Joyce JonesHomeU.S. Education Department Takes On BulliesColleges and K-12 schools risk loss of federal funding if they ignore bullying and harassment, says Education Department letter being distributed to 15,000 schools and school districts and 5,000 colleges.October 26, 2010Community CollegesThink Tank Program Focuses on Nontraditional LearnersCenter for Postsecondary and Economic Success advocates for policies and funding for low-income adults.October 25, 2010Faculty & StaffEvaluating Teacher Performance Should Be A National Initiative, Report FindsAlthough more than 30 states embrace the need to evaluate the nation’s elementary and secondary school students’ academic progress and achievement based on common-core standards, a similar consensus has not yet been built around a national set of standards and assessments for teacher performance.October 19, 2010LatinxWhite House Initiative Spearheads Summit on Latino Academic ExcellenceEducation leaders gathered in Washington on Monday to share best practices and strategize about ways to increase education access for Hispanic-Americans and help reach President Barack Obama’s goal to significantly increase college graduation rates by 2020.October 18, 2010StudentsObama Calls on Congress To Make Education Tax Cut PermanentPresident Obama has asked Congress to make permanent the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), which is set to expire at the end of the year.October 13, 2010Leadership & PolicyWhite House Hosts First Summit on Community CollegesCommunity college advocates and leaders leave summit with new partners and ideas for strengthening programs and increasing graduation rates.October 5, 2010StudentsCommunity College Summit to Highlight Initiatives, Promote New IdeasWhite House community college summit is set to open a chapter on two-year institutions expanding their role in U.S. postsecondary education and work-force preparation.October 4, 2010StudentsProprietary Colleges Accused of Scamming Vulnerable Populations at Senate HearingU.S. Senate hearing demonstrates that debate over for-profit colleges is growing political with Republicans charging that Democrats’ motivations are all wrong.September 30, 2010African-AmericanNational Science Board Report Calls for Equity, Excellence and Opportunity in STEMThe United States’ ability to be not just a global leader but even a competitive participant in technology will depend largely on a massive infusion of women and underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM.September 15, 2010African-AmericanObama Administration Officials Praise, Encourage HBCUs at National ConferenceLeaders of historically Black schools were encouraged to pursue research and development opportunities more aggressively for their institutions during opening sessions of the HBCU Week conference.September 13, 2010Previous PagePage 4 of 7Next Page