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Despite AP Access Limited Among Minorities, Exam-Taking on the Rise
The 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, 2011
Students
Witnesses Say Shots Led to Stampede at Ohio Fraternity Party
Partygoers stampeded to escape gunfire that killed one college student and wounded 11 people at an Ohio fraternity house, authorities said as they searched for a motive in the weekend shooting.
February 7, 2011
Students
Civil Rights Groups Express Support for Gainful Employment Rules
The Obama administration’s efforts to step up oversight of for-profit colleges got a key endorsement when a group of civil rights leaders announced support for the proposed rules.
February 7, 2011
Students
Achieve Report Shows States Embracing College and Career Readiness Standards
Six years after coining the term “expectation gap,” a nonprofit group’s study proves that states are paying attention.
February 6, 2011
Students
Faculty Members Seeking to Oust Medgar Evers President
Medgar Evers College, the newest and smallest member of the City University of New York system, finds itself in a familiar but unenviable position — cloaked in controversy — as faculty leaders press for the immediate ouster of its new president and provost.
February 3, 2011
Students
Faculty Members Seeking to Oust Medgar Evers President
In response to the no-confidence vote, Dr. William Pollard, president since August 2009, issued an open letter to the college to dismiss calls for his ouster.
February 2, 2011
Students
A Look Inside a Successful Charter School Culture
At Pritzker College Prep charter high school in Chicago, academics are rigorous, teachers have special training and kids are in school more hours than their peers in traditional pubic schools.
February 2, 2011
Students
Emerging markets are hot: Place your bets
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Investing in emerging markets is looking a little pricey right now but there’s still plenty of room for investors to get in on the action.
February 1, 2011
Students
Conference: Independent Colleges Urged to Enhance Their Affordability
Administrators 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, 2011
Students
Mississippi Governor Juggles White House Hopes, State’s Past
Haley Barbour’s latest efforts to talk about civil rights and race have seen improvement, a sign that the Mississippi governor knows that if he is to carry his party’s 2012 banner against the nation’s first African-American president, he will have to be more forthright about Mississippi’s troubled history, experts say.
January 30, 2011
Students
Dormitories Seen as Retention Tools at Urban, Commuter Schools
In efforts to improve retention rates, commuter colleges are looking to an unusual suspect: residence halls.
January 30, 2011
Students
Perspectives: Diversity and the Future of the Professoriate – A Call to Action
Princeton dean contends that hiring and admissions committees must be proactive about creating a diverse applicant pool that will result in a diverse academic landscape, including faculty, staff and students.
January 27, 2011
Students
Perspectives: Mentoring Can Be the Critical Ingredient in Minority Male Academic Achievement
Mentoring programs prove a crucial resource in minority male student success.
January 26, 2011
Students
Emerging-Market ETFs Split Growth, Value
NEW YORK—Investors looking to sink money into emerging markets can now use exchange-traded funds to split their exposure in the sector into growth and value plays.
January 25, 2011
Students
K-12 Science Proficiency Bottoms Out Among Nation’s High School Seniors; Blacks, Latinos at Lowest Levels
Only 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, 2011
Students
Unindicted Prairie View Student: Pledge Death ‘My Fault’
A Texas college student who wasn’t indicted last year for his role in the hazing death of a fraternity pledge tearfully told police two days after the incident that he was responsible for the death, according to an audio tape obtained by The Associated Press.
January 24, 2011
Students
Education, Treasury Secretaries Highlight College Tax Credit in D.C. Student Meeting
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan teamed up with U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to host a lunchtime town hall-style meeting on Thursday with seniors from the Washington, D.C.-based Woodrow Wilson Senior High School.
January 20, 2011
Students
During Howard University Visit, Michelle Obama Urges Students To Study Abroad
With Chinese leader Hu Jintao visiting Washington this week, First Lady Michelle Obama dropped by Howard University where she urged students to study abroad and help strengthen the U.S. presence in the global community.
January 19, 2011
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