Jamaal Abdul-AlimHomeRU Ready for Work Program Prepares Students for the FutureNewark, NJ — Lakeisha Bright knew she would be in for a rough ride during her senior year at West Side High School based on all the changes the high school had been going through as of late. “My junior year was very stressful because they kept making changes at my school,” Bright said last […]June 1, 2015HomeTeacher Prep Study Yields 2 Different AssessmentsThough they collaborated on a study of a controversial review of America’s teacher prep programs, researchers from higher education and NCTQ officials came away with starkly different impressions.May 25, 2015HomeExpert: U.S. Must End ‘Addiction’ to Bachelor’s DegreesResearcher says its time to become better acquainted with the financial benefits of one- and two-year degrees and certificates.May 21, 2015LatinxCal State Fullerton Top Degree Producer for Latinos Studying HealthCalifornia State University, Fullerton is one of the top 25 institutions where Latinos earned bachelor’s degrees in health in 2012-13.May 19, 2015Community CollegesStudy Fills Void on Wage Data for Community College GradsMany career technical education programs show “substantial, positive earnings effects,” but a more granular look at the programs — and the characteristics and motives of students who enroll in them — is needed in order to determine which programs yield the best results.May 4, 2015StudentsSub-baccalaureates Seen as Key to Boost CompletionCollege counselors should do more to steer community college students with poor grades toward sub-baccalaureate credentials that lead to good-paying jobs instead of allowing them to become college dropouts who miss out on the higher earnings associated with a postsecondary credential.May 3, 2015HomeOverall Retention, Persistence Rates Rise SlightlyThe persistence rate of college students has reached its highest point since 2010, when it began a four-year decline, according to a new “snapshot” report of persistence and retention rates released Thursday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.April 23, 2015African-AmericanValue of Postsecondary Degree Higher Among Blacks and HispanicsA recent study by the Gallup-Lumina Foundation found that favorable views toward the value of a college degree or credential are more common among Blacks and Hispanics than they are among Whites.April 19, 2015HomeColleges Turning to Internet for Intel on ApplicantsAs if getting into college wasn’t hard enough, now students have to worry about college admissions officers doing web searches and scanning their social media accounts for information that could possibly influence the decision of whether to accept a particular student into college.April 14, 2015HomeStudy: Customized Goods and Services Growth Area for College GradsThe post-industrial American economy will favor college graduates who work in industries that increasingly cater to consumer demand for higher-quality and highly customized goods and services.April 13, 2015Previous PagePage 38 of 81Next Page
