Ronald RoachHomeNOTEWORTHY NEWS : STUDY: COUNSELING AT CRITICAL STAGE MAY CUT DROPOUT RATEOne strategy to reduce high school dropout rates among African-American and Latino teenagers is to better align counselors and high-quality teachers with the most vulnerable students.October 14, 2009HomeStreamlined State Regulation Key to Distance Education Success, Advocates SayDistance education coalition meets to develop strategy on advocating state regulation reform of online study programs.October 13, 2009Community CollegesHARVESTING ‘GREEN-COLLAR’ JOBSScholars and academic institutions help local communities grow new employment sector.September 30, 2009African-AmericanFilm Review: Feeling the Power of “The Providence Effect”More than three decades after turning a west side Chicago parochial school into a nationally acclaimed private K-12 academy that annually sends 100 percent of its high school seniors to college, Paul J. Adams has attained legendary status as an educator.September 24, 2009HomePolicy Perspectives on Increasing U.S. High School Graduation Rates Offered at Black Congressional ConferenceOne strategy to reduce high school dropout rates among African-American and Latino teenagers is to better align counselors and high-quality teachers with the most vulnerable students as they move from elementary to their high school freshman year, a Johns Hopkins University senior researcher told attendees Thursday during the Education Braintrust session at the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Annual Legislative Conference.September 24, 2009Faculty & StaffJUST A CLICK AWAYUniversity of Maryland University College has charted a unique path as a public insitution in online education.September 2, 2009StudentsUnprecedented Federal Support Predicted for HBCUsAt the conclusion of the 2009 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week Conference, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a gathering of Black college leaders Wednesday that he predicts HBCUs will receive “unprecedented” levels of financial support under the Obama administration.September 2, 2009Faculty & StaffJust a Click AwayUniversity of Maryland University College has charted a unique path as a public institution in online education.September 2, 2009HBCUsHBCU Leaders Urged to InnovateInvoking the rich history of historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S., Dr. John S. Wilson Jr., the newly appointed executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs urged several hundred administrators and faculty members from these institutions as well as federal government officials Tuesday to develop innovative approaches for improving Black schools.September 1, 2009African-AmericanCONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGEFor more than two decades, Dr. Warren M. Washington, one of the nation’s leading meteorologists, has been among the U.S. scientists that have studied and predicted the long-term impact greenhouse gas emissions.August 5, 2009Previous PagePage 25 of 55Next Page
