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Obama’s Education Law Overhaul To Focus on College

The Obama administration unveiled its plan Saturday to radically change his predecessor’s No Child Left Behind education law in hopes of replacing an accountability system that in the last decade has tagged more than a third of U.S. schools as failing and created a hodgepodge of sometimes weak academic standards among states.

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Obama Proposal Seeks to Consolidate Minority Undergraduate STEM Programs

Weighing a new approach for assisting minority college students in the sciences, the Obama administration has proposed the National Science Foundation consolidate major initiatives that target specific racial and ethnic groups for participation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines into a single program.

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Minority Births on Track to Outnumber White Births

Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years.

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Sarah Lawrence College Hosts Women’s History Conference on Hip-hop

Noting that most popular music is misogynistic, Dr. María Cristina Santana, interim director of women’s studies at the University of Central Florida, began her talk on women and rap by posting the question, “How do we find respect in popular music?”

Alliance of 17 States Seeks To Boost College Completion Rates

More than a dozen states have formed an alliance to battle dismal college completion rates and figure out how to get more students to follow through and earn their diplomas.

Road to the Battle

Despite financial difficulties, the Virginia State University Trojan Explosion Marching Band cranks it up as they prepare for their trip to the ultimate HBCU showcase, the Honda Battle of the Bands. Take a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be the best musical ensemble in the country–heart, dedication, and lots of practice.

UT-Austin Professor Works To Close Latino Gender Gap in Higher Ed

Dr. Victor Saenz, an assistant professor of higher education administration at The University of Texas at Austin, has been at the forefront of the Latino male student achievement issue and on a crusade to move policymakers to action before it’s too late.

Caribbeans Urged to Write in Ancestry on U.S. Census

Identify yourself as being of “Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin” on the 2010 U.S. Census questionnaire and you will get to be more specific about your ancestry. But check the box for “Black, African-American or Negro” and there will be no place to mark your identity.

Felicia Persaud, chairwoman of CaribID 2010

Univision, Feds Launch Hispanic Education Campaign

Univision, in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education, launched a three-year media campaign to encourage and support Latino families and their children’s academic achievement. Many other civil rights, educational and community organizations will be involved in strengthening coalitions to promote college readiness and decrease the drop-out rate for Hispanic high school students.

Private Colleges Outline New College Success Initiative

The nation’s private colleges and universities pledged Friday to boost efforts to enroll and graduate at-risk students, as leaders said the move would complement the Obama administration’s plans for greater success rates in higher education.

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U.S. Colleges Recruit Hispanic Families Using Spanish

Some venerable American universities are trying to tap the booming pool of Hispanic students by offering Spanish translations of their admissions and financial aid material.

Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions Must Adapt to Serve Latino Students, Report Says

Dozens of schools will qualify for “Hispanic-serving institution” (HSI) status in the coming years, but those colleges and universities must adapt their practices and policies to better serve Latino students, according to the Washington-based Excelencia in Education organization.

Juan Sepulveda, director of the White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanic Americans

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