Ronald RoachLeadership & PolicyReport Urges U.S. Colleges to Adopt Europe’s Higher Education Accountability ReformsIt’s far from certain whether the U.S. higher education accountability movement will see colleges and universities nationally instituting learning standards and other accountability measures.August 20, 2008HomeStudy: Many Americans Experience Job Opportunity Loss for Not Having Academic DegreeOne recent study, highlighting the role that many believe formal education plays in the workplace, reports that almost one in five (19 percent) Americans — which amounts to roughly 40 million adults in the United States — say they know someone at their current or past job who has been passed over for a job because they didn’t have the right academic degree.August 17, 2008HomeCovenant House Institute Launched to Study Youth HomelessnessOne of the largest privately funded organizations serving homeless, runaway and other at-risk youth in the United States and internationally has launched a multidisciplinary research institute in New York City.August 13, 2008StudentsReport Urges U.S. Colleges and Universities to Learn and Adopt From Europe’s Higher Education Accountability ReformsWhile it’s far from certain whether the U.S.-based higher education accountability movement will see colleges and universities nationally instituting learning standards and other accountability measures, one Washington-based higher education policy research organization is taking a hard look at the global restructuring of higher education in recent years and determining what lessons might apply in the United States.July 28, 2008HomeRace as a Campaign Issue Brings Exposure to Minority PunditsOn numerous television and radio news shows over the past year, ranging from “Hardball” to “Hannity & Colmes,” Dr. Michael K. Fauntroy has analyzed and interpreted the role of race in the 2008 presidential election season.July 23, 2008HomeComing Into ViewRace as a campaign issue is bringing exposure to minority punditsJuly 23, 2008STEMWeb Databases Launched to Aid Policymakers in STEM and Technical Education DevelopmentA Colorado-based public policy organization has launched two Web databases intended to help policymakers and others stimulate work force development in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields and for those establishing programs for advanced skills in career and technical education (CTE).July 20, 2008HomeCollege Officials Urged to Monitor the Graduation Rate GapExperts cite need to grapple with underlying issues of race and retention.July 9, 2008HomeScholars Selected to Receive 2008 Fletcher FellowshipsThe annual fellowship program established by financial executive Alphonse Fletcher, Jr. to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision, Brown v. Board of Education, has named four scholars as 2008 Alphonse Fletcher, Sr. Fellows, Fletcher announced Tuesday.July 2, 2008HomeOnline Archive of Public Policy Research LaunchedScholars and researchers interested in gaining a wide audience, including mayors, state legislators, and other policymakers, for their public policy scholarship can turn to the PolicyArchive (www.PolicyArchive.org), a free comprehensive, online archive of public policy research.June 29, 2008Previous PagePage 30 of 55Next Page
