for the 2002-2003 academic year (the latest year for which complete statistics are […]January 28, 2004HealthDallas Barbers Assist in Efforts to Curb Hypertension RatesDallas Barbers Assist in Efforts to Curb Hypertension RatesDALLASDallas barbers are helping physicians cut high blood pressure among African American men, the group with the highest rate of uncontrolled hypertension in the United States. A program started at two Dallas barbershops by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is designed to improve the […]January 28, 2004HomeRace, Not Income, Produces Segregation in Metro BostonRace, Not Income, Produces Segregation in Metro BostonCAMBRIDGE, Mass.Metropolitan Boston’s poor minority residents are over twice as likely to live in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty than are poor Whites, and three times more likely to live in severely distressed neighborhoods, characterized by high shares of single-parent households, school dropouts, poverty and jobless males detached from […]January 28, 2004HomeProject Surveys Community Based Organizations High SchoolsProject Surveys Community Based Organizations High Schools A new report aims to promote awareness at the state level of the importance of Community Based Organizations (CBO) high schools, highlighting the promising lessons these schools hold for improving the educational outcomes of youth at risk of school failure or dropping out. The report, “CBO High Schools: […]January 28, 2004Previous PagePage 98 of 431Next Page
