Jamaal Abdul-AlimAfrican-AmericanCampus Safety Experts Hail President’s Obama’s Executive OrdersOne measure could lead to more federally-funded research into gun violence and another seeks to boost campuses’ ability to respond to emergencies.January 16, 2013HomeReport Explores Differences Among States that Affect College FundingWhen it comes to securing stronger investments in higher education at the state level, it pays to understand how funding decisions get influenced by a complex set of political, economic and cultural dynamics that are unique to a given state.January 10, 2013HomeD.C.’s Controversial Former Chancellor Releases New Ed. Policy Report CardA new report card released Wednesday gives mostly mediocre and poor grades to states on whether their education policies are conducive to raising student achievement. But it was the report card itself that earned some unfavorable marks during its national debut.January 9, 2013StudentsInstitutions Must Invest in Retention Efforts, Panel SaysIn the battle to boost retention and graduation rates, it pays to invest institutional resources for the cause and to dedicate specific staff people to do the job.January 8, 2013HomeFederal Grant to Support Research at Delaware SchoolsResearchers at Delaware State University will collaborate with University of Delaware researchers to establish a new Delaware Center for Neuroscience Research, thanks to an NIH grant.December 26, 2012Faculty & StaffGroup Issues ‘Call to Action’ on Teacher Prep Program ReformThe Council of Chief State School Officers is calling for states to hold teacher preparation programs more accountable for student achievement.December 17, 2012African-AmericanHBCU Leaders Must Acclimate Themselves with Corporate Practices to Remain RelevantWashington – In order to ensure the future vitality of HBCUs, leaders of the institutions must position their faculty and students inside the corporate world to learn needs of business and how to speak business language.December 13, 2012HomeEducators Work To Resuscitate Arts Education After No Child Left BehindIf you ask Dr. Robert F. Sabol, professor of visual and performing arts at Purdue University, art education has suffered some serious setbacks since No Child Left Behind—the landmark federal education law that put a greater emphasis on high-stakes testing.December 13, 2012StudentsLeaders Call for Reform in Remedial EducationCiting lackluster completion rates among students who place into remedial education courses, a group of higher education reformers on Wednesday called for an overhaul in the way that remedial education is delivered.December 12, 2012HomeResearchers Seek Funding for Big QuestionsIn order to bring about scientific breakthroughs that are yet undreamed, government must fund research that seeks to answer broad questions and not just narrowly focused projects where most of the work has already been done.December 11, 2012Previous PagePage 54 of 80Next Page
