Jamaal Abdul-AlimStudentsDespite AP Access Limited Among Minorities, Exam-Taking on the RiseThe number of high school seniors taking Advanced Placement exams is steadily rising, but a significant gap persists with lack of exam-taking among African-American students, according to a report.February 9, 2011HomePolicy Forum: U.S. Higher Education Urged to Embrace ‘Disruptive Innovation’Higher education leaders were encouraged Tuesday to embrace a concept known as “disruptive innovation” in order to spur productivity and increase quality in the face of tight financial resources.February 8, 2011African-AmericanUNCF Breaks Ground in D.C. on New National HeadquartersIn a move to get close to the officials at the focal point of national education policymaking, United Negro College Fund President Michael Lomax formally announced plans Monday to relocate the organization to the nation’s capital.February 7, 2011StudentsConference: Independent Colleges Urged to Enhance Their AffordabilityAdministrators are told during national meeting that there are concrete steps that universities and colleges could take to make getting a degree more affordable for low-income students.January 31, 2011StudentsK-12 Science Proficiency Bottoms Out Among Nation’s High School Seniors; Blacks, Latinos at Lowest LevelsOnly about one-fifth of America’s high school seniors are proficient in science, and the rates of proficiency are even lower among minority students, according to the results of a national science assessment released Tuesday.January 25, 2011Community CollegesFederal Agencies Announce Community College Grant ProgramIn what is said to be one of the largest federal investments in community colleges ever, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Education Department announced a long-awaited $2 billion competitive grant program Thursday meant to support programs that help students and “trade impacted” workers secure jobs in new and growing industries.January 20, 2011StudentsLack of Emphasis On Reading, Writing Impedes College Student Learning, Study SaysNew report from the Social Science Research Council says colleges are failing to enforce the fundamentals.January 17, 2011StudentsUniversity of Georgia Celebrates Desegregation AnniversaryGeorgia’s flaghip university has honored Charlayne Hunter-Gault and the late Hamilton Holmes over the past few days as faculty, alumni, students and others commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the desegregation of UGA.January 11, 2011LatinxEarly College Planning Essential for Latino Student Success, Experts SayTo ensure better college access and success for Latino students from low-income backgrounds, institutions should help them put together college plans as early as the eighth grade, according to experts at two Washington-area education events.December 9, 2010InternationalCIA Chief Leon Panetta, Federal Officials Urge Scholars To Help Improve Foreign Language Learning in U.S.To make the United States more globally competitive and secure from foreign attacks, the U.S. must radically transform the way it teaches foreign languages, federal officials told a gathering of foreign language educators at a University of Maryland foreign language summit.December 8, 2010Previous PagePage 80 of 83Next Page
