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SAT Takers Grow More Diverse, Scores Stagnate

More students from diverse backgrounds are taking the SAT, a College Board report released Monday shows, but critics warn that their performance on the college entrance exam raises concerns about the current quality of K-12 U.S. education.

Indiana Looks to Boost Aid to Older Students

State officials have proposed overhauling Indiana’s college financial aid system to make more money available to older adults, who are more than half of the state’s students but receive a small amount of assistance.

Faculty & Staff

Tennessee College Enrollment Up, State Wants Higher Graduation Rates

While enrollment is up almost 5 percent at Tennessee colleges and universities, the state Board of Regents wants higher graduation rates to go with the increased number of students.

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Charter Schools Touted as Effective College Prep Option for Latinos and English Language Learners

When it comes to preparing Latino students and English Language Learners for college, look for America’s burgeoning charter school movement to try to play a critical role in the coming years.

Richard Groff is the president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

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Poll: Expectations of Sending Children to College Growing Among U.S. Parents

With increasing numbers of parents expecting their children to go to college, K-12 educators must devote greater effort into putting effective teachers in classrooms who can help turn higher education dreams into reality, experts said Wednesday at a Gallup poll education forum.

Community Colleges

Missouri College Challenge: Lose Weight, Collect $1M

An anonymous donor has promised to give $1 million to a Missouri women’s college if school employees collectively shed at least 250 pounds by the end of the year.

State Initiative To Expand College Adviser Reach Into Texas High Schools

Texas high school students needing help in learning the ropes to reach college can get higher-education advice as part of a nationwide public service project.

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Influential Lumina Foundation Drives Higher Education Change, Innovation

The Lumina Foundation has a larger impact on the national debate about how to improve higher education, particularly community colleges, than its financial size suggests it should.

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Faculty & Staff

Accelerated Community College Program Puts Achievement in Reach for Disadvantaged Students

Ivy Tech Community College’s one-year associate degree program places low-income and first-generation college students on a faster route to higher education attainment.

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Obama Urges College Completion Agenda As Economic Imperative

Avoiding pronouncements on affirmative action and immigration reform, President Barack Obama touts college completion agenda during visit to the University of Texas at Austin on Monday.

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Community Colleges

Report: Adult Learning Programs Needed in U.S. South as Bridge to Post-K-12 Education

The Southern Region Educational Board is urging that Southern states strengthen their adult learning programs to help boost the educational opportunities for the working adult population.

Two graduates of adult education programs in Florida (photo courtesy of Miami-Dade County Schools)

Proposed Rules Aimed at For-profit Colleges Explored During Policy Discussion

The for-profit college sector was portrayed as both villain and victim Friday at a Washington policy institute panel discussion on the proposed rules that seek to make the sector more accountable.

An Everest College counselor advises a student on career options. Everest College is a system of for-profit colleges in the U.S. and Ontario, Canada owned by Corinthian Colleges Inc. (photo courtesy of Everest College)

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