Angela P. DodsonHBCUsETS and HBCU Deans Work to Improve Students’ Praxis ScoresDeans and other administrators from teacher-education programs at historically Black colleges and universities who attended a conference at the Educational Testing Service here say they are taking back information to give their students a better chance at passing qualifying and certification tests.February 21, 2008African-AmericanA Month of DiscoveriesBlack History Month brings out the best publishers have to offer.February 19, 2008HomeThinking for the Sake of ThinkingWith no apparent connection, two scholarly books reveal how established fields of study dealt with the push for racial revolution.January 23, 2008HomeETS, La Raza Conference: English-language Learners Fastest-growing Segment of U.S. School PopulationPrinceton, N.J. Educators and policy-makers answered the call to attend a two-day conference convened by Educational Testing Service and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) to assess progress in educating students who are not proficient in English when they enter American schools and to discuss research on potential solutions.January 17, 2008HomeAiring Dirty LaundryRemember the hilarious, kid-friendly father figure who made us beg for Jell-O pudding and run to the television set to see a normal, upper-middle-class couple loving each other and raising strong Black children? He does not seem himself these days.December 26, 2007African-AmericanTies That Bind Untangling the history of the “Black Seminoles”As a transplanted Englishman, Dr. Kevin Mulroy might seem an unlikely candidate to peel back the layers of mystique and legend surrounding the “Black Seminoles.”November 14, 2007Community CollegesClass in a “Classless” SocietyAuthors explore the role of social strata in our classrooms and communities.October 21, 2007HomeUnconventional WisdomThese new books from scholars defy the accepted thinking in their fields.September 19, 2007StudentsChallenging Issues for AcademiaDisparities in achievement and educating for a diverse culture are the focus of new books by leading scholars in education.August 22, 2007Community CollegesConference: Community Colleges May Be Best Hope to Close Achievement GapMinority, low-income students continue to be left behind academically.June 13, 2007Previous PagePage 14 of 15Next Page
