Joyce JonesStudentsAchieve Report Shows States Embracing College and Career Readiness StandardsSix years after coining the term “expectation gap,” a nonprofit group’s study proves that states are paying attention.February 6, 2011Community CollegesReport: Americans Overemphasize College as Key to Upward MobilityA report released today by Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education says the United States’ increasing emphasis on a single pathway to success is at least partly to blame for the country falling behind other nations.February 1, 2011LatinxDoes the DREAM Act Have a Future?The White House and supporters aren’t yet ready to sing a requiem despite major obstacles.January 27, 2011HomeHouse Education Subcommittee Leader Foxx Calls for Cutting Federal Role in U.S. Higher EducationIn advance of last night’s State of the Union address by President Obama, federal officials, including the incoming chair of the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, aired ideological differences over issues that are likely to be at the heart of major policy struggles during the new Congress.January 25, 2011StudentsEducation, Treasury Secretaries Highlight College Tax Credit in D.C. Student MeetingU.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, 2011African-AmericanStates Receive Annual Grade on Education QualityAnnual report details positive impact of federal stimulus money, but also highlights struggles and failures of state policies.January 10, 2011African-AmericanFAMU Law Students Transform Theory Into Potential LegislationIf all goes well during an upcoming presentation to Florida House members, three third-year students at the Florida A&M University College of Law may see their legislative proposal eventually enacted by the state legislature.December 22, 2010StudentsCurriculum Reform at UT-Galveston Medical School Yields Improved Minority Student Board ResultsThe UT Medical Branch at Galveston has developed an approach that faculty members say have had a remarkable effect on its students’ performance on the medical board exam.December 19, 2010HealthReports Highlight Health Care Reform’s Potential Impact in Reducing Health DisparitiesThe Washington-based Center for American Progress released studies that explore the Affordable Care Act’s impact on racial and ethnic minorities who suffer from chronic illnesses and how the legislation can improve efforts to address gaps in the data that measure health care disparities.December 16, 2010African-AmericanCivil Rights Commission Report Finds That HBCUs Do a Better Job of Graduating Black STEM MajorsRace-conscious admissions at elite institutions lead to academic “mismatch” for Black students, report says.December 12, 2010Previous PagePage 2 of 7Next Page
