Jamaal Abdul-AlimHomeReport: Secondary School Counselors Underutilized in College Completion PushThe “2011 National Survey of School Counselors: Counseling at a Crossroads” seeks to reposition guidance counselors as more effective facilitators in the nation’s pursuit of greater postsecondary attainment.November 16, 2011StudentsPolicy Summit: U.S. Higher Education Should Focus More on EmployabilityThe national push to get more students to complete college in the U.S. should be tied to making students employable upon graduation, expert panelists urged during a Washington policy summit Thursday.November 10, 2011African-AmericanImproved Minority Teacher Recruitment Tied to Increasing Alternative Certification ProgramsA Center for American Progress panel discussion on Wednesday sought to elevate the discussion on the merits of making America’s K-12 teaching force more diverse.November 9, 2011African-AmericanNational Report Card Shows Only a Third of Country’s Fourth- and Eighth-Graders Proficient in Reading and MathThe numbers were even more dire for African-American and Hispanic students, whose proficiency rates ranged from 24 percent to as low as 13 percent.November 1, 2011Asian American Pacific IslanderDisaggregation Key to Fighting ‘Model Minority’ Myth for Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native HawaiiansNew report focuses on topics that range from the toxic hazards faced by large numbers of Vietnamese immigrant women working in America’s myriad nail salons, to the “bamboo ceiling” said to exist for Asian-Americans working in federal government.October 30, 2011HomeExperts Say Low-Income Students Most Often Miss College Planning HelpPanelists during a College Board webcast Thursday urged that high schools and colleges provide targeted guidance and assistance to low-income families to ensure their children are positioned to turn college dreams into a reality.October 27, 2011StudentsHigher Education Analysts Sound Caution on Obama Student Loan Relief PlanWhen President Obama touted his two-pronged student debt relief measure before thousands of students Wednesday in downtown Denver, he got rounds of applause.October 26, 2011StudentsCollege Board: Despite Higher Tuitions, Young Adults Increasingly Attending CollegeThe College Board reports that, despite stagnant incomes and steadily rising tuitions, more students are pursuing college degrees because the return on investment has never been greater.October 25, 2011HomeCollege Admissions Report Predicts U.S. Enrollment Increases through Decade’s EndThe “2011 State of College Admission” report predicts that, while high school graduation rates have essentially leveled off, college enrollment is expected to rise—from the 20.4 million students currently enrolled in degree-granting institutions of higher education to 23 million in the 2019-20 school year.October 23, 2011Community CollegesU.S. Department of Labor, Facebook Team Up on Jobs PageSocial media giant Facebook is now a “friend” of the U.S. Department of Labor, and the two organizations believe millions of America’s Facebook users will “like” the new Social Jobs Partnership page.October 20, 2011Previous PagePage 72 of 83Next Page