Jamaal Abdul-AlimAfrican-AmericanProfessor Makes Sure There’s No Disconnect in Her Online ProgramKari Frisch is maintaining 95 percent retention rates in her online courses at Central Lakes College through innovative methods.May 5, 2014Faculty & StaffGlobal Scholars Say Universities Need to Get Back to BasicsUniversities don’t have to solve the social and practical problems of the day, but should rather focus on equipping students with the critical and analytical thinking skills that will enable them to do these things themselves.April 14, 2014HomeAccess to Higher Ed for Diverse Populations a Global ChallengeDuring a panel at the second annual Princeton-Fung Global Forum in Paris, scholars from three nations, including the U.S., explored how to use policy to encourage greater social parity in higher ed.April 10, 2014Faculty & StaffDeborah Delisle Defends Obama Administration’s Education Policy AgendaDuring an appearance at the College of New Rochelle, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Deborah Delisle defended the Obama administration’s college and career ready standards.March 23, 2014SportsNYU Professor Says American Education a “Hoax”Diane Ravitch delivered the message over the weekend to kick off the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.March 2, 2014StudentsU.S. Trails Behind Other Countries in Eliminating Educational DisparitiesIn the latest version of the Programme for International Student Assessment, it is revealed that other countries with similar amounts of poverty as the United States don’t experience the same educational disparities.December 3, 2013HomeGroup Recommends Expanding Reach of Best Teachers to Close Achievement GapSince there aren’t enough highly effective teachers to go around, schools should begin to use “remote teaching” and higher salaries so that an elite cadre of the nation’s best teachers can reach greater numbers of students.November 13, 2013HomeNewSchools CEO Ted Mitchell Advocates for Nontraditional Forms of EducationSome say Mitchell’s past experience as an innovator in education makes him highly qualified for the role of Under Secretary of Education.November 5, 2013HomeHip Hop Scholars Say Jay Z on Wrong Side of Fine Line in Barneys’ ControversySuperstar artist says to end his partnership with Barneys New York over racial profiling charges would deprive other needy college students of scholarships.October 30, 2013HomeNCTQ Report Recommends Greater Scrutiny of Teacher Prep PipelineOnly eight states have adopted policies that link the performance of students to their teachers and the institutions where their teachers were prepared for the profession.October 30, 2013Previous PagePage 47 of 80Next Page
