Joyce JonesStudentsEducation Secretary Lauds State Coalitions Charged with Improving K-12 Assessment TestsU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a group of education leaders Thursday that a federally funded overhaul of K-12 assessment tests will substantially improve the understanding parents and teachers will have in how well schoolchildren are progressing in their studies and becoming college and workforce ready.September 2, 2010HealthLegislation Seeks To Expand Ability of Urban Universities To Aid Neighboring CommunitiesThe Urban University Renaissance Act of the 21st Century would build on existing programs and best practices.August 29, 2010StudentsNation’s Governors Tackle College Completion RatesFollowing President Barack Obama’s lead, the National Governors Association (NGA) has launched an initiative to increase the number of degrees and certificates awarded and to improve productivity at higher education institutions.August 15, 2010StudentsAppeals Court to Consider Use of Race in UT’s Admissions PoliciesToday, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will consider whether the University of Texas at Austin’s use of race and ethnicity in its admissions policy violates the law.August 2, 2010African-AmericanClimate Change Exacerbates Disparate Health Conditions Among Vulnerable Populations, Experts SayAt a Washington think tank forum on climate change and public health, experts said extreme weather conditions, whether caused by climate change or by other reasons, pose a great health risk to children and other vulnerable populations.July 27, 2010StudentsAdvocates Urge Quick Action on Rules Governing For-profitsFor-profit postsecondary Institutions account for 10 percent of enrolled U.S. college students but 44 percent of student loan defaults.July 20, 2010HomeNo Child Left Behind Renewal Sparks Push for Equity FundingAs Congress takes up the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, advocates are pushing a bill to ensure local and state governments distribute school resources equitably.June 30, 2010Community CollegesSenate Committee Probes Financial Risk, Alleged Fraud Attributed to For-Profit SchoolsFor-profit institutions of higher education came under fire Thursday as the Department of Education’s inspector general, a former student, a Wall Street investor, and a former California deputy attorney general testified before a Senate committee.June 24, 2010African-AmericanPolicy Summit Tackles Changing U.S. DemographicsDuring a National Journal policy summit on demographics and the workforce of the future, it was pointed out that 65 percent of the population is White, compared to 70 percent in 2000 and 80 percent in 1980. Generation Y, aged 30 and under, is two-fifths non-White.June 17, 2010Community CollegesBetter Educated Work Force Needed for Jobs in Near FutureA report by Georgetown University researchers attributes the increasing demand for a better-educated work force by 2018 to the increased use of technology, particularly computers.June 15, 2010Previous PagePage 5 of 7Next Page