Jamaal Abdul-AlimStudentsFocus Intensifies on Falloff of Students En Route to College“Summer melt” is said to impact between 10 and 20 percent of all “college-intending” students throughout the United States. One estimate puts the number of students who “melt away” during the summer at 200,000 students per year.August 3, 2014HomeGuidance Counselors Key in Bid to Increasing Overall Access to CollegeExperts: In order to make sure all students leave high school prepared for college, a greater emphasis must be placed on the role of school guidance counselors.July 28, 2014StudentsResearch Shows U.S. Students ‘Average’ in Terms of Financial LiteracyExperts say American education must evolve to ensure that students are better able to navigate an increasingly complex financial landscape.July 9, 2014African-AmericanBlack Achievement Stats Belie South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Success StoryThough overall Black enrollment in South Africa’s colleges and universities is up, one leading scholar says the raw numbers mask a series of other disparities that plague the nation’s institutions of higher learning.June 24, 2014Community CollegesMichelle Obama Challenges Students to Embrace StruggleThe first lady spoke at a recent graduation ceremony for the District of Columbia College Access Program, which provides counseling and scholarship aid to district students.June 23, 2014HomeReview: 80% of Teacher Prep Programs in U.S. Get Mediocre or Failing GradeIn an effort to drive the ongoing discussion on the quality of educator preparation programs in the United States—or lack thereof—the National Council on Teacher Quality on Tuesday released a bigger and bolder version of its controversial Teacher Prep Review.June 17, 2014Community CollegesStarbucks Offers Its Employees an Educational BreakIn collaboration with Arizona State University, the company will pay employees’ college tuition during their junior and senior years.June 16, 2014SportsAuthor Tells College-Bound Students to Embrace International ChallengeAmanda Ripley urged graduating seniors at the inaugural “Cap & Gown” ceremony of the Capital Partners for Education program not to be daunted by competition from abroad.June 10, 2014African-AmericanEx-Offender/Law School Grad’s White House Access Plight Brings Reality to TableWhen a delegation went to the White House recently to deliver a set of policy recommendations related to President Barack Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, one brother was kept out — ostensibly because of his background as an ex-offender.June 8, 2014InternationalStudley: There’s Possibility Federal Aid Could Be Tied to Planned College Rating SystemThe U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Education sees a scenario where federal aid could be factored in as a means of spurring institutional improvement.May 20, 2014Previous PagePage 49 of 83Next Page
