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Minority Engineering Association Urges National Focus on Community College Students
A national engineering science group, citing the surge in minority student enrollment in community colleges, says more emphasis should be placed on two-year college students to increase STEM field graduates.
Community Colleges
U.S. Education Department Delays Rule Opposed by For-profit Colleges
The U.S. Education Department said it will take more time to finish new regulations targeting for-profit college job-training programs.
Community Colleges
Lumina Foundation Says US Continues to Lag Globally in Producing College Graduates
The United States continues to fall behind other major nations around the world in producing highly credentialed college graduates, despite a marginal gain between 2007 and 2008, says a new report by the Lumina Foundation for Education.
Students
College-educated Americans More Likely Experience Job Satisfaction, Lead Healthier Lives, Study Says
Delving into more than just the financial rewards, college graduates, in comparison with high school graduates, are less likely to smoke or be obese; vote and volunteer more; and have more job satisfaction, according to a newly released study by The College Board.
Students
Foundation Highlights Practices for Getting Community College Students Into Selective Four-Year Schools
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has released “Partnerships that Promote Success: The Evaluation of the Community College Transfer Initiative,” a study of successful programs that have assisted talented lower‐income community college students in transferring to selective institutions.
Students
College Loan Default Rates Rise, Report Says
The number of college students who defaulted on their federal student loans climbed in the fiscal year that ended in September 2008, according to new government data released Monday.
Leadership & Policy
Dean Stabbed at Kansas City Community College
A man who was mumbling and carrying a knife in a building where Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon was scheduled to hold a news conference stabbed a college dean in the neck Tuesday before being subdued by witnesses.
Community Colleges
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.
Students
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.
Latinx
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.
African-American
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.
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